Grade 1 Varicocele and Borderline/Normal Conventional Semen Analysis

The condition known as varicocele has been described for centuries. Literature defines varicocele as a cause of infertility for 50% of cases of male component. Today, there is a discrete agreement regarding the need for intervention in case of high-grade varicocele with marked seminal alterations while the management of low-grade varicocele with modest changes in the sperm is still debated. The main problem is therefore to define what to do when we are facing a patient who has a modest alteration of the semen analysis.