What are the symptoms of mild varicocele?

The onset of mild varicocele may not be very obvious. Patients may experience testicular swelling or a feeling of falling. Men can diagnose whether they have varicocele through self-examination. There are some groups of people who need attention, such as teachers, people who sit for long periods of time, etc.

Symptoms: 1. Patients with milder conditions usually feel little discomfort and are only discovered through examination.

2. When the patient touches his testicles with his hands, he can feel a lumpy substance, which is varicose veins. The phenomenon is not obvious when lying down.

3. Patients may experience a feeling of heaviness and distension in the scrotum or testicles. The feeling is more obvious when standing or walking, and the symptoms will be significantly alleviated or even disappear when lying down.

4. Some patients experience symptoms such as mental restlessness, anxiety, insomnia, general fatigue, and impotence. Severe varicocele can cause atrophy of the testicle on that side, and patients often come to the doctor because of small testicles.

Susceptible groups: 1. People who stand for a long time, such as teachers

Since teachers, barbers and other professions require long periods of standing, standing for a long time can lead to poor testicular venous blood return, which is retained in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the spermatic vein in the scrotum and varicose veins.

2. Cooks and other workers who work in high temperatures

Chefs, boiler workers and others need to stand for long periods of time and work in a high temperature environment for a long time. The testicles are most afraid of high temperatures (under normal circumstances, the testicles need to be 1°C below normal temperature). The perineum is affected by high temperatures for a long time, resulting in varicocele and affecting fertility.

3. People who sit for long periods of time

For example, IT industry workers need to sit for a long time to work. Sitting for a long time will cause poor blood flow back to the spermatic vein in the scrotum, leading to testicular congestion and hypoxia, increased venous pressure, thereby inducing germ cell apoptosis and affecting fertility. At the same time, this group of people have to be exposed to computers for a long time, and long-term computer radiation will also have a certain impact on various aspects of the human body, such as the reproductive system.

4. People who have long-term contact with tobacco and alcohol

For example, some sales personnel are also susceptible to this disease due to long-term exposure to tobacco and alcohol due to work requirements.