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Re: Spermatolcele
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Re: Spermatolcele
by Doug-Bank, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Doug Bank on April 28, 1998 at 00:35:10:
In Reply to: Spermatolcele posted by Carly on April 27, 1998 at 16:34:05:
My husband had a vasectomy about ten years ago. He has had problems with pain and swelling on and off since then.
The doctors say it is a spermatocele and want to remove it. What will this entail? Will it really cure it or just
cause more problems in that area? He fears hormone prduction won't be the same or something and he will have to take
replacements. Men seem to hate asking questions at the doctor and they obviously didn't explain this procedure well
enough to him to calm his fears. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm not the doctor, so keep checking back for his response.
I cannot answer your question except to say that I cannot think of a good reason why removing a spermatocele should have any bearing on testosterone generation. I don't think he really has anything to worry about.
As for the surgery, I can't tell you much. If you want, my web page has some links to other sites with information on spermatoceles. Take a look at the links/Other men's conditions page. Also take a look at the first article on the links/articles page.
Good Luck!
Testicular Cancer Resource Center
In Reply to: Spermatolcele posted by Carly on April 27, 1998 at 16:34:05:
My husband had a vasectomy about ten years ago. He has had problems with pain and swelling on and off since then.
The doctors say it is a spermatocele and want to remove it. What will this entail? Will it really cure it or just
cause more problems in that area? He fears hormone prduction won't be the same or something and he will have to take
replacements. Men seem to hate asking questions at the doctor and they obviously didn't explain this procedure well
enough to him to calm his fears. Any help would be appreciated.
I'm not the doctor, so keep checking back for his response.
I cannot answer your question except to say that I cannot think of a good reason why removing a spermatocele should have any bearing on testosterone generation. I don't think he really has anything to worry about.
As for the surgery, I can't tell you much. If you want, my web page has some links to other sites with information on spermatoceles. Take a look at the links/Other men's conditions page. Also take a look at the first article on the links/articles page.
Good Luck!
Testicular Cancer Resource Center
