VERICOSE VEIN IN SCROTUM

  Please give me some information. My husband has a vericose vein in the scrotum, and the Dr thinks he should have surgery. We have been trying to get pregnant for 3 yrs and all along Dr thought it was me. Well finally I suggested my husband be tested and his sperm count is very very low and vericose vein in scrotum.
       Now he has a hard time keepin an erection if he doesnt consetrate and usually cant go for a second round, it just dies. Does all this tie into vericose veins or should something else be looked into. Oh ya he is 33 yr and has had blood in the stool for along time and had it checked one time and the Dr said its a little hemmeroid. But as much blood there is in the toilet seems abnormal. Please give me some insight as to our chances of conceiving with all thats going.
  
                                          Thanks
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Dear Ana,
Your questions are good ones.
Varicocele is the name given to the condition of having varicose veins draining blood from the testicle. Approximately  15% of men have these and 15% of those with them have decreased fertility as a result. There are several surgical methods to treat this condition and at least one method that uses x-ray to guide an object into position to block the excess flow of blood. The results of such surgery are good with improvement in semen quality in 50% of patients. Pregnancy rates are also significant (see previous varicocele answer by MS in this Forum). Varicoceles are not physical causes of erectile difficulties and your husband

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