Having sex can be both beneficial or damaging for varicocele. It is critical to identify exactly how having sex affects you. First, let's identify the risks and learn how to manage them. Then, let's learn about the benefits and how to maximize them.

​Increased Volume of Blood to the Testicles: Of course, there is an increase in testicular blood flow when you become aroused, have sex, and ejaculate. In men with varicocele, an increase in testicular blood flow is typically accompanied by an increase in testicular blood pooling.

Varicocele Toxic Blood Pooling: Pooled blood in the testicular veins damages the veins and testicles. Blood pooling causes local inflammation, hypersensitivity, heat stress, hyper-hydration, oxidation, toxin build-up, hypoxia, and lack of nutrient exchange. Blood pooling is toxic, it damages the veins, vein valves, testicles, sperm, sperm head, sperm tail, and sperm DNA.

Local Inflammation: Varicocele makes the testicular veins vulnerable to physical damage from rubbing and tugging. The minor rubbing and tugging from sexual activity causes minor damage and irritation, increasing varicocele inflammation. The physical damage plus the chemical damage compound together, significantly increasing inflammation.

Infections & Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs): Mild, moderate, and severe infections can all contribute to varicocele. Most scrotal and penis-related infections can increase blood pooling in the testicular veins. Even exposure to mildly harmful bacteria can increase inflammation and cause damage if left untreated.

​Testicular Hyperthermia: Testicular blood flow increases pre-, during- and post-sex. This means higher levels of blood pooling. Moreover, local inflammation from sex disrupts the counter-current cooling mechanism of the pampiniform plexus veins, resulting in testicular overheating.

​Here is a list of potential sex-related hazards that may worsen your varicocele:

• Chemical exposure from lubricants & condoms
• Viagara, Nitric oxide pills and supplements, and ED pills 
• Rubbing and tugging damage, or blunt force damage from kinks
• Sex frequency—both infrequent and overly frequent are bad (for varicocele) — the most optimal point is dependent on the person and ranges from 2-7 times per week
• Having multiple sex partners increases the risk of mild, moderate and severe infections, all of which can contribute to varicocele
• A single long-term partner who is high-risk of mild, moderate or severe infection is also a risk for varicocele
• Receiving anal sex is a high risk of mild, moderate, and severe infections. These infections can aggravate the prostate, pelvic floor, and digestive system and cause systemic and regional inflammation. As well, receiving anal sex can cause physical damage to the area, causing inflammation and potentially the development of other pathophysiological conditions.
• Use of prostitutes, rub and tug massage parlors, sex houses/brothels is also a risk factor for infectious disease, as well as increased varicocele inflammation
• Unprotected sex is a risk for the reasons outlined above

Mild, moderate, and severe infections can all contribute to varicocele. Most scrotal and penis-related infections can increase blood pooling in the testicular veins. Even exposure to mildly harmful bacteria can increase inflammation and cause damage if left untreated.

1. Wear proper varicocele underwear (e.g., Stud Briefs) throughout the day to completely halt varicocele blood pooling
2. Perform a cooling treatment before and/or after sex (e.g. full body cool to cold shower, testicular icing, or any testicular cooling treatment)
3. An inversion or laying down for 10 minutes after sex will minimize any blood pooling, heat and inflamation
4. Avoid high risk activities for 30 mintes to 2 hours after sex: E.g. sitting, exercising, high intensity activities, long commutes, inflammatory foods, smoking, drinking, etc.
5. Make sure that you have a healthy and sexual partner that is tested for STIs (sexually transmitted infections). 
6. Reduce use of products with chemicals that may cause irritation or inflammation: E.g., lubricants, certain condoms,  scented products, etc. Opt for a more natural and healthy approach and products when possible.
7. Avoid masturbation, because, unlike sex, it is almost completely unhealthy. Learn more on how masturbation causes varicocele and how to fix it.

• Lifestyle modifications for vein health
• Restore vein valve function
• Treat Nutcracker Syndrome
• Healthy scrotal support and compression
• Correct scrotal sagging
• Follow varicose vein treatment protocols
• Improve testicular health
• Treat varicocele toxic blood pooling

Cigarette smoking is an excellent example of where doctors and urologists get it all wrong. Take one of my clients for example. He was diagnosed with varicocele, testicular pain, and infertility. Medical professionals told him that his only option for him is surgery.

Think about it, they fully conveyed to him: "There is no other way to improve your fertility and alleviate your pain than surgery." They said there is no other way to improve his fertility and alleviate his testicular pain. 

So, he had surgery. He got pain relief for about one month. But, his fertility didn't improve, and soon, he redeveloped varicocele, and his pain symptoms came back more severe than before.

He came to me after a failed surgery and in excruciating pain.
The first thing I did was have him fill out my detailed Varicocele Risk Assessment Form. The assessment is a detailed questionnaire that helps me identify root-cause of varicocele, testicular pain, and infertility. 

It turns out that he was smoking 1 pack of cigarettes per day. As soon as I saw this, I told him, he needs to minimize or quit as soon as possible; that it is the reason for his "surgery failed". 

I told him smoking was the reason for his pain — that the toxins from smoking had caused and were continuing to causing real damage to his testicles and testicular veins. That there was real and potentially permanent damage to his testicles, fertility, and overall health!

His varicocele and testicular pain had debilitated him. It had affected his sex life. He had completely stopped exercising. He was also just about to quit his job. So, he was willing to do anything.

He was able to quit completely! And, within a week, his pain symptoms started diminishing. And, soon, with the help of additional work on the other root-causes of his varicocele, infertility, and pain, he was able to make a full recovery!

Many of my clients report that even 1 cigarette can cause their varicocele and testicular pain to worsen. We can't put all of the blame on varicocele and dismiss the detrimental effects that smoking has on the testicles and testicular veins.

​Cigarette smoking is worse for your health and fertility than varicocele. It is also a major contributing factor for varicocele development and severity. If you smoke cigarettes, don't solely blame your pain or infertility on your varicocele.

Many doctors make the error of blaming everything on varicocele (the symptom) and ignoring the root-cause (smoking and other lifestyle risk factors). Don't make the same mistake.

Try the https://varicohealth.com app, it takes smoking into account when building you a personalized treatment program. Some of the treatments also directly and indirectly help assist your smoking cessation. It also builds treatments to help counteract some of the negative effects of smoking on the testicules, sperm, and testicular veins. So, start with the app now!

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Take a look at the above pictures. There is a reason why the medical examiners filter out men with varicoceles. Because you're going to be exposed to a ton of varicocele risk factors, like heavy, long-duration lifting, constipation, poor diet, intense stress, testicular hyperthermia, sleep deprivation, and much more. So, you have to really consider for yourself: Is it worth it?

If you want to proceed, here are some hacks that will help you pass your military medical examination.

Now, I obviously sell natural treatment solutions for varicocele, but, for those people who need to treat their varicocele quickly, and for their career, I do tell them to give some serious thought to it. Because my solutions do take time to reduce swelling size. Yes, surgery has risks, but, you must weigh the costs and benefits, especially when it comes to big decisions like this one. The point if it’s a matter of your job, career, and livelihood, I may suggest that surgery could be a viable option.

Ideally, you would have 3-6 months for complete varicocele treatment, and would follow the step-by-step process outlined in the Varicocele Healing Guide. But, even if you only have a few days, I have outlined how you can strategically hack your way to passing your examination. Now, is it guaranteed to work? Well, for many guys, yes. But, for a few, no. But, you don't have a chance if you don't start. So it is best to start now!

I'll get straight to the point: If you really want to pass your exam, you need to get serious about starting your treatment right now. Here is how our home treatment program works: 

• Make specific lifestyle changes and precautions
• Improve vein health & restore valve function (Varaco Health Kit required)
• Treat the Nutcracker Syndrome
• Correct scrotal sagging
• Varicocele specific treatments 
• Improve testicular health 
• Healthy scrotal support and compression (Stud Briefs) 
• Treat varicocele toxic blood pooling

Pretty much most of that is covered in the Healing Guide, and yes, the Varaco Health Kit, Stud Briefs, and our other treatment are also very beneficial. 

• Cold shower on scrotum: 2-3 Times per day. Ensure that the balls really cool down, and the scrotum really pulls up and tight against the body.
• Make healthy lifestyle changes
• Ensure that you have a high antioxidant diet
• Buy a circulation supporting supplement & use daily
• Zero alcohol, coffee, and cigarette smoking
• Avoid masturbating & sex for the next 7 days. ​Especially avoid pornography and erotic content​

Super cooling your body and balls will make your scrotum pull up, and so the physician won't be able to diagnose it
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Getting Ready

• Ready 2 bottles of ice water to take with you to the examination room.
• Make sure to rest well! Minimum 8 hours of sleep.
• Fast for minimum 5-7 hours prior to your test.
• Go out for a 30-60 minute walk.
• Take a cool to cold shower to reduce your overall body temperature prior to leaving home.
• Make sure to wear super thin and breathable pants and underwear (e.g. Stud Briefs obviously).
• Wear minimal clothes to keep your body cool.

At the Examination Center

• Sit with your back against the seat
• ​Do not sit with your legs crossed; keep your legs wide open.
• If you have to, put the ice bottle of water between your legs.
• Drink ice water right before you step into the examination room.​

As well, knowing the tests that they use allows you to cheat, and prevent the right results from showing up.
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Ultrasound Examination:

• When asked to inhale, only inhale slightly
• When asked to exert, only pretend to exert
• When lying down, then stretch to axially extend your torso
• Tilt your hips so that your crotch is slightly elevated.

Physical Examination: 

• Make the physical examination difficult! Provide some resistance. Maybe don't hold still. Maybe shy away a little.
• Sit or stand, do both with perfect posture: Chin tucked in, chest up, & shoulders back.
• When they ask you to inhale, only inhale slightly
• If they ask you to inhale and exert, then exhale instead and don’t actually exert. Just pretend to do so.