Does Varicocele Go Away On Its Own?

Varicocele typically worsens if left untreated.

Varicocele is a progressive disease. Did you know that for every decade years of life, varicocele prevalence increases by 10% [1]? That means as we age, more and more of us develop varicoceles. By the age of 80, about 75 percent of men have varicocele! So, varicocele typically will not go away on its own and will likely worsen.

What happens if I do nothing?

Only about half of varicocele cases are asymptomatic. So, about half of the time, you won't need to worry. However, as we age are varicocele severity increases, the odds of developing negative side-effects also goes up. So, if you just wait, you're taking an unecissary risk. All honesty, I don't believe in leaving my fertility and testosterone to the same odds as a coin flip. 

How can you make varicocele go away?

So, there are 3 real approaches to varicocele treatment right now:

1. Surgery
2. Embolization
3. Home treatments

We'll explore each in a little detail here.

Varicocele Surgery (Varicocelectomy)

So, it is important to note that varicocele surgery (varicocelectomy) is not a cure for varicocele. It is most accurately termed as an intervention. Varicocelectomy is an invasive operation that attemps to ligate the varicose veins of the scrotum. It is not a cure for the following reasons:

• On average the patient does not resume a normal healthy baseline post-operation
• Only 6-14% of those who undergo surgery attain a fertility benefit [2]
• Surgery is neither effective nor recommended for pain relief
• Cutting/ligating swollen veins is not curing them
• Surgical results are mixed and questionable
• Varicocelectomy is a high risk procedure
• A successful operation does not mean that you have recovered in terms of fertliity, pain or testosterone, but that the operation was simply completed the way it was intended

It is critical to make an informed decision when undergoing a high-risk operation that may result in permanent damage. Ask a lot of questions, get the full list of risks and benefits for your personal case.

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Percutaneous Embolization for Varicocele (Must Read!)

Embolization is like a sub-optimal and lower-resolution version of varicocelectomy. During varicocelectomy, the surgeon directly accesses and ligates the varicose veins of the scrotum. During embolization on the other hand, a radiologist typically enters the body though the right femoral vein and then with the aid of x-rays visualizes and blocks of general varicose vein regions.

It's not difficult to understand why surgery often has better outcome than embolization, and why would any man in their right mind want to live with coils in their testicular veins for the rest of their lives? You're also looking at a 10-30% chance of varicocele redeveloping after embolization (versus 1-15% for varicocelectomy).

Here is a blog completely dedicated to being against varicocele embolization, with hundreds of men sharing their reviews.
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Varicocele Home Treatment

Now, I think the best option for varicocele treatment is home treatments. Here is why:

• Idenfity and treat the root-cause of varicocele
• Safe treatments, with additional health benefits
• 8+ years track record for varicocele treatment, pain relief, and fertility improvement

Here is how home treatments work: 

• Make specific lifestyle changes
• Improve vein health & restore valve function
• Treat the Nutcracker Syndrome
• Correct scrotal sagging
• Varicocele specific treatments
• Improve testicular health
• Healthy scrotal support and compression
• Treat varicocele toxic blood pooling

We've gone through a ton of effort over the past almost decade now to build you the most effective home treatment program for varicocele. So far we have the following for varicocele natural treatment:

• Complete Treatment Program
• Varicocele Healing Guide
• Varicocele Pain Relief Guide
• ​Varicocele Health Kit
• Varicocele Health Kit II
• Varicocele Yoga Video Series (Exercise Videos)
• Fertility Support Kit
• Varico Probiotics
• STUD Underwear
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• Consultation Calls & Support
• Personalized Treatment
• Nutrition Counselling
• ​Personal Training

So, no excuses! Get started with your home treatment now!

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Science Sources

1. ​https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17683466/
2. http://www.ccf.org/ReproductiveResearchCenter/docs/agradoc236.pdf