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Årebrokk (varikocele): Symptom

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Varikocele gir vanligvis lite symptomer. Man kan ha lagt merke til en hevelse i pungen når man står oppreist eller sitter, over 90 prosent av tilfellene foreligger på venstre side i venstre testikkel. Noen få kjenner på tyngdefølelse og ømhet i pungen.

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Varikocelet er en utvidet blodåre, og den økte mengden blod kan føre til økt temperatur i pungen. Dette kan forstyrre testikkelfunksjonen og gi nedsatt fruktbarhet - sterilitet i verste fall - som resultat. Dog har mange menn med varikocele normal befruktningsdyktighet. I sjeldne tilfeller vil testikkelen kunne ødelegges, men man blir ikke steril så lenge en av testiklene fungerer normalt.

Dette dokumentet er basert på det profesjonelle dokumentet Varikocele . Referanselisten for dette dokumentet vises nedenfor

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