Varicoceles & a link to the Hypothalmus/Pituitary

General Discussion
#1

There have been a couple of different threads on here regarding the Varicocele, which I and many others here have. I found this piece of information that I think deserves it’s own seperate thread.

The symptoms of Varicocele explain things such as loss of sensation and ED problems. I have always thought our problem had some involvement with the Pituitary & Hypotalmus. The only guy on this forum that seems to be close to recovered has been replacing all of the horomones that the Pituitary is normally responsible for.

Apparently a side effect of Varicocele is a problem with the communication between our testicles and the Pituitary & Hypothalmus. I believe this could be a very important discovery and seems to offer a logical explanation as to what happened to us.

Problems Caused by Varicoceles

Elevated scrotal temperatures alter development maturation of sperm.
Alteration of hormones (messengers) between the hypothalamus (upper brain), pituitary (main message center in the brain) and the testicles.
Stagnation of blood around the testicles.
Loss of testicular mass at the microscopic level.
A varicocele on one side can deleteriously affect that testicle as well as the opposite testicle.
Semen analyses may show decreased counts, decreased motility (swimming ability), increased number of abnormally shaped sperm, and abnormal sperm function (e.g. on a sperm penetration assay).
mmhc-online.com/articles/varicoceles.html

The prognosis for repairing a Varicocele is good according to the statistics in terms of increasing Testosterone. However, I can’t seem to locate any articles or information regarding the results of improvement in the alteration of communication between the hypothalamus & testicles. Could repairing the Varicocele simply improve the communication between our testicles and the the Pituitary & Hypothalamus?

This the question I will be asking my Uroligist that I will be seeing in Feb. The sad thing for me is I was told I had a varicocele by this very doctor about 2 years ago and simply dismissed it.

#2

Arent you suffering from libido problems? From what I remember you can get erections just fine…

#3

Why not

Why are you going to the same guy?

Considering you have been diagnosed with this condition, i see this as very encouraging.

Good luck mate, keep us posted.

#4

Is it logical to think this could be responsible for cold testicles? Even though it says elevated temps in the list of symptoms.

#5

Toadstool, One of my biggest problems sexually is still libido issue. However, I do have problems ejaculating and a loss of sensation as well.

My doctor just scripted Cialis, which I tried twice. I was reluctant to try any of these because I want to get better naturally. I Can tell you one thing I was mistaken about my erections. I had many spontaneous erections over the two days of taking it. I had sex and it was as stiff as a rock. My girlfriend kept commenting on how hard it was. So, I guess it was hard for me to guage wether I was having normal erections during sex.

My point with this is the way that Cialis works is it allows the arteries in the penis to open wider and increases blood flow to the penis. Obviously improving blood flow in this area is going to help us and makes me even more interested in pursuing this Varicocele issue.

#6

Tim,

He didn’t do anything wrong. He is very well respected Uroligist in my area. When I went to see him initially, it was entirely for infertility issues. So, when he mentioned that I had a varicocele I just didn’t relate this to other issues.

I’ll keep you updated. I need to do considerable more research and my apt isn’t until Feb anyway.