Is Varicocelectomy Beneficial in Men Previously Deemed Subfertile but With Normal Semen Parameters Based on the New Guidelines? A Retrospective Study

Varicocelectomy may be beneficial in those men with clinical varicocele and abnormal semen parameters by WHO 1992 or 1999 standards but now normozoospermic by WHO 2010 standards. Applying the 2010 WHO semen parameter reference values into practice may result in missed opportunities to correct treatable causes of male infertility.