About your symptoms, none of them are very specific and can probably be better explained by your constipation. Constipation can cause urinary problems through pressure on the bladder I think. I have been there, where I need to urinate frequently because I have a pending bowel movement. But my const...

Thanks for the reply! I'll try to answer your questions one at-a-time: However, I wonder why do you think that your urinary issues are related to your varicocele. The only pathway we know would be through enlarged prostate, and that seems unlikely at your age. At any rates, you could easily check if...

So the procedure is really expensive, and the clinic has asked for test results that I doubt I could get (I can get the results, but I am sure I cannot get some of the tests...). For what it's worth, I have started taking horse chestnut extract. I know this isn't specifically a varicocele thread, bu...

Thanks for the info, Andy. I've been reading your posts here and on other forums. I'm in my mid 20s and have had a varicocele for as long as I can remember (at least ten years and probably more). Last time it was examined it was grade 2 on my left testicle. I also have spermatocele on both my left a...