Varicocele history and symptoms

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History and Symptoms

Symptoms of varicocele may include:

• Dragging and aching pain in the scrotum.
• Feeling of heaviness in the testicle(s)
• Infertility
• Shrinkage (atrophy) of the testicle(s)
• Visible or palpable (able to be felt) enlarged vein