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Signs and Symptoms

Most men who have a varicocele have no symptoms. Asymptomatic (i.e., symptom-free) cases are often diagnosed during a routine physical examination.

Signs and symptoms include the following:

• Ache in the testicle
• Feeling of heaviness in the testicle(s)
• Infertility
• Shrinkage (atrophy) of the testicle(s)
• Visible or palpable (able to be felt) enlarged vein

Recurrent or constant discomfort or pain in the genital region should be reported to a urologist or primary care physician to determine the cause.

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