What causes testicular varicocele?
What causes varicocele? Unlikely to be "genetically faulty" valves. Nutcracker syndrome causing varicocele. The popular belief is that faulty vein valves disrupt normal blood flow and pool blood in the pampiniform plexus veins, stretching them and causing varicocele to develop. However, this is a very old and outdated theory. Since then, many advancements have been made to varicocele theory; scientists have found many other explanations for varicocele development. These explanations mainly involve increase in blood pressure, impairment of blood flow, and impaired healing. Therefore, contrary to the popular belief, varicocele is a complex and multidimensional disorder, and there are many risk-increasing factors for its development. Do not buy into the idea that varicocele is a genetic disorder! You are not born with malfunctioning valves. Rather, your valves function fine, however, after they are put under excessive stress, they begin to “malfunction”. That sounds like lifesty...