چكيده لاتين :
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate varicocele patientsי brothers to determine whether they are at a higher risk of varicocele than the general population of men.
Materials and Methods: A total of 56 patients with varicocele and their 131 brothers (> 16 years old) were evaluated. The brothers had no complaints of infertility, pain, or cosmetic problems. They were all examined for varicocele. One hundred and fifty men who referred for employment medical examinations were considered as the control group.
Results: Of the subjects, 39 (69.6%) had grade III varicocele. Sixty (45.8%) of
the brothers had varicocele. The grade of varicocele was III in 16 (26.7%) brothers.
In the control group, varicocele was present in 15 (10%) which was grade III in
5 (33.3%). The frequency of varicocele was 4.5-fold greater in the brothers of the
patients than the controls (P < .001). Also, the frequency of grade III varicocele
was significantly more than grades I and II in the patients in comparison with
their brothers and controls with varicocele (P < .001). There was no significant
difference in the grades between the controls and the patientsי brothers (P = .31).
The frequency of bilateral varicocele was not statistically different between the
three groups (P = .14). __
Conclusion: Our findings showed that a significant increase is seen in the prevalence of varicocele in the patientsי brothers compared to men in the general population, warranting evaluation of the first-degree relatives of men who present with varicocele.
