Right sided varicocele - worried sick

[kidloco1]

Hi all

We recently found out that OH who is 27 has a right sided varicocele. Varicoceles are common but only 1-2% of men have them on the right side and when they do underlying causes such as a tumour in the kidney have to be ruled out. We weren't told this but found this on line after OH received a letter saying that he had to go for a scan to check his kidneys are ok. The scan isn't for 2 weeks - as you can imagine I'm worried sick as there's no information about whether it can be caused by anything else. Has anyone else experienced this? we've gone from worrying about not getting pregnant to us now worrying about something potentially life threatening!

 

[RaspberryK]

Hi

My husband has a varicocele on his left only, I think they are quite common - about 1 in 5 and half of those with one on the left have one on the right also, I am sure they are being over cautious so try not to worry.

Mu husband didn't need any treatment as it wasn't bothering him too much but they can treat them easily. The specialist did say if we had trouble conceiving then he should get tested and he may need to get it sorted if there is a problem.

x