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Does varicocele repair make IUI more likely to be successful?

April 26, 2017iUI likely Repair successful varicocele

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Does varicocele repair make IUI more likely to be successful?

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There is only one paper that addresses this. In a small study, Daitch et al (J Urol. 2001 May; 165(5): 1510-3) found that couples that underwent IUI after a varicocele repair were 10 times more likely to have a live birth than couples that underwent IUI with an uncorrected varicocele.