Reassessing the value of varicocelectomy as a treatment for male subfertility with a new meta-analysis  Joel L. Marmar, M.D., Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., Sushil.

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Reassessing the value of varicocelectomy as a treatment for male subfertility with a new meta-analysis  Joel L. Marmar, M.D., Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., Sushil Prabakaran, M.D., Rishi Agarwal, Robert A. Short, Ph.D., Susan Benoff, Ph.D., Anthony J. Thomas, M.D.  Fertility and Sterility  Volume 88, Issue 3, Pages 639-648 (September 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.008 Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Flow diagram on selection of studies for the meta-analysis. Marmar. Varicocelectomy—a new meta-analysis. Fertil Steril 2007. Fertility and Sterility 2007 88, 639-648DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.008) Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Flow diagram on selection of studies evaluating the effect of varicocelectomy on the pregnancy outcome. Marmar. Varicocelectomy—a new meta-analysis. Fertil Steril 2007. Fertility and Sterility 2007 88, 639-648DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.008) Copyright © 2007 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions