Can varicocele be treated with acupuncture?

Varicocele can be treated with acupuncture, but it can only play an auxiliary role.

Varicocele refers to abnormal expansion, tortuosity or elongation of spermatic vein plexus, which is an organic disease of blood vessels. Its etiology is not yet clear, but it is often related to venous valve insufficiency and venous reflux disorders. There is no scientific research showing that acupuncture can directly treat the disease, but patients with appropriate acupuncture points such as Sanyinjiao, Tanzhong and Ashi can alleviate the symptoms of the disease to a certain extent and play an auxiliary role.

In addition, if the patient is seriously ill, high ligation of spermatic vein, interventional embolization of spermatic vein, and ligation of spermatic vein under microscope can also be considered.