Artery vs Vein. Arteries carry blood away from the heart, and veins carry blood towards the heart. With the exception of pulmonary blood vessels, arteries carry oxygenated blood and veins carry ...

The left testicular vein is the male equivalent of the ovarian vein. Both testicles have veins that attach at different locations. The right testicular vein attaches to the inferior vena cava.

Your testicular artery gets injured. Varicocele embolization With this less common treatment, a doctor called a radiologist will cut into a vein in your groin or neck to insert a tube.

These veins help cool the blood before it travels to the testicular artery, which supplies the testicles with blood. If the testicles are too hot, they cannot make healthy sperm.

Surgical techniques for the management of male infertility give some couples the chance to conceive naturally, without the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). In this article ...

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Use of the operating microscope allows for reliable identification of spermatic cord lymphatics, internal spermatic veins and venous collaterals, and the testicular artery or arteries; the ...

These veins travel through the spermatic cord and cool the blood passing through the testicular artery. The veins are normally not palpable. When they enlarge, they become noticeable and palpable ...

Varicoceles are similar to varicose veins but they affect the testicular area in men. They are thought to affect 15 percent of men, usually between the age of 15 and 25 years.

Testicular torsion Each testicle hangs from a spermatic cord consisting of arteries, veins, and nerves. If the cord twists (usually spontaneously), bloodflow is cut off, causing severe pain.

Radial artery and saphenous vein patency more than 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery: results from RAPS (Radial Artery Patency Study). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012;60:28-35.