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Vol.1 , No. 4, Publication Date: Sep. 2, 2015, Page: 53-56
, group two (n=51 patients who are infertile after operation), group three (n=47 patients had successful pregnancy after operation),and a 50 age matched healthy men as control. After explaining of study aim and receiving written consent, they completed The Modified Mini-Mental State Test (MMMST) quationares. All data about their demographic characteristics and (MMMST) questionnaires were analyzed statistically by SPSS-18 software. Results. The comparison of three groups data,it showed all varicocele groups had mental health abnormalities inspite control group,but between them the post operative pregnancy negative group had severe mental health status (p<0.001). Conclusion. Mental disorders are often associated with chronic diseases as infertility of varicoceles, and may affect their treatment processes. So the evaluation and treatment of any mental disorders in these patients will encourage them to cooperate and continue hopefully treatment processes.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/979.jpg)
| [1] | Ali Asghar Ketabchi, Physiology Research Center, Kerman Medical Sciences University, Kerman, Iran. |
Objective. Observation of behavioral, psychotic, and mood abnormalities in varicocele patients necessitated us to determine the relationship of varicocele disorder and mental health of patients. Methods and materials: One hundred and forty-three primary infertile patients with clinical varicoceles at the age of 23 to 42 years ruled in this case-control study between April 2011 and April 2013,at our urology clinics in Kerman –IRAN.They are arranged in three groups according their situations, group one(n= 45,who are waiting to operation), group two (n=51 patients who are infertile after operation), group three (n=47 patients had successful pregnancy after operation),and a 50 age matched healthy men as control. After explaining of study aim and receiving written consent, they completed The Modified Mini-Mental State Test (MMMST) quationares. All data about their demographic characteristics and (MMMST) questionnaires were analyzed statistically by SPSS-18 software. Results. The comparison of three groups data,it showed all varicocele groups had mental health abnormalities inspite control group,but between them the post operative pregnancy negative group had severe mental health status (p<0.001). Conclusion. Mental disorders are often associated with chronic diseases as infertility of varicoceles, and may affect their treatment processes. So the evaluation and treatment of any mental disorders in these patients will encourage them to cooperate and continue hopefully treatment processes.
Keywords
Varicocele, Infertility, Mental Health
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