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Objective: Varicocele is one of the most common causes of infertility in men today, which is defined as an abnormal dilatation of testicular veins in plexus pampiniformis. The aim of our study was to compare blood count parameters with healthy subjects in patients with varicocele. Materials and Methods: Patients who applied to Ardu University Training and Research Hospital Urology Policlinic between April 2014 and April 2019 were evaluated retrospectively. In the physical examination, 163 patients with Grade 3 varicocele were diagnosed. A total of 112 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included as a control group in the study. Varicocele was evaluated by physical examination. Obtained hemogram results in white blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet, erythrocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, mean erythrocyte volume, average hemoglobin amount, erythrocyte distribution width (RDW), platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV) values were compared. Results: There is no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of the average age (p = 0.370). The statistically significant parameters between the two groups were erythrocyte (p = 0.027), MCV (p = 0.038), RDW (p = 0.013) and PDW (p = 0,000), respectively. MPV values were higher in the varicocele group than the control group. There is no statistically significant difference was found between other parameters and rates. Conclusion: Our study shows that erythrocyte, PDW and RDW values are higher in patients with varicocele. We think that platelet and erythrocyte activation may play an important role in the pathophysiological basis of varicocele.

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