Could there be a relationship between blood groups and varicocele? A multicenter case-control study with a Turkish population
In conclusion, blood groups do not increase the risk of unilateral varicocele. However, patients without blood type O had a significantly higher likelihood of bilateral varicocele compared to those with blood type O. This study highlights a potential association between ABO blood groups and the etiology of varicocele, suggesting that genetically transmitted blood group antigens may contribute to its development within a multifactorial framework.
Authors
- Mehmet Vehbi Kayra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7349-9952)
- Tuncay Toprak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1348-5273)
- Fesih Ok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8785-9867)
- Çağrı Doğan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-2473)
- Anıl Eker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1603-3336)
- Gökhan Çeker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7891-9450)
- Mehmet Hamza Gültekin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6111-2987)
- Serdar Toksöz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2649-1157)
- Hasan Deliktaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-2318)
Institutions
- Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University (TR)
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Izmir University (TR)
- Başkent University (TR)
- Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (TR)
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa (TR)
- Education Training And Research (US)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi (TR)
- Muğla University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Internacional de Andrología
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22514/j.androl.2025.001
- Primary Topic
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00