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Does Heavy Weight Lifting Cause Varicocele In Men?
hi i am stariting to lift weights with my testicles and penis but i don t ever want any damage like a vein detaching from the testicle i know of people who lift so much weight but anyways what are the risks of something like that happening i mean how strong is the vein in the testicles please answer thank you
Wed, 27 Jul 2016
Hello
Thanks for query .
Nature has provided Veins of the testicles with non return Valves to prevent column of blood to fall down and blood to accumulate in these veins
During exercise that involves heavy weight lifting there is increase in intra abdominal pressure .This increased intra abdominal pressure may lead these valves to become weak resulting into dilatation of the testicular vein what is called as Varicocele.
This is a common finding in heavy weight lifters .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .
Nature has provided Veins of the testicles with non return Valves to prevent column of blood to fall down and blood to accumulate in these veins
During exercise that involves heavy weight lifting there is increase in intra abdominal pressure .This increased intra abdominal pressure may lead these valves to become weak resulting into dilatation of the testicular vein what is called as Varicocele.
This is a common finding in heavy weight lifters .
Dr.Patil.
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