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Kikoku

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A varicocele is a collection of dilated and tortuous veins in the plexus surrounding the spermatic cord in the scrotum.
 
  When planning education for the family on this particular disorder, it is important to include information, such as the fact that varicoceles can: 1. Have increased incidence infertility.
   2. Cause pain or feeling of fullness in the scrotum.
   3. Have the texture of a bag of worms.
   4. All of the above.

Question 2

The prepuce is the skin that covers:
 
  1. The glans.
   2. The vas deferens.
   3. The testicles.
   4. The epididymis.



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1. About 20 percent of men in infertility clinics will have a varicocele.
2. Varicocele can be asymptomatic or cause a dull ache or a feeling of fullness in the scrotum.
3. A palpable varicocele has the texture of a bag of worms.
4. Varicocele can cause increased incidence of infertility, feeling of fullness in the scrotum, and have the texture like that of a bag of worms.

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1. The prepuce is the skin that covers the glans.
2. The vas deferens does not have prepuce skin.
3. The testicles are covered by the scrotum.
4. The tunica vaginalis covers the epididymis.



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