Huge Bias in Varicocele Treatment Research

in varicocele •  3 years ago 

I did a Google Scholar search on "varicocele" and the following keywords... The results shocked me!

There are a total of 7,810 publications on "Varicocele".

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2145 Results include the terms "Varicocelectomy" or "Surgery".
(26% of all results!)

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Only 12 Results on Varicocele + Prevention, 9 of which are from 20+ years ago! (0.14%)

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Varicocele + Lifestyle: Only 1 Result! From 2008...! (0.012%)

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Varicocele + Diet: ZERO RESULTS!!! (0%)

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Varicocele + Nutrition: Only ONE result, and it's an irrelevant citation from 1880! (0.012%)

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Varicocele + Yoga: Nothing...! (0%)

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Varicocele + Physical Activity: Only 2 results, one discussing varicocelectomy (surgery). (0.025%)

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What information do you think that your doctor bases the decision to recommend varicocelectomy on?

There is a complete lack of attention to varicocele prevention and potential alternatives to varicocele surgery.

Learn more: varicocelehealing.com & varicohealth.com

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