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The primary infertility risk linked to an untreated varicocele is:
Correct Answer:
Infertility
Explanation:
A varicocele creates an environment around the testicles that raises scrotal temperature and causes venous pooling, both of which impair normal spermatogenesis. Over time this can reduce sperm count and quality, increasing the likelihood of infertility when a man has not conceived before. The other conditions—testicular torsion (an acute emergency from twisting of the spermatic cord), prostate cancer, and urinary incontinence—are not the infertility risk associated with an untreated varicocele. Therefore, the primary infertility risk linked to an untreated varicocele is infertility.

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