The Scrotal Fat

In reviewing the literature, the role of the scrotal fat in subfertility has received but little attention, probably due to the lack of available information about its anatomical and pathological aspects. MOORE and QUICK, 1924, have shown that if the scrotum is enclosed in a woolen material, the seminiferousfubules degenerate. DAVIDSON, 1966, believes that in obese subjects, the excess fat within the pelvis and the spermatic cord may be responsible for varicocele. He stated that if these patients are explored surgically, there will be excess cord fat, and they have to lose fat to improve their fertility. In an attempt to provide a sound basis for these observations, and to achieve an adequate assessment of the role of the scrotal fat in male infertility, the scrotal fat pattern in both the normal and subfertile subjects is studied. The present paper embodies the results of this study.