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During that same time frame, 36 men underwent subinguinal microsurgical varicocele repair on 41 spermatic cord units, as 5 were bilateral for infertility. The thickness of cremaster muscles was measured by the operating surgeon in men undergoing MSCMR and varicocele repair. Comparison was made between the cremaster muscle thickness in men with testicular retraction due to a hyperactive cremaster muscle reflex undergoing MSCMR and the cremaster muscle thickness in men undergoing varicocele repair for infertility with no history of testicular retraction, which served as an anatomic control. The mean cremaster muscle thickness in men who underwent MSCMR was significantly greater than those undergoing varicocele repair for infertility, with a mean cremaster muscle thickness of 3.9 (standard deviation [s.d.]: 1.2) mm\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">vs<\/jats:italic>\n                    1.0 (s.d.: 0.4) mm, respectively. Men with testicular retraction secondary to a hyperactive cremaster muscle reflex demonstrate thicker cremaster muscles than controls, those undergoing varicocele repair. 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