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Urethral stricture is an illness that can be repeated and that has a troublous treatment process. Uttarbasti which is used in traditional Indian wound healing is a mixture consisting of rock salt, honey and sesame oil. In traditional treatment, there are studies about the effects of honey, wax and sesame oil on wound healing. Researchers aimed at searching the efficiency of the treatment by using uttarbasti in urethral stenosis. In the experiment 18 Wistar Albino type rats which are around 200-250 g were used. These rats were divided into 3 groups and each has 6 rats. Urethra was marked till external meatus with 18G sting. To the 1st group, not any drug was given. To the 2nd group, for 3 weeks saline (1 cc) was given into urethra. To the 3rd group for 3 weeks uttarbasti (1 cc) was applied into urethra. At the end of the 3rd week, all the groups were decapitated. They were taken into histopathological search with their penis tissue and urethra.

The inheritance of varicoceles and the potential transmission to first-degree relatives has rarely been investigated. In the present study, we examined the first-degree relatives of men with known varicocele to reveal the familial risk for varicocele. Of the patients with clinical varicocele who presented with infertility, testicular pain, or asymmetrical swelling of the scrotum between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009, 49 agreed to have their available first-degree relatives contacted for screening of varicoceles (n = 66). A cohort of 100 consecutive men who applied to the department of internal medicine between 2008 and 2009 for checkup procedure without a history of subfertility or a varicocele were used as a control population. Of the 92 first-degree relatives contacted, 66 (71.7%) decided to participate in this study. Of these 66 men, 21 (33.9%) had a palpable varicocele on physical examination. Compared with a control population (12%), the prevalence of palpable varicocele in the first-degree relatives of patients with known varicocele (33.9%) was approximately 3-fold greater (P < .005). Among the first-degree relatives, 4 (21.1%) of 19 fathers and 17 (36.2%) of 47 brothers had palpable varicocele. As a conclusion, a significant increase in varicocele prevalence is present in the first-degree relatives of men with known varicoceles. Patients should be counseled about this increased risk in male relatives of patients.