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Retrograde ejaculation
A Hershlag1, S F Schiff, A H DeCherney
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
|February 1, 1991
Abstract:
Failure of the normal ejaculatory mechanism may lead to retrograde ejaculation. This occurs most commonly as a result of transurethral prostatectomy, retroperitoneal lymph-node dissection and diabetic neuropathy. The diagnosis is based on the absence of sperm in the antegrade ejaculate and the presence of sperm in the post-masturbatory urine. If pharmacologic attempts to restore antegrade ejaculation fail, sperm recovery from the urine and intrauterine insemination are usually indicated. Surgical alternatives are discussed.