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Successful pregnancy despite retrograde ejaculation. A case report.

E Bosman¹, F L Fourie, J V van der Merwe

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria, RSA.

South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde

|April 7, 1990

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Retrograde ejaculation causes infertility by sending sperm into the bladder. A new sperm retrieval and processing technique successfully treated this condition, leading to a pregnancy.

Area of Science:

Reproductive Biology
Andrology
Infertility Research

Background:

Retrograde ejaculation is a condition where semen enters the bladder during orgasm, leading to male infertility.
It is a relatively uncommon cause of infertility, observed in 0.004% of patients at the Reproductive Biology Research Unit, University of Pretoria.

Observation:

Patients presenting with infertility due to retrograde ejaculation were identified.
The study focused on developing and evaluating a method for sperm collection, processing, and recovery.

Findings:

A novel technique for sperm collection, processing, and recovery was successfully implemented.
This technique enabled the retrieval of viable sperm for assisted reproductive procedures.

Implications:

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This approach offers a potentially treatable solution for infertility caused by retrograde ejaculation.
Successful pregnancy was achieved following the transfer of a single four-cell embryo, demonstrating the efficacy of the technique.