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Refractory haemospermia: any predictive factors?

T Amano1, K Kunimi, S Tokunaga

  • 1Department of Urology, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.

International Urology and Nephrology
|January 1, 1995
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Patient age is the primary predictor of refractory haemospermia, a condition lasting over a month. Other clinical factors did not show significant differences between groups.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Andrology
  • Men's Health

Background:

  • Haemospermia, or blood in semen, can be a distressing symptom for men.
  • While often self-limiting, a subset of patients experience prolonged or recurrent episodes, termed refractory haemospermia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictive clinical factors for refractory haemospermia.
  • To compare clinical characteristics between patients with short-term and prolonged/recurrent haemospermia.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 56 patients diagnosed with haemospermia.
  • Categorization into refractory (symptoms >1 month or recurrent) and non-refractory groups.
  • Analysis of patient age, clinical symptoms, semen analysis, expressed prostatic secretions, urine analysis, and transrectal ultrasonography findings.

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Main Results:

  • A total of 56 patients were analyzed, with 24 in the refractory group and 32 in the non-refractory group.
  • Patient age was significantly higher in the refractory group compared to the non-refractory group (p < 0.05).
  • No significant differences were observed between the groups regarding other clinical symptoms, semen parameters, prostatic secretions, urine analysis, or ultrasound findings.

Conclusions:

  • Patient age emerged as the sole significant predictive factor for refractory haemospermia among the evaluated clinical parameters.
  • This finding suggests that older age may be associated with a higher likelihood of persistent or recurrent blood in semen.
  • Further research may explore underlying mechanisms linking age to refractory haemospermia.