Retrograde ejaculation and male infertility

Hosp Med. 2004 Jun;65(6):361-4. doi: 10.12968/hosp.2004.65.6.13762.

Abstract

Incompetence of the internal urethral sphincter causes semen to pass into the bladder. Infertility can be successfully treated by restoring normal ejaculation or by sperm retrieval techniques.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ejaculation*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Infertility, Male / diagnosis
  • Infertility, Male / etiology*
  • Infertility, Male / therapy
  • Male
  • Urethral Diseases / complications*
  • Urethral Diseases / diagnosis
  • Urethral Diseases / therapy
  • Urine / chemistry