Does repeated electro-ejaculation improve sperm quality in spinal cord injured men?
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Retrospective analysis. To assess the effect of repeated electro-ejaculation on the sperm quality in spinal cord injured men. Regional Spinal Injuries Unit, Southport, UK and Hewitt Center for Reproductive Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Retrospective, observational study of men with spinal cord injuries undergoing repeated electro-ejaculation as a part of fertility treatment. There was no improvement in the volume, sperm concentration, motility or the total motile count in the successive antegrade and retrograde samples following repeated electro-ejaculations. Electro-ejaculation is an invasive procedure and its use should be restricted to obtaining semen sample for carrying out assisted conception procedures only.
Medical subject headings
- Ejaculation
- Electric Stimulation
- Sperm Count
- Sperm Motility
- Spinal Cord Injuries