Abstract
Study design:
Retrospective analysis.
Objectives:
To assess the effect of repeated electro-ejaculation on the sperm quality in spinal cord injured men.
Setting:
Regional Spinal Injuries Unit, Southport, UK and Hewitt Center for Reproductive Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Method:
Retrospective, observational study of men with spinal cord injuries undergoing repeated electro-ejaculation as a part of fertility treatment.
Result:
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.
Conclusion:
Electro-ejaculation is an invasive procedure and its use should be restricted to obtaining semen sample for carrying out assisted conception procedures only.
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Das, S., Dodd, S., Soni, B. et al. Does repeated electro-ejaculation improve sperm quality in spinal cord injured men?. Spinal Cord 44, 753–756 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3101898
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