Thursday, February, 09, 2012

Retrograde ejaculation

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Alternative Names

Ejaculation retrograde


Symptoms
  • Little or no semen discharged from the urethra in conjunction with the male sexual climax (during ejaculation)
  • Possible infertility
  • Cloudy urine after sexual climax

Signs and tests

A urinalysis performed on a urine specimen that is obtained shortly after ejaculation will reveal a large amount of sperm in the urine.



Review Date: 09/22/2009
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Louis S. Liou, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology, Department of Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)