Sperm retrieval by electro-ejaculation. Preliminary experience in patients with secondary anejaculation.
Twelve patients with spinal cord injury and 2 diabetics with secondary anejaculation underwent 26 sessions of electro-ejaculation, using a technique which has previously been popular only in veterinary medicine. Ejaculate was obtained on 21 occasions. Semen quality was adequate for cryostorage on 9 occasions (8 patients); on 8 occasions (5 patients) it was used for immediate artificial insemination of the partner. To date, there has been 1 pregnancy resulting in a live birth.
Lucas
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Spinal Injuries Unit, Edenhall Hospital, Edinburgh.
Hargreave
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Edmond
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Creasey
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McParland
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Seager
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D000328:Adult; D004542:Ejaculation / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology