title: Sexual function and fertility in patients treated for posterior urethral valves.
abstract: We interviewed 21 men treated in infancy for posterior urethral valves about their sexual function. Of the men 10 provided semen samples (1 of which was incompletely analyzed) and 7 provided urine voided after masturbation. Erections and orgasm were normal in 20 men and 1 had lifelong impotence. Nine men had slow or dry ejaculation. There was no evidence on urinalysis of retrograde ejaculation except in 1 patient. Semen counts were within the fertile range. Of 9 patients 5 had viscous semen with a pH of more than 8.0. Three patients had initiated pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, St. Peter's Hospitals, London, England.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Woodhouse
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bahadur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D004542:Ejaculation; D005298:Fertility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009948:Orgasm; D010410:Penile Erection; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*