Retrograde ejaculation and male infertility.
Incompetence of the internal urethral sphincter causes semen to pass into the bladder. Infertility can be successfully treated by restoring normal ejaculation or by sperm retrieval techniques.
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Thomas R
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Hewitt Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool L8 7SS.
Lewis-Jones
D Iwan
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D004542:Ejaculation; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014556:Urine / Q000737:chemistry