Does repeated electro-ejaculation improve sperm quality in spinal cord injured men?
METHODS
Retrospective analysis.


OBJECTIVE
To assess the effect of repeated electro-ejaculation on the sperm quality in spinal cord injured men.


METHODS
Regional Spinal Injuries Unit, Southport, UK and Hewitt Center for Reproductive Medicine, Liverpool, UK.


METHODS
Retrospective, observational study of men with spinal cord injuries undergoing repeated electro-ejaculation as a part of fertility treatment.


RESULTS
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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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1Reproductive Medicine Unit, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Dodd
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Soni
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Sharma
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Gazvani
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Lewis-Jones
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DI
D000328:Adult; D004542:Ejaculation; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*