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retrograde ejaculation
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Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
Kevin Pho, MD Boston - MA
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.

retrograde ejaculation

by misfrog13, Sep 24, 2007 12:02PM
My husband has retrograde ejaculation and I was reading on the internet that taking sudafed or some type of antihystemine would help that problem. Is that true? We are trying to concieve a child and that's when we ran into this problem. They tested his semen and said they found no sperm in his semen at all. So the doctor says he could have retrograde ejaculation. We don't have much money and would really like to have a baby but can't afford all the fertility treatments. Could you please tell me if taking sudafed would work? And do we have any hope of conceiving a child? Thank you!

by Kevin Pho, MD, Sep 25, 2007 07:20AM
Pseudoephedrine (found in Sudafed) is sometimes used to treat retrograde ejaculation caused by diabetes.  Tricyclic antidepressants and antihistamines can also be considered as well.

If there are any medications that your husband is taking that may lead to this symptom, they should be stopped.  

Other considerations would be further evaluating the lower GU tract with a cystoscopy.

These options can and questions should be discussed with a urologist.

Followup with your personal physician is essential.

This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.

Kevin, M.D.
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