Male Infertility A child of my own - Andrology Australia

APPENDICESERECTION &EJACULATION PROBLEMSSome men with retrograde ejaculation can be treatedwith medicines like pseudoephedrine or imipramine,which help improve the muscles in the bladder neck.These medicines are not recommended for men withheart or blood pressure problems.For men who wish to have a family, sperm maybe collected for use in ART. Sometimes sperm canbe taken directly from the testes in a biopsy orremoved from urine samples in the laboratory.[See section: ‘Having a Family’ for more information]How are erectile and ejaculation problems dueto spinal cord injury treated?Medicines, like Viagra®, Cialis® and Levitra®, orinjections into the penis, like Caverject®, usuallyhelp men with spinal cord injury get erections.However, ejaculation does not happen very often.Applying a vibrator to the penis (vibro-ejaculation)can sometimes bring on ejaculation. This can bedone at home. Electro-ejaculation is another optionfor men with spinal cord injury. An electrical chargeis given to the back of the penis via the rectum.Sperm is then ejaculated and collected for use inART. A qualified health professional experienced inthese techniques must perform electro-ejaculationtreatment. Alternatively, sperm can be isolatedfrom the testis by needle biopsy and used in IVF/ICSI procedures.[See section: ‘Having a Family’ for more information]MALE INFERTILITY 92