ReviewNature reviews. Urology2015
A step-wise approach to sperm retrieval in men with neurogenic anejaculation.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual Dysfunction and Infertility in Male Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- A rare cause of anejaculation: mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE) syndrome: case report.International journal of impotence research · 2025Review
- Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Multiple Sclerosis: Recommendations from an Expert Panel.Neurology and therapy · 2023Review
- Sexuality, Intimacy, and Reproductive Health after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Clinical use and implications of sexual devices and sexually explicit media.Nature reviews. Urology · 2021Review
- Acute anejaculation, hypogonadism, and fertility preservation in the setting of neurosarcoidosis: case report and literature review.F&S reports · 2020Article
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes in patients with orgasmic dysfunction and anejaculation by percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA).Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Fertility considerations in men with testicular cancer.Translational andrology and urology · 2020Review
- Application of Sex Aids in Men With Sexual Dysfunction: A Review.The journal of sexual medicine · 2019Review
- Fertility and sexuality in the spinal cord injury patient.World journal of urology · 2018Review
- Spinal cord injury and male infertility-a review of current literature, knowledge gaps, and future research.Translational andrology and urology · 2018Review
- Sexual dysfunction and male infertility.Nature reviews. Urology · 2018Review
- Delayed Ejaculation: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.The world journal of men's health · 2018Review
- Advances in the management of infertility in men with spinal cord injury.Asian journal of andrologyReview
- Sperm Retrieval in Non-azoospermic Patients with Persistent Ejaculation Dysfunction.Journal of reproduction & infertilityReview
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Normal fertility is dependent on intravaginal delivery of semen through ejaculation. This process is highly dependent on an intact ejaculatory reflex arc, which can be disrupted through any type of trauma or disease causing damage to the CNS and/or peripheral nerves. Neurogenic anejaculation is most commonly associated with spinal cord injury. This aetiology is especially relevant because most men with spinal cord injuries are injured at reproductive age. Assisted ejaculation in the form of penile vibratory stimulation is the first choice for sperm retrieval in such patients because it is noninvasive and inexpensive. In patients in whom vibratory stimulation fails, electroejaculation is almost always successful. When both methods of assisted ejaculation are unsuccessful, sperm retrieval by aspiration from either the vas deferens or the epididymis, or by testicular biopsy or surgery are reasonable options. In such cases the most inexpensive and least invasive methods should be considered first. The obtained semen can be used for intravaginal or intrauterine insemination or in vitro fertilization with or without intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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