Retrograde Ejaculation
Q: What's retrograde ejaculation?
A: Retrograde ejaculation also known as dry orgasm is when the semen enter the bladder instead of taking place in the penis during climax. This often happens when muscle stays relaxed instead of contrasting, which makes a man's ejaculate end in the bladder.
While retrograde ejaculation is not harmful, it's one of the causes of infertility in men.
Symptoms
Aside from releasing little to no semen, presence of semen in urine, that makes your pee cloudy after an orgasm, most men don't know that they have this condition until they find it difficult to get a woman pregnant after more than 12 months of having an unprotected sex.
While we live in a society where infertility is considered a woman issue, over the years we have seen cases of infertility in men, and this condition is one of the causes of infertility in men. If you have any of these symptoms, endeavour to see a specialist.
Who are those risk of retrograde ejaculation?
The following conditions increases a man's risk of retrograde ejaculation:
- Diabetes
- Have had bladder surgery or prostate cancer
- Had a spinal cord injury
- On certain medications for mood disorder or hypertension.
This condition is often prevented by taking medication or go for surgery.