Retrograde ejaculation: what is it and how to recognize it?

So what causes what experts call retrograde ejaculation? In what is called “retrograde ejaculation,” the sensations remain intact.

Sperm, on the other hand, actually take an unexpected route: instead of going to the urethra, they go to the bladder and thus out…

It is due to the opening of the bladder neck, the narrow part of the bladder that communicates with the urethra, and urine flows out when the sphincter relaxes.

This can happen after surgical treatment of prostatic hypertrophy, because “Anatomical and mechanical changes that result in most cases in the absence of sperm excretion during ejaculation“, reports Saint-Louis Hospital (AP-HP). The sperm then follows a so-called ‘retrograde’ path and ends up in the bladder. And because it is not expelled through the urethra, it then “ Excreted secondarily in urine during urination“

Sperm in urine…

In addition to this side effect of intervention, premature ejaculation can also be associated with it “passivity”, As outlined by the National Academy of Medicine, which cites “Diabetic neuropathy

“Or “Lumbar Sympathetic Nerve Damage”. The diagnosis is usually made whenDetection of sperm in the urine after masturbation or sexual intercourse“, continues the Academy.

Treatment-wise, since premature ejaculation is not harmful, it usually does not require intervention unless it interferes with fertility. In this case, treatment depends on the underlying cause.