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Can retrograde ejaculation be caused by prostate radiation?

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Radiation Oncology · UMass Memorial Medical Group

It is important to first recall the pathophysiology of normal ejaculation. The initial step in semen emission is closure of the bladder neck, which is mediated by innervation from the sympathetic nervous system. Retrograde ejaculation occurs from an incompletely closed bladder neck, which most frequ...

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