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Prevention
By Mayo Clinic staffIf you need to have surgery that may affect the bladder neck muscle, such as prostate or bladder surgery, or if you have a spinal injury, there's little you can do to prevent retrograde ejaculation. However, there are things you can do to prevent retrograde ejaculation caused by nerve damage from diabetes or the use of certain medications.
- If you have diabetes, work with your doctor to keep your blood sugar under control.
- If you're taking medications for high blood pressure or a mood disorder, ask your doctor if they may cause retrograde ejaculation. You may be able to take another medication instead, or change doses.
- Kaplon D, et al. Ejaculation disorders. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2009. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/120705265-3/804926975/1701/189.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-04134-8..50008-2--subchapter5_3989. Accessed Feb. 2, 2009.
- Sigman M. Surgical management of male infertility. In: Wein AJ, et al. Campbell-Walsh Urology. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: 2007; Saunders Elsevier. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/118643778-10/798827372/1445/23.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-7216-0798-6..50022-4--cesec82_1716. Accessed Feb. 2, 2009.
- Ohl DA, et al. Anejaculation and retrograde ejaculation. Urologic Clinics of North America. 2008;35:211.
- Bettochi C. Ejaculatory disorders: Pathophysiology and management. Nature Clinical Practice Urology. 2008;5:93.
