Abdominal electrical stimulation rescues failures to penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injury: A report of two cases

Apostolos Kafetsoulis; Emad Ibrahim; Teodoro C. Aballa; Lance L. Goetz; Charles M. Lynne; Nancy L. Brackett

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.074

Abdominal electrical stimulation rescues failures to penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injury: A report of two cases

Apostolos Kafetsoulis, Emad Ibrahim, Teodoro C. Aballa, Lance L. Goetz, Charles M. Lynne, Nancy L. Brackett

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Abstract

Most men with spinal cord injury are anejaculatory. To retrieve their semen for insemination, the procedure of penile vibratory stimulation is recommended over electroejaculation. Some men with spinal cord injury, however, cannot ejaculate with penile vibratory stimulation. We present 2 cases in which a simple, over-the-counter abdominal muscle stimulator rescued failures to penile vibratory stimulation. Use of this safe, easy, and inexpensive method may prevent some patients from undergoing more expensive, more invasive sperm retrieval methods such as electroejaculation or surgical sperm retrieval from the testis or epididymis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	204.e9
Journal	Urology
Volume	68
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.074
State	Published - Jul 2006

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Kafetsoulis, A., Ibrahim, E., Aballa, T. C., Goetz, L. L., Lynne, C. M., & Brackett, N. L. (2006). Abdominal electrical stimulation rescues failures to penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injury: A report of two cases. Urology, 68(1), 204.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.074

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