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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 1999;23(4):770-776.
Quality of Semen after Repeated Ejaculation Treatment in Spinal Cord Injured Men.
Kim, Dong Hoon , Lim, Jin Young , Seo, Hyae Jung , Chung, Hye Sim
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wonkwang University School of Medicine.
2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Taejeon Jungang Hospital.
척수손상 환자에서 반복적인 진동자극 치료 후 정액의 질의 변화
김동훈, 임진영, 서혜정, 정혜심1
원광대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1대전 중앙병원 재활의학과
Abstract

Objective
The study was designed to document the effects of regular drainage after penile vibrator stimulation on the quality of semen in spinal cord injured (SCI) men.


Method
Three tetraplegics and eight paraplegics, aging from 20 to 39 years with neurological levels of C7 to L4 were examined between 1 and 11 years after injury (mean; 4 years 11 months). None had ejaculated after the injury. Eleven responders to penile vibrator stimulation (PVS) were prospectively examined. We used a vibrator (POWER MASSAGER) with a frequency of 100 Hz and an amplitude of about 2.0 mm. Stimulations were performed mostly 2∼3 times per week. Semen quality was characterized by semen analysis every visits. We compared baseline values with the values of post-treatment 1∼3 months.


Results
The percentage of motile sperm and the total count of motile sperm per ejaculate were low but increased substantially with treatment.


Conclusion
We concluded that repeated ejaculation treatment, for at least 1 month, using the vibrator technique improves semen quality in SCI men who have not ejaculated earlier after injury.

Key Words: Spinal cord injury, Penile vibrator stimulation, Semen analysis


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