retrograde ejaculation

ejaculation /ejac·u·la·tion/ (e-jak″u-la´shun) forcible, sudden expulsion; especially expulsion of semen from the male urethra.ejac´ulatory

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premature ejaculation  that consistently occurring either prior to, upon, or immediately after penetration and before it is desired.

retarded ejaculation  male orgasmic disorder.

retrograde ejaculation  ejaculation in which semen travels up the urethra towards the bladder instead of to the outside of the body.

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retrograde ejaculation

n.

Ejaculation in which the discharged seminal fluid travels up toward the bladder instead of outside the body through the urethra.

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Retrograde ejaculation

A condition in which the semen spurts backward into the bladder.

Mentioned in: Sexual Dysfunction

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retrograde ejaculation

Etymology: L, retro, backward, gradus, step, ejaculari, to throw out

an ejaculation of semen in a reverse direction into the urinary bladder. It may result from surgery or medication.

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ejaculation

forcible, sudden expulsion; especially expulsion of semen from the male urethra, a reflex action that occurs as a result of sexual stimulation. Includes lubricating fluid from bulbourethral glands, prostatic and seminal vesicular fluids and semen. Called also seminal ejaculation.

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electrical ejaculation

see electroejaculation.

incomplete ejaculation

the process of ejaculation of semen is not completed and semen does not reach the external urethral orifice, due usually to a defect in the sympathetic innervation of the region.

retrograde ejaculation

after intercourse, in which no semen is ejaculated from the external urethral orifice, semen is found in the urinary bladder.

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retrograde ejaculation

Urology A benign clinical condition characterized by entry of semen into the bladder rather than through the urethra during ejaculation Etiology Prostate or urethral surgery, DM, drugs–eg, antihypertensives and psychotropics. See Ejaculation.