A Case of Successful Pregnancy with Electroejaculation and In Vitro Fertilization.

Nam,  Y S; Kim,  H J; Jun,  Y J; Kim,  H K; Oum,  K B; Yoon,  T K; Cha,  K Y

Case Report

Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 1999;26(1):117-121.
Published online January 1, 2001.

A Case of Successful Pregnancy with Electroejaculation and In Vitro Fertilization.

Y S Nam, H J Kim, Y J Jun, H K Kim, K B Oum, T K Yoon, K Y Cha

Abstract

Although anejaculation is a relatively uncommon occurrence in the general population, over 12,000 new cases are reported annually. Anejaculation may result from spinal cord injury, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, diabetes mellitus, transverse myelitis, multiple sclerosis, or psychogenic disorders. At least 30% of men with this problem are or will be married find many will seek help to remedy their infertile state. The evolution of technique and instrumentation over the last 30 years has made electroejaculation an accessible and acceptable form of therapy. Recent successes in inducing ejaculation by means of rectal probe electrostimulation or vibratory stimulation combined with assisted reproductive techniques, such as zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), and in vitro fertilization (IVF), have provided these men means of producing their own biologic offspring. We have experienced a successful pregnancy with electroejaculation and in vitro fertilization in a infertile patient whose husband had an ejaculatory disturbance due to a spinal cord injury. So we report this case with a brief review of literatures.