My son is 16 and he banked semen post-orchiectomy and before 4xBEP. He had a RPLND a month ago. We are pretty open with one another and one of my main concerns for him post-operatively was retrograde ejaculation so I finally asked him last night how things were going so-to-speak. He said that he can't ejaculate so I thought it was due to the surgery, but then he said it was like that all through chemo too. Apparently, after the orchiectomy things worked normally for a bit, but then sometime between the 3rd & 4th cycle of BEP he started having the dry ejaculations. He is kind of coming to terms and just accepting his belief that he is most likely sterile. So much for a 16 year old to deal with.
Anyone have experience or knowledge they can share? Wondering if it was just due to chemo if things could return to normal at some point, providing the RPLND didn't cause more permanent issues in that area? Is it normal for chemo to cause this? I don't remember this being mentioned before. We will likely end up back in the urology office in a week or two and can inquire further as well.
Anyone have experience or knowledge they can share? Wondering if it was just due to chemo if things could return to normal at some point, providing the RPLND didn't cause more permanent issues in that area? Is it normal for chemo to cause this? I don't remember this being mentioned before. We will likely end up back in the urology office in a week or two and can inquire further as well.
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