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  1. 07-14-12, 07:58 PM #1
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    If you are 100% Retro, do you even see semen? (Question Regarding Antegrade)

    So I'm about 3 months post PC-RPLND. Occasionally when I have been testing the plumbing, I'll see very very tiny amounts of semen after I orgasm. Does this mean I'm not 100% retro. Or is it possible the semen is traveling through the bladder (I would see the semen before I urinated)?

    My doctor was confident that antegrade ejaculation function would return for me, but I'm hoping that sign is a sign of "good results" to come.

    Any input would be greatly encouraged.
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    I believe you should still have semen but there will not be any sperm present in it if you were 100% retro.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zak0691 View Post
    I believe you should still have semen but there will not be any sperm present in it if you were 100% retro.
    I'm not so sure about that, Zak.
    Never-the-less, it took over a year for me to see substantial fluid, and I'm still only about 50%.
    I had a vasectomy anyway.
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  4. 07-15-12, 09:59 PM #4
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    Yeah I think I was wrong about that, sorry. Was just goin off the top of my head at the time.

    If you are 100% retrograde then there should not be any semen present, it would be a "dry orgasm" as it is sometimes called. If you are ejaculating some semen then that seems to point to you not having 100% retrograde ejaculation and it may improve over time although that is definitely something to ask your doctor about.
    I/O - Jan 3rd 2011 (Diagnosis) 95% embryonal, 5% mixed (trace teratoma)
    CT Scan - April 2011 (Relapse) 1.8cm enlarged node
    RPLND - May 10th 2011, 1 node positive for embryonal carcinoma
    2x BEP - Began June 20th 2011, ended July 25th 2011
    CT Scan - November 17th 2011 (Clear), February (Clear), May (Clear)
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  5. 07-18-12, 09:55 PM #5
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    Thanks for the advice. If anyone else has experience with this, please let me know.
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