Men - Have you ever had a retrograde ejaculation?

This is basically where the semen travels backwards into the bladder. Sounds a bit strange to me. Comments?

No, I haven't ever had a retrograde ejaculation.

I understand it happens because the bladder sphincter has failed to close properly at the point of orgasm, causing at least some of the semen to take the easier path into the bladder instead of exiting via the urethra. Surgery and medication can be the cause I believe, and I'm sure the physicians on here will correct me if that's wrong.

Yes I have - caused by a medication. It wasn't fun. No pain, just felt incomplete. I suppose I could get used to it if necessary.

Retrograde ejaculation Can be one of the side effects of some of the prostate medications. Enlarged prostate happens with age and the meds like Flomax are an alternative to surgery.

Certainly this usually happens after a TURP prostate operation for BPH, this is for course a permanent side effect. No real issue, unless of course you wish to have produce any more children.

I know a guy with that condition. His orgasm goes into his bladder, and later comes out when he pees. He said he does not mind and actually likes it because his partner won’t get pregnant. And if she really wants to get pregnant he can just pee his semen into her.

He said he does not mind and actually likes it because his partner won’t get pregnant.

Amy K, I think that is a dubious assumption. There might be pre-ejaculate, and how does he know in his case that it does not contain sperm?

Certainly this usually happens after a TURP prostate operation for BPH, this is for course a permanent side effect. No real issue, unless of course you wish to have produce any more children.

No real issue? Oh, surely there is for some if not many men. I have to take issue with your statement.

I think you are taking too narrow a view of the problem. It is not only about whether the man is functionally intact and wishes to father children, but there are also psychosexual considerations to take into account. Not only does the TURP operation have erectile dysfunction as one of its lovely potential side effects, but a man might silently feel diminished - as a man - if he cannot ejaculate properly. It is a sexual disability. Think about it - retrograde ejaculation is a disorder. The resulting negative self-image could be extremely damaging to any sexual relationship the man might be in. Oh, and we men don't talk about these very private problems, do we? So who's going to know he's depressed about it? Probably nobody but his partner and himself. Of course everyone else can be satisfied with the outcome and say there is no real issue...

I'm not saying it must be a universal reaction to be unhappy about retrograde ejaculation, it clearly isn't, but I know that if I was unfortunate enough to have this happen to me in the future, I wouldn't be too happy about it. Neither would my wife, as she really likes receiving my semen. She would feel deprived without it, and I have had other partners before her who have expressed a very clear liking for making me ejaculate.

Dr Z, Thanks for your comment. I did not think about pre-ejaculate possibly containing sperm. I just thought it fantastic how he had orgasms with nothing shooting out and assumed it would be a perfect form of birth control.

There's also no guarantee that zero semen leaks from the penis. As long as there's a connection between the testicles and the world, pregnancy is a possibility.

Amy K, No problem, it's certainly worth correcting any misconception he might have.

As Jds4med says, sperm can be delivered in even a small volume of semen. Conception does not necessarily depend on volume.

As for pre-ejaculate, there is variation between individuals as to how much sperm that may contain. It's a slightly dangerous game he's playing.

Dr Z, Thanks for your comment. I did not think about pre-ejaculate possibly containing sperm. I just thought it fantastic how he had orgasms with nothing shooting out and assumed it would be a perfect form of birth control.

Even my ridiculous 7th grade sex class said not to use the withdrawal method because of sperm in the pre-ejaculate.

Susie, I think you are very lucky that you even had a MENTION of pre-ejaculate. In the UK, I don't think sex education would go anywhere near talking about that.

Prudish attitudes remain prevalent you see.

I was on some meds that had this side affect, retrograde ejaculation. It does a number on the whole mindset of ejaculation. Mentally, I hated it. So I asked the doc for other meds.

It does a number on the whole mindset of ejaculation. Mentally, I hated it.

Jhg, exactly my point. Out of interest, did your change of meds improve things?

Seamen travels back into the bladder? Able bodied? Remember that there are many able bodied sperm in preseminal fluid. As birth control? You're called parents.

Yes, no more retrograde going on. My state of mind well being has improved. The previous meds tried as well as the current meds are not helping the pain in the groin (aka the prostate area). Manual physical therapy seems to help, so long as I keep on top of it and do the therapy.....

I have a good friend who has this condition and his wife of 8 years without condoms still isn't pregnant? Never asked whether she's on the patch or pill? Oh well, interesting subject.

I can force this to happen by pushing and holding on my urethra right in front of my anus when cumming with a full bladder.

I, also, had the problem due to medication. As was noted, it made me feel..."incomplete."

'My doctors assured me that this was not harmful, and with a few med adjustments, it corrected the problem.(I still can't ejaculate as strong or as much as when I was younger, but that's another issue.the issue.)

I had all the sensations building up to orgasm, but the release was...missing(?) You build to the "big moment," then, it just goes away. Very disappointing.

Done it a few times either by pressing against my prostate while orgasming or by pinching the base of my penis also while orgasming. You still enjoy it but with less of a mess.

I unfortunately have retrograde ejaculation permanently. This is due to prostate surgery.. look up TURP procedure. I do miss ejaculating, but it doesn't really take away from the pleasure side... it kind of makes it more intense, perhaps a slight bit of pain sometimes. I still ejaculate, it just goes up into the bladder. A very small amount comes out of my cock, about a third of the time. When I pee afterwards it's very foamy... you can tell there's cum in there!

I can force this to happen by pushing and holding on my urethra right in front of my anus when cumming with a full bladder.

You don't need a full bladder to do it. You can press on the urethra anywhere from in front of the anus to the tip of the penis to stop the semen but the biggest sensations are when pressing in front of the anus to the base of the penis.

I have done that to my husband in the past and he hates the sensation of preventing the semen to flow out, which I am pretty sure feels different than a retrograde ejaculation into the bladder after a TURP.

When I masturbate him he loves when I firmly briskly rub sideways across the midline over the urethra behind the scrotum and between the testicles with my other hand because he says it intensifies his orgasm and the semen still flows out. If I just press on the urethra during his orgasm and block the semen, it doesn't do into the bladder, it is just blocked and he says it is painful. As soon as I release the pressure on the urethra, all the semen spurts out.

Similar problem after prostate biopsy, Fortunately, it seems to have resolved. My dear wife hates retrograde ejaculation; she loves feeling me jet.

Yes, took flomax for an enlarged prostate. It wasn't a total retrograde but there was a LOT less semen

Every once in a while.

This is an interesting thread, thanks for bringing it up. I have never had a retrograde ejaculation to my knowledge and can't say that I have ever felt a desire to experiment with it. Mistress has never forced this on me or asked about it during our sessions. In a similar vein, I have often pondered the thought of ejaculation while catheterized and wondered if the ejaculate would be expelled along the length of the catheter, blocked, or retrograde.

Yes a few times either from holding my urethra closed or pressing hard on my prostate while i am cumming has caused a dry ejaculation.

Learned to press between anus and testicles to prevent making a mess. Haven't needed to for many years.

Hey folks I have retro ejac from prostate surgery snd cant get it up from multi meds. now its oral or none.

I'm not certain ret ejac was ever presented as a byproduct.

thats one reason Im on this site