What causes retrograde ejaculation?

What causes retrograde ejaculation?

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The causes of retrograde ejaculation are any issues that affect the function of the sphincter at the neck of the bladder. This could be caused by prostate surgery, as it's common when men have prostate surgery for the neck of the bladder to be scraped to facilitate urination, and while scraping this out, muscles that are part of the sphincter are scraped out as well. It used to be very common for men post-surgery to experience retrograde ejaculation. Retrograde ejaculation can also be caused by neurologic conditions. Anything that affects the nerves of the spinal chord in the sacral and lumbar region, and also the nerves that eminate from the spinal chord and go to the prostate and the bladder. Those conditions most commonly include spinal chord injury, abdominal surgery, colon surgery and surgery for testicular cancer. Some men with diabetes will have the problem of the diabetes causing damage to the nerves that control ejaculation and can therefore end up suffering from retrograde ejaculation.