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aquablation and retro ejaculation
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I had Aquablation surgery a little over 3 months ago and I am currently experiencing retrograde ejaculation. I had my last post operation visit today and asked the doctor about my RE and she told me that the ejaculation ducts was removed in order to remove prostate tissue and that I fell into the 10% that get RE. The main reason I got the procedure because the material I read, stated that your ejaculation ducts was and observes for sexual function was supposed to be preserved. I do believe the 10% rate of this occurring is being misrepresented and the real number is much higher. My prostate size was 80 and this is not considered very large so I thought my chance of getting REWas very low. Anyone considering Aquablation think this out carefully before going forward because RE is a terrible side effect if you get it post surgery
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@ken224 I had aquablation surgery 2/25 this year. As of this date, I too am experiencing RE so far. My follow up appointment with the doctor will be in June and I'll address the issue then...as everything else has been a great outcome. Took all of 6 weeks, (and then some), to feel normal again...including a strong stream, full night sleep with no or maybe one bathroom trip, very little urgency and most importantly...no feeling I had a continued UTI. Other than the RE...I'm very pleased with the outcome of aquablation so far and hoping the RE will dissipate over time. Would be great to hear from anyone else on the forum that experienced initial RE and then eventually went back to normal.
@ken224 I am 9 weeks out now still have urgency and leakage, Ejaculate is fine though. Doctor has put me on gemtesa so we will see if it helps. My prostate was 99 grams. Had ok flow before procedure better now, only improvement I see! not to happy yet everyone says wait awhile hope things improve.
@ken224 I am experiencing the same. I had my aquablation done 23 days ago and just found out today that I have full on RE. Like most here, I did my research and chose this method because of the low percentage who end up like this. I do have to say, other than that, this method worked very well. I have had a TURP done about 10 years ago, and if I recall correctly, the healing process was a bit more difficult. I peed out scabs for weeks, BUT, didn't get RE. Did lose about half the volume, but not ALL of it. Then, 2 years ago I tried the PAE method, that did NOTHING. I too think that the 13% is BS, after reading more articles from actual patients.
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I think even with aquablation surgeon trainging and experience are critical factors. Also, not sure which “version” of AB was used but the newer Hydros system is supposed to be even safer and more effective. Hoping you are noticing benefits of AB. The 3-4 month period is when better flow and volume are kicking in with less retention.