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I've recently noticed that I produce less semen after my surgery.

Is this change in volume a permanent feature of the surgery and will this effect my ability to have children?

Does anyone have experiences on increasing output?

Thanks,

G
 
Posts: 42 | Location: London | Registered: July 03, 2008Report This Post
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I myself have no output any longer so it can effect that , mine seems to me permenat, as its been 3 yrs.

My advice is to see a doctor for it and have them run test.


STEP 1 SEPT 20 2006
STEP2 MARCH 14 2007

UC JULY 16 2003
hernia scar revision and more march 22nd 2008 end up being step 1 all over again resections .
may 10th infection in wound had to have surgey to open me back up

sept 10th perma ostemy
SO much for step2

14 operations in all due to UC ended up with open wounds as of july09 and perma ostemy not working out well.
 
Posts: 513 | Location: mich | Registered: September 14, 2006Report This Post
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My husband also has zero output, and it's been 4 months since surgery. We've been told that it can take up to year before things go back to normal (nerves need to heal), but if things don't change in that time, it's permanent.
 
Posts: 37 | Location: USA | Registered: March 12, 2009Report This Post
KMD
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I had my surgery 9 months ago and I am just starting to get some output.


Reality is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
 
Posts: 5 | Location: BC.ca | Registered: July 23, 2006Report This Post
DH
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In my case, I'd say it went the other way - much more after surgery. I think that's because I was so sick prior to surgery, nothing really worked well anymore. Once I got the pouch and healed up those types of things got much better since I was so much healthier overall. I was lucky and didn't have any nerves or anything affected by the surgery.


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Long time UC sufferer, j-pouch July 1995
 
Posts: 135 | Location: Savage, MN | Registered: August 10, 2007Report This Post
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"less semen After surgery" wow. Googled those exact words earlier today and found nothing, I just found this forum! So it's been almost two months since step one, the first time my wife and I had sex was 7 days after surgery, ( my dr seemed suprised at this) lol but 7 days is a ling time... Anyways the first few times I had nothing come out it was SO discouragng but now it's about a third of what it used to be.. Thank goodness my wife is already 7 months pregnant with our first kid, does anyone know f this affects my fertility for next time?


UC since I was 17. meds eventually stopped helping, was always sick, got married and learned remicade can cause birth defects so stopped it feb of 08, Jan 09 wanted to start a family, stopped 6mp, wife got preg n may, decided to be healthy for my baby, had step one of two jpouch on sept 11, takedown surg was on nov 9.. Baby Jude was born January 21,2010 and I'm so glad I did the surgery! UC is not even in our vocabulary anymore
 
Posts: 64 | Location: Tulsa Oklahoma | Registered: November 01, 2009Report This Post
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Hey guys. Just wanted to give you all some hope. I had my surgeries in late 2003 and had absolutely no output for well over a year. Eventually, I regained more and more. It's not as much as I used to produce pre-surgery and the "shooting power" for lack of a better term is not as good, but it did come back. My wife got pregnant in May, but unfortunately we lost the baby in September. As sad as this is, I am happy about the fact that I can in fact get her pregnant, because I had that concern in the back of my head for years. Oh, and it's not like we tried all those years. We started trying 6 months prior, so it didn't take too long.

It can initially be a blow to your ego with no output, but in most instances it will come back. My surgeon said there are options even if you cannot "go" anymore, so don't worry about fertility.
 
Posts: 8 | Location: Fayetteville, GA | Registered: July 31, 2009Report This Post
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Yes, I noticed this problem too after surgery. It took sometime (i.e. over 9 months) but the volume seems to be getting back to normal.
 
Posts: 13 | Location: Toronto | Registered: July 10, 2007Report This Post
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Wow I have been experiencing this too as well, it seems a lot less will come out and very weak ejaculation, probably because the nerves are so close to the PC muscles, Im sure it get's better with time but i had no problems with less semen when the j pouch was created just when i was taken down. weird.


Severe UC and CMV infection dx Jan. 2009
Tried Asacol, Prednisone, Prednisone IV drip all failed,
acquired blood infection,
1/21/2009 Colectomy
6/21/2009 J Pouch Formation
10/14/2009 Takedown
1/12/2010 - Diverting Ileostomy due to complications.. currently takedown.



 
Posts: 42 | Location: Pleasanton, CA | Registered: November 11, 2009Report This Post
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I had very little output for approx a month after surgery, and erections were semi-stiff. I always had what I call extra-volume and force....and I was very worried after surgey.

But, it's gotten much better - rock hard erections now and almost back to where I was pre-surgery as far as volume - just a temporary thing for me, thankfully.
 
Posts: 73 | Location: CT | Registered: July 26, 2009Report This Post
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lucky whoever, personally lost everything, be grateful Wink
 
Posts: 119 | Location: england | Registered: July 19, 2008Report This Post
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No output whatsoever after three years and change. Sucks.
 
Posts: 207 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: June 13, 2006Report This Post
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all taken away. I had cancer not uc
 
Posts: 119 | Location: england | Registered: July 19, 2008Report This Post
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In 65 percent of the patients transurethral resection of the ejaculatory ducts improved semen quality (greater than a 50 percent increase in total motile sperm count) and 20 percent initiated a pregnancy an average of 6.1 months postoperatively. Statistically significant increases in total motile sperm count were achieved in men with azoospermia and those treated for oligo-asthenospermic indications; the improvement also was shown to be sustainable. Complications occurred in 20 percent of the men.

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Posts: 12 | Location: LA | Registered: November 22, 2010Report This Post
S51
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It's a known side effect called "retrograde ejaculation."

The stuff goes into the bladder instead.

I don't have plans for kids, and haven't had a woman complain yet.

Learn to like it. Saves on towels!


Jpouch step 1, May 1991
Takedown, Sept 1991
Occasional pouchitis, developed abscess in recent years.
website for general diet/health: http://dietforhumans.com/
 
Posts: 321 | Location: Huntsville | Registered: January 10, 2011Report This Post
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