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A total of 56 patients with haemospermia were reviewed. Twenty-four patients suffered from prolonged haemospermia for more than 1 month or recurrent haemospermia (refractory group). In 32 patients haemospermia disappeared within a month (non-refractory group). Patient age in the refractory group was significantly higher than that in the non-refractory group (p<0.05). Clinical symptoms other than haemospermia, white blood cell counts in the semen, expressed prostatic secretion and urine after prostatic massage, and transrectal ultrasonography findings were studied in both groups, with no significant differences found in any of these parameters. We concluded that, among these clinical findings, only patient age is a predictive factor for refractory haemosphermia.
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Amano, T., Kunimi, K., Tokunaga, S. et al. Refractory haemospermia: Any predictive factors?. International Urology and Nephrology 27, 335–339 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564772
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564772