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Penile Vibratory Stimulation and Electroejaculation

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Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction

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Ejaculatory dysfunction is an uncommon cause of male infertility. In Dubin and Amelar’s1 classic paper on causes of male sexual dysfunction, only 2% of men presenting for treatment of subfertility were diagnosed with ejaculatory dysfunction as the cause.

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  1. Section of Andrology and Male Infertility Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue SL 42, 70112-2699, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Wayne J. G. Hellstrom (Associate Professor Urology, Chief) (Associate Professor Urology, Chief)

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Ohl, D.A., Sonksen, J. (1997). Penile Vibratory Stimulation and Electroejaculation. In: Hellstrom, W.J.G. (eds) Male Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1848-7_14

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