Sexual reproductive understanding, and erectile and ejaculatory function are present in many men with myelodysplasia. The level of the neurological lesion was not predictive of erectile or ejaculatory function but it appears that reproductive potential is favored by lower and less severe lesions. All but 1 of the 8 patients who fathered children had an L5 or sacral neurological level lesion, each was ambulatory and none had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt at the time of conception. These data may prove useful when counseling patients and their parents about eventual sexual performance.
Sexual reproductive understanding, and erectile and ejaculatory function are present in many men with myelodysplasia. The level of the neurological lesion was not predictive of erectile or ejaculatory function but it appears that reproductive potential is favored by lower and less severe lesions. All but 1 of the 8 patients who fathered children had an L5 or sacral neurological level lesion, each was ambulatory and none had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt at the time of conception. These data may prove useful when counseling patients and their parents about eventual sexual performance.
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