Hematospermia

Vesicle with Hematospermia

Recurrent hematospermia due to aspirin.

Sir, The presence of b lood in the semen is called hematospermia and represents 1 % o f a l l a n d r o l o g i c a n d u r o l o g i c symptoms.[1] Hematospermia is an uncommon clinical condition that usually follows a painless, benign and self-limited course; but it can be a source of considerable fear and anxiety that is uncommonly associated with significant underlying pathology and is most...

Chronic Prostatitis: A Possible Cause of Hematospermia

PURPOSE While hematospermia is mainly caused by genitourinary inflammatory disorders, very few studies have been published on prostatitis-associated hematospermia (PAH) diagnosed using robust prostatitis evaluation methods. Therefore, we have evaluated the incidence of PAH by using systematic methods for evaluating prostatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS We evaluated 37 hematospermia patients from...

Effect of microorganisms on etiology of hematospermia.

BACKGROUND Hematospermia is the presence of blood in the ejaculate. Its etiology is congenital, inflammatory, infectious, obstructive, tumoral, vascular, traumatic, iatrogenic or related to systemic disease. It is a quite irritating and life-quality-disturbing condition for men. It is significant to demonstrate infectious-based hematospermia due to the fact that its treatment is easier than for...

Adenomyosis of the seminal vesicle with hematospermia.

A 62-year-old man presented in 1987 with hematospermia. No abnormal findings were observed by cystourethroscopy. Ultrasound showed the enlargement of the right seminal vesicle. The right seminal vesicle could not be visualized by seminal vesiculography. Computed tomographic scan revealed a homogeneous mass at the right dorsolateral aspect of the prostate. Surgical exploration was performed. The...