"Dear Dr Krongrad, Thank you for your prompt reply. I will certainly look at the case of the 70 year old with 45 years of prostatitis. Probably I expected too much from my TURP operation, particularly with regard to erasing or easing …"
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Problems post TURP operation
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I am 68 years old and had a TURP operation three months ago. I have normal ejaculation, not retrograde. Is this unusual after a TURP? Though two of the benefits of the operation are a stronger urine…Continue
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"Lorn,
Your case shares elements with this one: A 70-year old man with 45 years of prostatitis. He also had a TURP but did not solve his problem. Have a look for interest.
Many patients who come to me for laparoscopic prostatectomy for…"
"Dear Dr Krongrad, Thank you for your helpful reply. Before my TURP I had, from time to time, infections of both the prostate and the bladder, with blood in the urine and the sperm, the urinary infections established by culture; and…"
"Retrograde ejaculation is not uncommon after TURP but, depending upon which tissue was resected, it is not a given. We tell patients about it before surgery so as they are not surprised if it happens.
To answer your question about sufficiency…"
Problems post TURP operation
I am 68 years old and had a TURP operation three months ago. I have normal ejaculation, not retrograde. Is this unusual after a TURP? Though two of the benefits of the operation are a stronger urine stream, and fewer noctural visits to the toilet, I still have the prostatic infections I had before the operation. Does this mean that too little tissue was shaved away in the operation, and is there anything I can do about my infections, which seem to relate - as before - to the ejaculatory…See More
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- Age 68; prostatitis symptoms and infections, 30+ years.
Have had urine retention, stone in bladder; blood in urine and sperm. TURP operation October 2010. Urine flow increased, but prostate infection continues.
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