<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Spinal cord injury severely impairs fertility of young men. It can induce erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and semen abnormalities. However, the precise mechanism is unclear.Objective: We observed the effects of sacral nerve electrostimulation on sex dysfunction of male rats with spinal cord injury.Methods: Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups (n = 12): sham operated group, spinal cord injury model group, and electrostimulation group. The weight of genitals, related sex hormone index, and sperm motility were examined in each group after operation at two, four, and six weeks, respectively.Results: Sacral nerve electrostimulation could improve testis and epididymis weight, regulate hormone secretion (including an increase in GnRH, tT, and ABP, but decrease in FSH and LH), and cause an increase in sperm count and motility.Conclusion: Sacral nerve electrostimulation may be effective in treating sex dysfunction resulting from spinal cord injury.</abstract>

Background: Spinal cord injury severely impairs fertility of young men. It can induce erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and semen abnormalities. However, the precise mechanism is unclear.Objective: We observed the effects of sacral nerve electrostimulation on sex dysfunction of male rats with spinal cord injury.Methods: Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups (n = 12): sham operated group, spinal cord injury model group, and electrostimulation group. The weight of genitals, related sex hormone index, and sperm motility were examined in each group after operation at two, four, and six weeks, respectively.Results: Sacral nerve electrostimulation could improve testis and epididymis weight, regulate hormone secretion (including an increase in GnRH, tT, and ABP, but decrease in FSH and LH), and cause an increase in sperm count and motility.Conclusion: Sacral nerve electrostimulation may be effective in treating sex dysfunction resulting from spinal cord injury.

Brief communication (Original). Effect of sacral nerve electrostimulation on sex dysfunction in male rats with spinal cord injury

Department of Spinal Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan 410008,

Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006,

Department of Sport Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Hunan 410008,

Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006,

Department of Orthopedics, Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, The First People,s Hospital Of Huizhou, Guangdong 516001,

Department of Orthopedics, The First People,s Hospital Of Huizhou, Guangdong 516001,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Spinal cord injury severely impairs fertility of young men. It can induce erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and semen abnormalities....

Brief communication (Original). Effect of sacral nerve electrostimulation on sex dysfunction in male rats with spinal cord injury

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 895 - 902

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0606.136

Keywords
Hormone, sacral nerve electrostimulation, sexual dysfunction, sperm, spinal cord injury

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Brief communication (Original). Effect of sacral nerve electrostimulation on sex dysfunction in male rats with spinal cord injury

Published Online: Feb 04, 2017

Page range: 895 - 902

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0606.136

KeywordsHormone, sacral nerve electrostimulation, sexual dysfunction, sperm, spinal cord injury

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Hormone, sacral nerve electrostimulation, sexual dysfunction, sperm, spinal cord injury