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Is Masturbation Safe After A TURP Procedure?
Hi I have a catheter for urinary retention; but i will have a TURP in a few weeks. I still get desire for masturbating and i have done so a couple of times. I have no production of sperm as I have to take Tamsulosin for the BPH. So when I do masturbate there is only a small amount of lubrication oozing out but not sperm. I am pretty gentle so as not to cause any damage to the catheter as it is in place. I have had the catheter in for going on two months now and off an on for the past year several times for a few weeks or so. My question is if I take it very easy is it okay to masturbate two or three times a week? Thank you
Fri, 16 Jun 2017
Hello,
Having a catheter in your penis actually doesn't prohibit the body from getting erections. You can still get an erection and masturbate normally. The tube is generally made of silicon or rubber and it easily bends. The end of the catheter would terminate in the bladder so that the bladder doesn't get full and urine passes out freely.
If you get erection and ejaculate, you would not clog the tube as the holes in the catheter would be in the bladder. But you may have some discomfort as the semen would just stop where the prostate gland and urethra meet just under the neck of the bladder. It would be reabsorbed though back over time into the body and will not get into the catheter. So masturbating 2 times in a week should be fine at present.
Kindly follow the instructions as given by your doctor carefully as TURP procedure has been planned.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ashakiran S
Having a catheter in your penis actually doesn't prohibit the body from getting erections. You can still get an erection and masturbate normally. The tube is generally made of silicon or rubber and it easily bends. The end of the catheter would terminate in the bladder so that the bladder doesn't get full and urine passes out freely.
If you get erection and ejaculate, you would not clog the tube as the holes in the catheter would be in the bladder. But you may have some discomfort as the semen would just stop where the prostate gland and urethra meet just under the neck of the bladder. It would be reabsorbed though back over time into the body and will not get into the catheter. So masturbating 2 times in a week should be fine at present.
Kindly follow the instructions as given by your doctor carefully as TURP procedure has been planned.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ashakiran S
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