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** Bladder stones | ** Bladder stones | ||
==== Sexual dysfunction in males ==== | ==== '''Sexual dysfunction in males''' ==== | ||
* After SCI most men have erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction. | * After SCI most men have erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction. | ||
** Rates of successful intercourse after SCI in men range from 5% to 75%, and only 10% with SCI can ejaculate. | ** Rates of successful intercourse after SCI in men range from 5% to 75%, and only 10% with SCI can ejaculate. | ||
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* '''Only 10% of men with SCI are able to achieve natural conception.''' Infertile men with SCI can achieve fertility with medical intervention that restores ejaculatory function and normal semen quality. | * '''Only 10% of men with SCI are able to achieve natural conception.''' Infertile men with SCI can achieve fertility with medical intervention that restores ejaculatory function and normal semen quality. | ||
==== | ==== Spinal cord injury in women ==== | ||
* Management complicated by lack of an appropriate external collecting device | * Management complicated by lack of an appropriate external collecting device | ||
* Surgical intervention for SUI in this population may be beneficial in well-selected patients | * Surgical intervention for SUI in this population may be beneficial in well-selected patients | ||
* Fertility is not impaired in most women with SCI | * Fertility is not impaired in most women with SCI | ||
==== | ==== Spinal cord injury and bladder cancer ==== | ||
* Strong association between the development of bladder cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) and long-term indwelling catheterization | * Strong association between the development of bladder cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) and long-term indwelling catheterization | ||
** Some patients have no obvious tumors visible at endoscopy, and the diagnosis is made by bladder biopsy | ** Some patients have no obvious tumors visible at endoscopy, and the diagnosis is made by bladder biopsy | ||