Penile vibratory stimulation yields increased spermatozoa and accessory gland production compared with rectal electroejaculation in a neurologically intact primate (Saimiri boliviensis)

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2527-2531

  Yeoman, Richard R ^a   Sonksen, Jens ^c   Gibson, Susan V ^b   Rizk, Botros M ^a   Abee, Christian R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accessory glands; Electroejaculation; Penile vibratory stimulation; Semen; Squirrel monkey

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; FRUCTOSE;

ACCESSORY SEX GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CEBIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PENIS; PRIMATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SQUIRREL MONKEY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031659872     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.9.2527     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Abdulla, H. and Rizk, B. (eds) (1998) Treatment of ejaculatory disorders. In. Assisted Reproduction. Health Press, Oxford.
2. Ackerman, D.R. and Roussel, J.D. (1968) Fructose, lactic acid and citric acid content of the semen of eleven subhuman primate species and of man. J. Reprod. Fertil., 17, 563-566.
3. Bavister, B.D. and Andrews, J.C. (1988) A rapid sperm motility bioassay procedure for quality-control testing of water and culture media. J. in vitro Fertil. Embryo Trans., 5, 67-75.
4. Beckerman, J., Becher, J. and Lankhorst, G.J. (1993) The effectiveness of vibratory stimulation in anejaculatory men with spinal cord injury. Paraplegia, 31, 689-699.
5. Bennett, C.J., Ayers, J.W., Randolph, J.J. et al. (1987) Electroejaculation of paraplegic males followed by pregnancies. Fertil. Steril., 48, 1070-1072.
6. Beretta, G., Chelo, E. and Zanollo, A. (1989) Reproductive aspects in spinal cord injured males. Paraplegia, 27, 113-118.
7. Brackett, N.L., Padron, O.F. and Lynne, C.M. (1997) Semen quality of spinal cord injured men is better when obtained by vibratory stimulation versus electroejaculation. J. Urol., 157, 151-157.
8. Brindley, G.S. (1982) Deep scrotal temperature and the effect on it of clothing, air temperature, activity, posture and paraplegia. Br. J. Urol., 54, 49-53.
9. Brindley, G.S. (1984) The fertility of men with spinal injuries. Paraplegia, 22, 337-348.
10. Brinsden, P.R., Avery, S.M., Marcus, S. and Macnamee, M.C. (1997) Transrectal electroejaculation combined with in-vitro fertilization: effective treatment of anejaculatory infertility due to spinal cord injury. Hum. Reprod., 12, 2687-2692.
11. Denil, J., Kupker, W., Al-Hasani, S. et al. (1996) Successful combination of transrectal electroejaculation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in the treatment of anejaculation. Hum. Reprod., 11, 1247-1249.
12. Engh, E., Clausen, O.P.F., Purvis, K. and Stien, R. (1993) Sperm quality assessed by flow cytometry and accessory sex gland function in spinal cord injured men after repeated vibration-induced ejaculation. Paraplegia, 31, 3-12.
13. Gorrill, M.J., Rinehart, J.S. and Gerrity, M. (1991) Comparison of the hamster sperm motility assay to the mouse one-cell and two-cell embryo bioassays as quality control tests for in vitro fertilization. Fertil. Steril., 55, 345-353.
14. Gould, K.G. and Mann, D.R. (1988) Comparison of electrostimulation methods for semen recovery in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulltata). J. Med. Primatiol., 17, 95-103.
15. Hafs, H.D., Knisely, R.C. and Desjardens, C. (1962) Sperm output of dairy bulls with varying degrees of sexual preparation. J. Dairy Sci., 35, 359-362.
16. Hirsch, I.H., Jeyendran, R.S., Sedor, J. et al. (1991) Biochemical analysis of 7 electroejaculates in spinal cord injured men: comparison to normal ejaculates. J. Urol., 145, 73-76.
17. Hovav, Y., Shotland, Y., Yaffe, H. and Almagor, M. (1996) Electroejaculation and assisted fertility in men with psychogenic anejaculation. Fertil. Steril., 66, 620-623.
18. Kuehl, T.J. and Dukelow, W.R. (1974) A restraint device for electroejaeulation of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus). Lab. Anim. Sci., 24, 264-266.
19. Lisenmeyer, T., Wilmot C. and Anderson, R.U. (1989) The effects of the electroejaculation procedure on sperm motility. Paraplegia, 27, 465-469.
20. Marson, J., Meuris, S., Moysan, F., et al. (1988) Cellular and bioChemical characteristics of semen obtained from pubertal chimpanzees by masturbation. J. Reprod. Fert., 82, 199-207.
21. Monell, J.M., Kuderling, I. and Hodges, J.K. (1996) Influence of semen collection method on ejaculate characteristics in the common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus. J. Androl., 17, 164-172.
22. Nehra, A., Werner, M.A., Bastuba, M. et al. (1996) Vibratory stimulation and rectal probe electroejaculation as therapy for patients with spinal cord injury: semen parameters and pregnancy rates. J. Urol., 155, 554-559.
23. Oates, R.D. and Kasabian, N.G. (1994) The use of vibratory stimulation for ejaculatory abnormalities. In Whithead, D. and Nagler, H. (eds), Management of Impotence and Infertility. Lippincott, Philadelphia, pp. 314-320.
24. Ohl, D.A. (1994) The use of electroejaculation for ejaculatory abnormalities. In Whithead, D. and Nagler, H. (eds) Management of Impotence and Infertility. Lippincott, Philadelphia, pp. 294-313.
25. Ohl, D.A., Denil, J., Cummins, C. et al. (1994) Electroejaculation does not impair sperm motility in the beagle dog: a comparative study of electroejeculation and collection by artificial vagina. J. Urol., 152, 1034-1039.
26. Ohl, D.A., Sonksen, J., Menge, A.C. et al. (1997) Electroejaculation versus vibratory stimulation in spinal cord injured men: sperm quality and patient preference. J. Urol., 157, 2147-2149.
27. Ohl, D.A., Sonksen, J., Seager, S.W. and Rainsbury P.A. (1998) Treatment of anejaculatory infertility: II. The use of electroejaculation in the treatment of anejaculatory infertility. In Rainsbury, P.A. and Viniker, D.A. (eds) Practical Guide to Reproductive Medicine. Parthenon, New York, pp. 221-228.
28. Prins, G. and Zaneveld, L. (1979) Distribution of spermatozoa in the rabbit vas deferens. Biol. Reprod., 21, 181-185.
29. Purvis, K., Magus, O., Morkas, L. et al. (1986) Ejaculate composition after masturbation and coitus in the human male. Int. J. Androl., 9, 401-406.
30. Rajasekaran, M., Hellstrom, W.J., Saprks, R.L. and Sikka, S.C. (1994) Sperm-damaging effects of electric current: possible role of free radicals. Reprod. Toxicol., 8, 427-432.
31. Schaffer, N.E., Cranfield, M., Fazlebas, A.T. and Jeyendran, R.S. (1989) Viable spermatozoa in the bladder after electroejaculation of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus). J. Reprod. Fertil., 86, 767-770.
32. Sigman, M. (1994) Treatment of retrograde ejaculation. In Whithead, D. and Nagler, H. (eds) Management of Impotence and Infertility. Lippincott, Philadelphia, pp. 286-293.
33. Sofikitis, N.V. and Miyagawa, I. (1993) Endocrinological, biophysical and biochemical parameters of semen collected via masturbation versus sexual intercourse. J. Urol., 14, 366-373.
34. Sonksen, J., Biering-sorensen, F. and Kristense, J.K. (1994) Ejaculation induced by penile vibratory stimulation in men with spinal cord injuries. The importance of the vibratory amplitude. Paraplegia, 32, 6751-6760.
35. Sonksen, J., Ohl, D.A. and Rainsbury, P.A. (1998) Treatment of anejaculatory infertility: I. Vibratory ejaculation for the treatment of ejaculation in men with spinal cord injuries. In Rainsbury, P.A. and Viniker, D.A. (eds) Practical guide to reproductive medicine. Parthenon, New York, pp. 213-220.
36. Soufir, J.C., Marson, J. and Jouannet, P. (1981) Free L-carnitine in human seminal plasma. Int. J. Androl., 4, 388-397.
37. Tournaye, H., Camus, M., Goossens, A. et al. (1995) Recent concepts in the management of infertility because of non-obstructive azoospermia. Hum. Reprod., 10, 115-119.
38. Toussaint, D.N., Roth, E.J., Chen, D. et al. (1993) Comparison of semen quality obtained by vibratory stimulation and masturbation. Hum. Reprod., 8, 1067-1069.
39. Wirf, M.A., Grantmyre, J.E., Lomas, M. et al. (1992) The effect on semen quality of the electrical current and heat generated during rectal probe electroejaculation. J. Urol., 147, 747-749.
40. Yeoman, R.R., Helvacioglu, A., Williams, L.E. et al. (1994) Restoration of oocyte maturational competency during the nonbreeding season with follicle-stimulating hormone stimulation in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis). Biol. Reprod., 50, 329-335.
41. Yeoman, R.R., Ricker, R.B., Williams, L.E. et al. (1997) Vibrostimulation of ejaculation yields increased motile spermatozoa, compared with electroejaculation in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis). Contemp. Topics (AALAS), 35, 62-64.
42. Young, L.G., Smithwick, E.B. and Gould, K.G., (1995) Characteristics of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) ejaculates collected by rectal probe electrostimulation and by artificial vagina. Am. J. Primatol., 35, 293-304.