Hematospermia
| Hematospermia | |
|---|---|
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| The ejaculatory output of a man with severe hematospermia. | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | N50.1 |
| ICD-9-CM | 608.82 |
| DiseasesDB | 31879 |
| eMedicine | med/3466 |
| Patient UK | Hematospermia |
| MeSH | D051516 |
Hematospermia,[lower-alpha 1] the presence of blood in semen, is most often a benign symptom.[1] Among men age 40 or older, hematospermia is a slight predictor of cancer, typically prostate cancer.[2] No specific cause is found in up to 70% of cases.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The symptom is also known as haematospermia, hemospermia and haemospermia.
References
- ↑ Ksenija B. Stefanovic-Peter C. Gregg-Michael Soung. "Evaluation and Treatment of Hematospermia". American Academy of Family Physicians. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ Blood in semen: Causes
- ↑ Akhter, W; Khan, F; Chinegwundoh, F (April 2013). "Should every patient with hematospermia be investigated? A critical review". Central European Journal of Urology. 66 (1): 79–82. doi:10.5173/ceju.2013.01.art25. PMC 3921834
. PMID 24578999.
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