The semen will be analyzed under a microscope. This includes the semen from your penis and any that may have passed into your bladder. This current is slowly increased until you ejaculate. A mild electrical current will be sent through the probe. While you’re asleep, your healthcare provider will place a probe into your rectum. This protects any sperm that may pass into your bladder when you ejaculate. A solution will be put into your bladder through the catheter to lower your acid level. A catheter (thin, flexible tube) will be placed in your bladder to drain out your urine (pee). You will have general anesthesia (medication to make you sleepy) to put you to sleep during the procedure. People with the same or similar names may be having procedures on the same day. Once you arrive at the hospital, doctors, nurses, and other staff members will ask you to say and spell your name and date of birth many times.
A responsible care partner is someone who can help you get home safely. You must have a responsible care partner take you home after your procedure. Talk with your healthcare provider about which medications are safe for you to stop taking. You may need to stop taking some of your medications before your procedure. Back to top Before Your Procedure Ask about your medications For more information, read Sperm Banking and Building Your Family After Cancer Treatment: Information for Men. Talk with your healthcare provider if you want your sperm moved to a different sperm bank, or if you have questions. Some sperm banks may have less expensive storage fees. Next, it will be transferred to their affiliated sperm bank in New Jersey for freezing and storage. After your procedure, your semen will be brought to the Sperm Bank of New York to be analyzed. Sperm banking before treatment will increase your chance of having a biological child in the future using your own sperm. Sperm banking is the collection, freezing, and storage of sperm for possible use in the future. Then a mild electric current is used to cause an ejaculation while you’re asleep.
During the procedure, you will have anesthesia (medication to make you sleep). Ejaculation is when semen comes out of your penis after reaching orgasm (an intense feeling of pleasure).
This procedure is for people who aren’t able to collect sperm by masturbating to ejaculation. This information will help you prepare for your sperm collection by electroejaculation (EEJ) at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK).ĮEJ is a procedure to collect semen, the milky white substance where sperm live.