Clinical characteristics, etiology, management and outcome of hematospermia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hematospermia is an uncommon symptom but can cause significant anxiety among the patient and his partner. The available data on the underlying etiology, management and outcome are variable and inconsistent. This systematic review was aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, etiology, treatment and outcomes of hematospermia.

Methods

Keywords were searched in PubMed, Scopus, LILACS and Google Scholar. Relevant articles were manually added from the list of references of eligible articles. Studies with a considerable assessment of patients with hematospermia were included. Qualitative analysis was performed using the available data.

Results

Twenty studies (Fifteen prospective and five retrospective, n=2079 patients, mean age =46.2 (range: 15-89) years)

SUBMITTER: Madhushankha M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8012833 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature