Priapism and Ejaculation disorders - Retrograde or anejaculation or dry ejaculation
Some drugs cause sexual problems in males such as priapism, abnormal ejaculation - retrograde ejaculation or premature ejaculation or anejaculation (dry ejaculation)
Some drugs cause priapism or prolonged painful erection include:
- Antihypertensives like prazosin that prevent the contraction of the blood vessels
- Other antihypertensives like hydralazine and nifedipine
- Trazodone (an antidepressant)
- Anticoagulants or blood thinners
- Risperidone (an antipsychotic)
- Drugs injected into the penis for the treatment of erectile dysfunction – papaverine, phentolamine and alprostadil
Some drugs cause failure of ejaculation or retrograde ejaculation (the semen empties into the bladder
Drugs that cause failure of ejaculation or dry ejaculation are:
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Phentolamine
- Tamsulosin
Drugs that cause retrograde ejaculation are:
- Guanethidine
- Phentolamine
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Thioridazine
