Can prostate cancer, if left untreated, affect a man's ejaculate?

I'm 60 years old and have prostate cancer. It has not be treated. Can it affect a man's ejaculate? My ejaculate is extremely reduced. So, are the two related? Can the ejaculate volume be restored somehow? If so, how?

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Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group

Published on Mar 30, 2016

The prostate accounts for a large majority of the ejaculate volume. Prostrate cancer would account for the decreased volume. I would recommend treatment of the cancer first and foremost. Once the prostate is in good health, the volume may be restored.

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Answered by Piedmont Reproductive Endocrinology Group

The prostate accounts for a large majority of the ejaculate volume. Prostrate cancer would account for the decreased volume. I would recommend treatment of the cancer first and foremost. Once the prostate is in good health, the volume may be restored.

Published on Jul 11, 2012


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