Treatment
This depends on the cause.
Management in primary care if no identifiable cause:
- for men younger than 40 years of age who have had no more than three episodes of haematospermia within one month:
- reassurance that a serious cause is extremely unlikely
- the patient should be advised to return if more than three episodes of haematospermia occur or episodes of haematospermia continue for more than one month
Indications for urology referral:
- Men ≥40 years of age
- Persistent or recurrent haematospermia
- Suspicious DRE findings
- Abnormal PSA results
- Suspicion of prostate, bladder, testicular or urethral malignancy on history, examination or investigations
- Concurrent haematuria
- Haematospermia despite treatment for suspected cause
Reference:
- Dantanarayana N. Aust Fam Physician: Haematospermia. Volume 44, Issue 12, December 2015
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