`Electroejaculation' leads to a baby

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After a decade of being paralyzed, Hong Cheng-chin (???) and his wife Hsieh Mei-yun (???) almost gave up hope of having children.

Last year, however, with the help of reproduction technology offered at National Taiwan University Hospital, the couple -- who are both paralyzed and confined to wheelchairs -- had a baby girl and became the nation's first paralyzed couple to rear a child.

Doctors at the National Taiwan University Hospital employed in vitro fertilization as an alternative to Hong's fertility problems. The major hurdle, doctors said, was collecting sperm from the paraplegia-inflicted husband. The couple is able to have intercourse but Hong is unable to ejaculate.

"Spinal cord injuries in adult males often lead to erectile dysfunction or difficulty ejaculating," said Wang Yen-ho (???), a physician at NTU Hospital.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/10/2003245638