| 1. | Sutures are placed in these tissues near the bladder neck and urethra.
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| 2. | The sutures support the bladder neck, helping the patient gain control over urine flow.
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| 3. | The selected injection site is between 0 and 2 cm distal to the bladder neck.
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| 4. | The prongs fit around the bladder neck to restore the ability to pinch off urine flow.
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| 5. | These medications tighten the bladder neck muscles and prevent semen from going backwards into the bladder.
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| 6. | During climax, muscles at the end of the bladder neck tighten to prevent retrograde flow of semen.
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| 7. | Alpha blockers relax smooth muscle in the prostate and the bladder neck, thus decreasing the blockage of urine flow.
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| 8. | The Burch modifications involved placing the surgical sutures at the bladder neck and tying them to the pectineal ligament.
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| 9. | The bladder neck drops down into the vagina and the sphincter muscles around it that control urination become slack.
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| 10. | In retrograde ejaculation, these bladder neck muscles are either very weak or the nerves controlling the muscles have become damaged.
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