We present a young patient who had hematospermia which was unresponsive to repeated medical therapies. In this patient prostatic utricle stones were detected via pelvic and transrectal ultrasonography, the presence of the stones was confirmed by transurethral fenestration, and persistent hematospermia disappeared following surgical excision. Thus, we conclude that prostatic utricle stones might have caused hematospermia in this young patient, who had no additional pathology likely to be responsible for this condition.

Keywords:
Prostatic utricle stones, Hematospermia
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