Following a successful, nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy, most men will have return of erections but will not be able to have children by natural means. There should be no seminal fluid after the prostatectomy, so they will be “infertile” by natural means but with in vitro fertilization techniques, it is still possible for a man to father a child after a radical prostatectomy. Storing sperm in a sperm bank before the operation is a recommended procedure for those men hoping to father children after the operation.