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Body Check – Semen Transcript
Dr Christian: When men ejaculate the purpose of their semen is probably the last thing on their minds but it serves a very important role. Semen is essentially there to carry and protect the sperm it contains but how it looks can change depending on your general well being.
It’s advisable to occasionally check your semen for anything out of the ordinary, as it could highlight another problem or condition in the body. There are a few simple things to look out for.
Usually semen is a cloudy white or off white fluid that within about 30 minutes outside the body goes runny and clear. Any difference in colour may be your body telling you there is a problem.
If the semen becomes predominantly yellow or tinged with green this could be a sign of infection, often due to the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea.
Red or brown semen could be a sign of a prostate problem like a burst blood vessel, an infection, an injury or in some cases cancer. So do speak to your doctor if the symptoms continue.
The amount of semen produced will vary from man to man and depends on how active a sex life he has. But on average it’s about a spoon full.
However, recurring low levels or watery semen could highlight a problem called retrograde ejaculation. With this condition, sperm is ejaculated into the bladder rather than out through the penis. It is not harmful but can cause fertility problems; or it could be sign of a prostate abnormality so is worth speaking to your GP about.
Semen will often have a chlorine type smell but a strong, foul smelling ejaculation is very likely to be a sign of an infection, and like all the other warning signs, should be examined by a GP.
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Body Check: Semen
When men ejaculate, the purpose of their semen is probably the last thing on their minds, but it can serve a very important role in spotting changes in your well being. In this video, Dr Christian discusses what changes to look out for in your semen.
Usually, semen is a white or off white fluid that within about 30 minutes turns runny and clear. Any changes in colour or smell could be a sign of something more serious.
Semen will usually have a chlorine type smell, but a strong foul smelling ejaculation could be a sign of infection. Yellow or green tinged semen could also indicate infections and red or brown semen can highlight prostate problems.
The amount of semen produced varies from man to man. However, recurring low levels of watery semen could indicate a condition called retrograde ejaculation and though not harmful, it can cause fertility problems.
If you spot any of these changes contact your GP.
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whats causes little quantity of sperm and how will i know if i am normal or fertile
how do i know if my sperm is fertile
i am 15 and when i was 14 i had an accident on my bike which caused a slit in my scrotum it was bleeding for about 5-10mins then stopped when i got in the ambulance my sperm seems normal but i would like too make sure before i start attempting too have children of my own PLEASE HELP :)
Hi I'm a 15 year old male. When I ejaculate my semen/sperm is really thick & White. I was wondering if it was meant to be really thick?
Can someone please tell me how do I check quality of my semen, sometimes I had large ammounts of semen and sometimes I have very little, I masterbate quite a lot could this affect quality?
Im 15 years old male and I have noticed in the past 6 months,,, when I ejaculate I some times have some thick clumpy yellow/white bits of seman there is no pain when ejaculating just wondering if it's okay or not,, I've tried looking online but I can't find it anywhere percific to what I want to know,, I've had un-protected sex once,,, and now I dunno what to do and I don't dare go to clinic just in case it's nothing and also it has no smell to it it's just plain :s please help someone
hi my boy friend is 19 and would like to know if he is normal, his semen is a normal colour, but has odd lumpy snot like bits in it, these bits arnt always there, and arnt always smelly, but they are becoming more regular, altho it has only smelt odd a few times we are getting concerned. is this normal
What is the usual color of sperm when you first ejaculate? And how would it feel? Sometimes when i feel like ejaculating, it feels like i have to go pee. is that normal? Will I ejaculate pee instead of sperm?
Can sperm come out clear yellow because of dehydration???
I am 51 years old and have exactly the same symptoms, I have been to see the doctor and have had same tests.... blood, urine and been put on a weeks course of anti biotics. Now finished couse of anti biotics, told to see how things are in a couple of weeks. 2 weeks are now up and still ejaculating watery brown sperm.
Sometime when I cum the sprem sometime comes out like normal but will have bits in it that look like wall paper paste like little bit of spunk do u know why
I'm 44, sexually active with wife for 24 years, recently noticed brown streaks in semen. Went to doctors and they've carried out blood and urine tests, psa, blood count, liver, kidney function, std's and all results are clear. Still happening and been advised to see if it clears up within a couple of weeks. Have not give semen sample as yet. Is there anything else I should be asking the doctor to check as I've seen two relatively new doctors and both had to look it up on the web, both didn't know what action to take next apart from wait for a couple of weeks?
hi iam 55 have been having very light seman but uasally clears with foods and then suddenly it appears again no pain but like your coments about this emil
