Can semen testing detect inflammation?

Today's medicine is constantly improving, but some problems are also very difficult to solve. For example, the problem of infertility is becoming more and more common. And it often happens to most young people, so we should pay attention to timely examination and treatment. The problem of infertility involves both men and women. Therefore, not only the female body should be examined, but also the male's semen needs to be tested. But can semen testing be used to check inflammation?

This test is to check the sperm quality, not to check for inflammation.

Routine semen examination items:

1. Semen volume: Normal men ejaculate at least 2 ml of semen each time. Usually, low semen volume is often due to partial semen loss.

2. Color of semen: Normal semen is uniform in texture and grayish white. When ejaculation has not occurred for a long time, the semen is slightly yellow. If the sperm density is very low, the semen will appear thinner. Other colors usually indicate abnormal conditions and require further examination.

3. Viscosity: Normally, semen after liquefaction is a thin liquid.

4. Acidity and alkalinity: The acidity and alkalinity should be measured within 1 hour after ejaculation. Normal semen is slightly alkaline. Acidity reduces sperm activity, while alkalinity increases sperm activity. Adverse gland inflammation can affect the acidity and alkalinity of semen.

5. Liquefaction time: At room temperature, semen will solidify immediately after being ejaculated, and then liquefy within 15 minutes. If semen does not liquefy after more than 60 minutes, it should be considered abnormal. If semen liquefaction time is prolonged, incomplete liquefaction or no liquefaction, it is usually related to low prostate secretion function.

6. Agglutination: When observing semen under a microscope, you can see that most sperm are scattered and swimming freely. When sperm aggregate into clumps, it indicates that anti-sperm antibodies are likely to exist in the semen.

7. Sperm motility and activity: Sperm motility can be divided into four levels: a, b, c, and d. Generally speaking, the infertility rate of those with abnormal sperm density and motility is significantly higher than that of those with only one abnormality.

8. Sperm density and total number: The normal sperm density should be more than 20 million per milliliter. Less than 20 million/ml is mild oligospermia, 5-20 million/ml is moderate oligospermia, and less than 5 million/ml is severe oligospermia. However, each person's specific situation is different, and even for the same person at different times, the density can vary greatly. Therefore, it is unreasonable to draw a conclusion based on just one test.

9. Sperm morphology: Abnormal sperm morphology usually indicates low fertility and a greatly reduced chance of conception.

10. White blood cells and red blood cells: There can be a small amount of white blood cells in semen, but no red blood cells. If the number of white blood cells is too high or red blood cells appear, it indicates that there may be reproductive system inflammation.