Blood in the semen

The importance of semen is self-evident. If there is a problem with semen, it will directly affect male fertility. In daily life, many men have found that there is a little blood in their semen. This situation is called hematospermia. There are many reasons for it. We need to understand these factors and find out our situation as soon as possible for treatment. Let's take a look at the main reasons for blood in semen.

1. Inflammation: The seminal vesicles, prostate glands, urinary tract, rectum and other organs are closely adjacent to each other, which can easily lead to infection. The post-infection inflammatory process can stimulate the tubules and glandular mucosa, causing local congestion, edema and bleeding. Infection pathogens include viruses, bacteria, mycobacteria and parasitic infections. Inflammation can also be the result of trauma, urethral foreign bodies, and chemicals. Trauma can include stones in the prostate or seminal vesicles.

2. Obstruction or cyst: Obstruction of the ejaculatory duct may cause the proximal duct to dilate and swell, leading to rupture and bleeding of mucosal blood vessels, such as Wolffian duct cysts, seminal vesicle cysts and prostate cysts.

3. Tumors: Various benign tumors have been reported to cause hematospermia, such as ectopic prostate tissue in the urethra, prostate polyps, and hyperplastic urine. Malignant tumors of the prostate, testicles, and seminal vesicles can cause hematospermia.

4. Vascular abnormalities: Varicose veins of the seminal vesicle, prostatic urethra and bladder neck can also be the cause of hematospermia. In addition, vascular abnormalities of the reproductive system during puberty can lead to hematospermia, including arteriovenous malformations, prostatic hemangiomas, seminal vesicles and rare spermatic cord hemangiomas.

5. Prostatitis: Male friends who suffer from inflammation of the prostate may also have blood in their scrotum. Prostatic fluid is an important component of male semen. After suffering from prostatitis, inflammatory tissue will penetrate into the male semen, and at the same time it will cause prostate congestion and cause male hematospermia. If a man has sex too frequently, it will also cause male prostatitis, which will cause the rupture of male prostate capillaries, and eventually cause male hematospermia.