What is the reason for male sperm concentration

There are many reasons why a man has thick sperm. The most common one is that the male hormone secretion is relatively strong and the sperm production rate is relatively fast. This often occurs in adolescent males. In addition, long-term abstinence can also cause the sperm to be relatively thick. Of course, if the sperm is too thick, it may be caused by disease. The sperm cannot become gelatinous and cannot form liquid, which is also a manifestation of a disease.

Is it better for men to have thick or thin semen?

For men, normal semen is neither thin nor too thick. Semen that is too thick or too thin will have an impact on fertility and will directly affect the motility and activity rate of sperm.

1. Semen is too concentrated

Before ejaculation, semen is stored in the body in liquid form. When semen is ejected from the penis, it immediately becomes milky white or slightly yellow translucent jelly under the action of a protein-like substance secreted by the seminal vesicle. This is the semen property that people usually see.

At this time, the sperm is "solidified" in the semen and cannot swim freely. After 5 to 30 minutes, with the participation of a hydrolase secreted by the prostate, the semen begins to liquefy, gradually changing from a jelly-like state to a thin watery state.

The liquid state at the beginning is to facilitate the ejaculation of semen. It will immediately form a gel state after ejaculation, which is conducive to the semen staying in the vagina for a sufficient time, so that the sperm can get enough rest and energy. Once liquefied, the sperm will have enough energy to swim quickly and go straight to the egg for a blind date.

If the prostate or seminal vesicle is inflamed, due to the lack of secretion or damage of hydrolytic enzymes, the semen of these patients may not liquefy or liquefy incompletely for a long time after ejaculation, and some may even take half an hour or even an hour to liquefy. This is a pathological phenomenon, medically known as semen liquefaction.

2. Semen is too thin

① Varicose vein

When the spermatic cord is varicose, the local temperature of the testicle increases and vasoactive substances increase, thereby affecting the spermatogenic function of the testicle. However, the degree of varicocele is not proportional to the quality of sperm.

②Cryptotestis

Cryptorchidism is one of the important factors that affect semen quality. About 60% of patients with unilateral cryptorchidism are infertile. Therefore, if the sperm density is low and there is cryptorchidism, it must be treated as soon as possible.

③Urinary tract infection

Chronic infection of the accessory gonads can affect various laboratory indicators in semen, which is more important than whether the semen is thick or thin.

④Autoimmunity

Reproductive immunology studies have found that male autoimmunity can affect fertility, and anti-sperm antibodies can affect the production and transport of sperm.

⑤ Endocrine abnormalities

Normal male spermatogenesis depends on the normal function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. Any malfunction in any of these links will result in thin semen.