What causes sperm to be frozen?

Gelatinous sperm is usually caused by sperm not liquefying. Sperm not liquefying proves that there are certain problems with the male's seminal vesicle or prostate. If not treated in time, it will endanger the male's reproductive system health to a greater extent and bring more serious consequences. There are many reasons why sperm does not liquefy, and the following will give you a detailed introduction!

1. TCM Perspective

The real reason for sperm failure to liquefy lies in the liver and kidneys. If the yin is deficient, internal heat will be generated, which will damage the semen; or if the vital energy is weak, the kidney essence will be damaged; or if the liver is depressed and turns into fire, disturbing the sperm chamber, all of which can affect the normal liquefaction of semen and lead to infertility. Sperm failure to liquefy is mostly caused by cold stagnation, heat burning, phlegm obstruction, and blood stasis. The following are common causes and pathogenesis:

1. Congenital deficiency of kidney yang, or acquired malnutrition, serious illness or long-term illness that damages kidney yang, or external invasion of cold evil that damages kidney yang can all cause semen to become cold and coagulate and unable to liquefy.

2. Excessive drinking, sex, and sexual activity, frequent ejaculation, or excessive mental exertion, or the five emotions turning into fire, can all damage the kidney yin, and when the yin is deficient, the fire will be strong, burning the body fluids, causing the semen to be thick and undigested.

3. Usually, people who like to eat spicy, sweet and greasy food have internal dampness and heat, or external dampness and poison, which can burn body fluids, make semen turbid and indigestible, and make semen sticky and indigestible.

4. Excessive consumption of cold drinks will damage the spleen yang, or other diseases may damage the spleen yang, resulting in spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency; or kidney yang deficiency leading to spleen yang deficiency, or spleen and kidney yang deficiency, then water and moisture cannot be transported and transformed, and are blocked and form phlegm. Phlegm and moisture accumulate in the semen, and qi transformation is not conducive, then semen cannot be liquefied.

5. Qi deficiency and blood stasis or blood stasis constitution, the sperm is blocked and the semen does not liquefy.

2. Western Medicine Perspective

The most common reasons for sperm failure to liquefy are insufficient fibrinolytic enzymes secreted by the prostate due to seminal vesiculitis and prostatitis; deficiency of trace elements (magnesium, zinc, etc.); congenital prostate absence, etc.

It is generally believed that the secretions of the prostate and seminal vesicles are involved in the coagulation and liquefaction of semen. The coagulation factors produced by the seminal vesicles cause the semen to coagulate, while the semen liquefaction factors such as protease and lysozyme produced by the prostate make the semen liquefy. Once the seminal vesicles or prostate become inflamed, the secretion of the above factors may be impaired, resulting in an increase in coagulation factors or a decrease in liquefaction factors, forming sperm liquefaction syndrome.

Therefore, the key to treating sperm liquefaction syndrome is to cure the seminal vesicle and prostate diseases. Most patients will also see improvement in sperm liquefaction after the prostate and seminal vesicle diseases are cured.

3. Common causes

1. Lack of trace elements: If male friends lack trace elements such as magnesium and zinc in their bodies, this is also an important reason for sperm not liquefying.

2. Congenital diseases: Many congenital diseases can cause male semen to not liquefy. When a patient has congenital prostate deficiency, it will affect the production of the prostate and protein degrading enzymes, etc. Without the catalysis of these substances, semen will not liquefy.

3. Irregular life: Due to work reasons, many men have irregular life schedules. Staying up late for a long time can easily lead to semen liquefaction, thus causing male infertility.