What is normal sperm viscosity?

For male friends, semen is a substance unique to men, but many male friends do not know what is the normal viscosity of semen. Moreover, the viscosity of semen should not be too high or too low, because the viscosity of semen alone can sometimes reflect a person's physical condition and health status, so we should always pay attention to it. So let's learn about the normal sperm viscosity.

The semen just ejaculated is viscous, so many male friends have a kind of consciousness: the thicker the semen, the better. Is it good to have thick semen? This is a wrong understanding. The reason is that if the semen is too viscous, it will cause the sperm to coagulate or brake, slowing down or inhibiting the normal movement of the sperm. The sperm may even die because of the effort of movement and excessive energy consumption, so that it cannot pass through the cervix and combine with the egg, resulting in infertility. The normal state of male semen is that when it is just ejaculated, it is in a viscous colloid state, but after about 10 to 20 minutes, it will liquefy into a watery liquid. This process is called semen liquefaction.

1. How to judge the viscosity of sperm

1. You can use a needle to pick up the semen. If the mucus thread is longer than 1 cm and continues to flow, it can be judged that the viscosity is too high.

2. If the test tube containing semen is rotated quickly again, if the semen cannot rotate quickly along the tube wall but rotates slowly, it also indicates that the viscosity is too high.

3. To determine the viscosity more accurately, a specially designed viscometer should be used to calculate the time required for every 0.5 ml of semen to pass through a capillary of a certain diameter. If the time is prolonged, the viscosity is too high.

2. The reasons why male semen is thick

1. If semen is stored for too long, it will cause the semen viscosity. If some men do not have sex with their wives for a long time, their semen will become thicker, so they will start to worry whether there is a problem with their semen and whether it will lead to infertility.

2. Inflammation of the prostate gland can also cause excessive viscosity. When semen is first discharged, it is jelly-like, and can be liquefied by the liquefaction enzyme in the prostate secretion within 20 minutes. When the prostate gland is inflamed, this enzyme may decrease or even cause it to not liquefy. At this time, there will be jelly-like clots in the semen, which are similar to the semen shape of high-viscosity semen, but the texture is different.