What is the reason for yellow semen at night

The color of semen can reveal male health problems. Normal semen is usually milky white or colorless. Yellow semen is usually related to a male disease. However, it is normal for semen to be yellow when ejaculating for the first time after a long period of abstinence, but this situation will not last too long. As for the specific reasons for yellow semen, let the male specialist give you a detailed introduction below.

Semen is composed of sperm and seminal plasma, of which sperm accounts for about 5% and the rest is seminal plasma. Normal semen is milky white, light yellow or colorless. The number of sperm in each milliliter of semen is generally between 60 million and 200 million. Those who have not ejaculated for a long time may have a slightly light yellow color. Yellow or brown purulent semen is seen in prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis. The causes of yellow semen are very complicated, and patients need to find the right cause before they can treat it.

1. Abstinence for too long

Yellow semen can be divided into physiological and pathological. The so-called physiological one is caused by prolonged abstinence, but persistent yellow semen is likely caused by prostatitis, orchitis and other diseases, which require timely treatment.

2. Reproductive tract infection

Yellowing of semen is a type of abnormal semen. Severe symptoms can cause male infertility, so timely treatment is required. Generally, yellowing of semen can be divided into two types: semen crystallization and yellowing of semen. The general cause of yellowing of semen is inflammation of the reproductive tract system.

Yellow sperm is an abnormal condition and is often a warning sign of inflammation.

1. Under normal circumstances. In fact, normal male semen is translucent, egg white-like, milky white. If the abstinence period is long, the semen color will become yellower due to changes in physical and chemical properties. This is normal.

2. Red semen indicates that it contains red blood cells, which is usually called "hematospermia". Hematospermia is mostly caused by epididymitis, seminal vesiculitis, prostatitis, and urethritis. This type of hematospermia caused by inflammation is mostly light red.

3. Abnormal circumstances. Abnormal semen includes: milky white or yellow-green semen, or even blood in the semen, which indicates inflammation in the reproductive tract, most likely a purulent infection of the prostate and seminal vesicles. If the semen is yellow, it may be bacterial prostatitis. The longer the interval between sexual activities, the yellower the semen.

It can be seen that this kind of etiology of yellowing semen is not a single disease. First of all, seminal plasma is composed of a small amount of fluid secreted by seminal vesicle fluid, prostatic fluid, epididymal fluid and bulbourethral glands. Seminal plasma is the necessary medium for transporting sperm and is an important part of providing energy and nutrients for sperm. If semen crystallizes and turns yellow, it is likely because of the abnormality of the semen composition. In severe cases, it may cause male infertility.