What color is sperm? Two aspects tell you

Under normal circumstances, if a man ejaculates regularly, the semen should be milky white, but if he does not ejaculate for a long time, the sperm will easily turn yellow. This may be a normal phenomenon or it may be an abnormal situation, so it is recommended that everyone pay attention to it as soon as possible.

1. Composition:

Semen is composed of sperm and seminal plasma. We further analyzed that the main component of seminal plasma is water, accounting for more than 90%. Other components include fat, protein particles, pigment particles, phospholipid bodies, amines (choleline, spermine, spermine), free amino acids (the content varies greatly, and the total amount of amino acids in normal semen within 4-6 hours after ejaculation is 1.25 grams/100ml), inorganic salts (calcium 25mg/dl, magnesium 14mg/dl, potassium 89mg/dl, zinc 14mg/dl), enzymes (mainly acid phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, hyaluronidase), and sugars (mainly fructose 224mg/100ml). These components are similar to those of plasma, but they are different in source, form and function.

For a long time, due to the lack of sex education, some myths have been widely spread among the people, such as "one drop of semen is equal to ten drops of blood, and losing semen greatly damages vitality." It is believed that sperm is the essence of men, so that some people believe in the myth as truth. In fact, semen is neither a tonic containing high nutrients nor a panacea for treating gynecological diseases. Generally speaking, eating semen has no effect on the body, but the psychological impact cannot be ignored.

2. Color:

1. Normal semen is milky white or light yellow.

2. The yellowish color may be due to a long period of time without ejaculation, so the color changes slightly and becomes thicker, which is a normal phenomenon. If there is inflammation in the male reproductive tract, the semen will also be yellow, and a large number of pus balls can be seen under a microscope, which is probably caused by purulent infection of the prostate and seminal vesicles.

3. If the semen is red or light red, sometimes brown or soy sauce color, and a large number of red blood cells can be seen under a microscope, this is usually called "hematospermia". This symptom is mostly caused by seminal vesiculitis or prostatitis. In addition to bleeding symptoms, some people may also experience pain.