What is the role of male sperm? What are the abnormalities of semen?

A new life is born at the moment when sperm and egg combine, which shows the importance of sperm to a man. When the male's body is affected, his sperm will also be affected. Conversely, sperm abnormalities also reflect the male's physical condition.

What does normal semen look like? What is the normal sperm count?

Experts say that semen is composed of sperm and seminal plasma, of which sperm accounts for about 5% and the rest is seminal plasma. In addition to water, fructose, protein and fat, it also contains a variety of enzymes and inorganic salts. Sperm is produced by the testicles. Seminal plasma is secreted by the prostate, seminal vesicles and bulbourethral glands. Seminal plasma contains fructose and protein, which are nutrients for sperm. In addition, seminal plasma also contains prostaglandins and some enzyme substances. 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. Motile sperm account for more than 60% of the total, and deformed sperm account for less than 10% of the total. At room temperature, sperm motility lasts for 3-4 hours. If the motile sperm is less than 50% or the abnormal sperm accounts for more than 10% of the total, sperm abnormality has occurred. At this time, it is necessary to go to a regular professional hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible to avoid a decline in male fertility or even serious male infertility due to untimely treatment.

What is the main function of semen?

Experts explain that, biologically speaking, a new life is born at the moment when sperm and egg combine, and semen plays a decisive role in the success of this moment of combination.

The semen referred to in modern reproductive physiology is composed of two parts: the fluid secreted by the seminal vesicles, prostate glands, and bulbourethral glands, and the sperm produced by the testicles and stored in the epididymis. The normal amount of semen discharged by a normal healthy man is about 2-6 ml. It contains 200-500 million sperm. As a carrier and guard of sperm, the primary task of semen is to safely transport a certain number of sperm to the female reproductive organs to obtain the opportunity of conception. Semen is weakly alkaline and can neutralize the acidic substances in the vagina, which is beneficial to the activity of sperm. Semen has the function of providing sperm with energy and nutrients to ensure normal reproductive activities. So we can call semen the messenger of life from men without exaggeration.

What are the common semen abnormalities?

Experts say that men should have a comprehensive understanding of the symptoms of semen abnormalities, which will help to detect the precursors of diseases early, so that they can be checked, diagnosed and treated early, and recover health faster. The main symptoms of male semen abnormalities are as follows:

1. Hematospermia: The seminal vesicle is connected to the posterior urethra through the ejaculatory duct. Since the walls of the seminal vesicle are thin, once inflammation and congestion occur, or stones and other diseases occur, the walls of the vesicles full of blood vessels are prone to bleeding. The secretion of the seminal vesicle is one of the main components of semen. The bleeding of the seminal vesicle makes the secretion stained with blood. If it is discharged from the body with semen, hematospermia occurs. Hematospermia can easily affect the quality of male sperm, thereby inducing male infertility.

2. Yellow semen: The color of semen is determined by the composition of semen. Normal semen is grayish white or slightly khaki. If the abstinence period is long, the semen will turn yellow due to changes in physical and chemical properties. This is normal. However, if the semen continues to be yellow or slightly yellowish green, it indicates inflammation in the reproductive tract, which is likely to be a purulent infection of the prostate and seminal vesicles. 3. Semen does not liquefy: Under normal circumstances, male semen is in a liquefied state when it is just ejaculated, and in a very short time, it will solidify into a jelly or clot state. After about 10-30 minutes, the semen will liquefy into a watery liquid. This process is the liquefaction of semen, and this phenomenon is a normal physiological phenomenon. If semen remains frozen for more than 30 minutes after discharge, it is a pathological condition, called semen liquefaction. Male semen liquefaction or high semen viscosity will affect the male sperm motility, making it impossible for sperm to ascend into the cervical canal, uterine cavity and fallopian tube, unable to meet the egg, resulting in fertilization disorders, thus inducing male infertility. This is mostly due to male urogenital infections such as prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis.

4. Too little semen: When there is too little semen, the alkaline secretions of semen are not enough to dilute the acidic secretions in the vagina, thus affecting the vitality of sperm. Too little semen also affects the entry of sperm into the uterus, thus leading to male infertility. The main reasons for too little semen are too frequent sexual intercourse, which leads to insufficient semen storage and too little semen; long-term mental tension and various adverse stimuli; various systemic chronic wasting diseases, such as tuberculosis and malnutrition; local lesions of the urogenital system, such as prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis, etc.

Experts remind that semen abnormalities are one of the important causes of male infertility. Therefore, male friends should pay great attention to it. If they find abnormal semen, they must go to the hospital for professional diagnosis and scientific treatment as soon as possible to prevent male infertility caused by semen abnormalities.