No need to go to the hospital? A list of male sperm self-examination standards

Many times, men want to determine whether they have good fertility, so they will choose to go to the hospital to check sperm health. But sometimes due to various factors, some men are unable to go to the hospital for examination in time. How can they judge whether the sperm is healthy? In fact, men can also check sperm by themselves, but they must first understand the following standards.

(1) Semen volume:

Normally it is greater than 2ml. When it is greater than 7ml, it is too much, not only the sperm density is reduced, but it is easy to flow out of the vagina, resulting in a decrease in the total number of sperm, which is common in seminal vesiculitis; less than 2ml is too little semen, but usually less than 1ml is too little. At this time, the contact area between semen and the female reproductive tract is small, or the viscosity is not conducive to the sperm entering the female cervix, resulting in infertility, which is common in severe paragonitis, low testosterone levels, ejaculatory duct obstruction, retrograde ejaculation, etc.

(2) Color:

Normally, the semen is off-white or slightly yellowish. Milky white or yellow-green indicates inflammation in the reproductive tract or accessory glands; pink, red, or red blood cells under a microscope indicate bloody semen, which is often seen in inflammation of the accessory glands and posterior urethra, and occasionally in tuberculosis or tumors.

(3) Acidity and alkalinity:

The normal pH value of semen is 7.2 to 7.8. Less than 72 is seen in ejaculatory duct obstruction or urine contamination; greater than 7.8 is seen in seminal vesiculitis or old specimens.

(4) Liquefaction time:

After normal semen is ejaculated, it becomes jelly-like under the action of seminal vesicle coagulase, and becomes liquid under the action of prostatic liquefaction enzyme after 15 to 30 minutes. This is called semen liquefaction. If semen still does not liquefy 30 minutes after ejaculation, it is abnormal.

(5) Viscosity:

By touching the glass rod to the liquefied semen and gently lifting it, a semen thread can be formed, which is normally less than 2 cm in length.

(6) Sperm count:

It is usually expressed as the number of sperm per milliliter of semen. The normal count is greater than 20 times 106/ml. If it is lower than this value, it is too few sperms, which is seen in spermatogenesis disorders caused by various reasons. It can cause low fertility or infertility due to the reduced chance of sperm entering the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes. If the sperm count is greater than 250 times 106/ml, it is too many sperms, which can also cause infertility due to its affected motility.