Why is sperm yellow when it is ejaculated?

When men reach adulthood, they produce thousands of normal sperm every day. The shape of sperm is like tadpoles. Under a precise microscope, they look like tiny tadpoles. Through sexual intercourse, they enter the female body and form a fertilized egg by combining with the egg along the female fallopian tube. This can only be formed by normal sperm. So why do many men encounter yellow sperm when they are ejaculated?

Generally speaking, normal semen should be translucent, egg white-like, milky white. The semen of people who have not ejaculated for a long time may be light yellow and thicker.

When there is inflammation in the male reproductive tract, the semen may be yellow, and a large number of pustules can be seen under a microscope. Some men may find that their semen turns pink or is mixed with blood after a certain ejaculation, which often makes them very surprised and think they have a terminal disease.

In fact, most of these cases are caused by inflammation of the seminal vesicles, which is a disease with mild symptoms and good prognosis. When the seminal vesicles are inflamed and swollen, they are prone to bleeding. When the secretions of the seminal vesicles and semen pass through the seminal vesicles, they mix with the blood to produce hematospermia. In addition, prostatitis often affects the seminal vesicles and can also produce hematospermia. In this regard, as long as you suspend sexual intercourse and take antibiotics and hemostatics under the guidance of a doctor, the condition can usually be controlled.

Of course, seminal vesicle and prostate tumors can also cause hematospermia, but generally speaking, cancerous hematospermia is characterized by persistence and gradual worsening, which is different from transient hematospermia caused by inflammation. In addition, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis or systemic blood system diseases can occasionally cause hematospermia, and these conditions should be treated accordingly. Clinically confirmed, when there is bleeding in the reproductive tract, the semen is red or light red, and a large number of red blood cells can be seen under the microscope. Some of them appear brown or soy sauce-colored to the naked eye because the semen contains a large number of red blood cells. For these pathological hematosperms, the cause should be found and diagnosed in time.

Normal sperm is transparent and milky white. If sperm is retained for a long time and not ejaculated, it may cause the sperm to appear light yellow, which is also normal. As long as the sperm viscosity is normal and there is no blood, there is no need to worry.