Is it better to have thick or thin sperm?

Men's semen can reflect the health of the human body to a certain extent. For men, normal semen is neither thin nor thick. Too thick or too thin semen will have an impact on reproductive function and will directly affect the motility and activity rate of male sperm. Let's take a look at whether it is better for men to have thick or thin semen.

1. The semen is too strong at night

Before ejaculation, semen is stored in the body in liquid form. When semen is ejaculated from the male genitals, it immediately turns into a milky white or slightly yellowish transparent jelly under the action of a protein-like substance metabolized by the seminal vesicles. This is the characteristic of semen that we usually see.

At this time, the male sperm is "condensed" in the semen and cannot move freely. After 5 to 30 minutes, with the participation of a hydrolase in male prostate metabolism, the semen begins to vaporize, slowly changing from a jelly state to a thinner water sample.

At first, it is liquid, which is conducive to the ejaculation of semen. Immediately after ejaculation, it will become gelatinous, which is conducive to the semen staying in the female vagina for a sufficient time, so that the sperm can get enough rest and energy. Once vaporized, the sperm will have enough kinetic energy to swing quickly and rush to the egg cell for a blind date.

If the male prostate or seminal vesicle is inflamed, due to the lack of or damage to the metabolism of hydrolytic enzymes, the semen of such patients may not evaporate for a long time after ejaculation or may not evaporate completely. Some may even take thirty minutes or even an hour to evaporate. This is a pathological condition, medically known as sperm liquefaction.

2. Too little semen at night

Hemostatic varicose veins

When the spermatic vein is varicose, the temperature of part of the male testicles rises, and the vasoactive substances increase, which in turn affects the spermatogenesis of the male testicles. However, the level of varicose veins and the quality of sperm are too different.

Blood cryptic testis

Cryptorchidism is one of the key factors affecting semen quality. About 60% of patients with unilateral cryptorchidism are infertile. Therefore, if the sperm count is low and there is cryptorchidism, it is necessary to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Supplementary urinary and reproductive system infections

Chronic infection of the prostate gland can affect various test indicators in semen, which is more important than whether the semen is thick or thin.

Autoimmune disease

Reproductive medicine immunology research has found that male autoimmunity can affect reproductive function, and anti-sperm antibodies can affect the production and transport of sperm.

Endocrine abnormalities at term

The normal spermatogenesis of men depends on the normal function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis. Any obstruction in any stage will affect the semen and lead to thin semen.