Post Date April, 15 2023
Most people are asking: The semen is pale yellow, which color is not normal. What color is normal?
In fact, there are many people who have such doubts, and many patients in clinical practice have raised such questions. First, let's understand the composition of semen, which consists of sperm and seminal plasma. Sperm volume accounts for only a small portion, with more than 90% being seminal plasma. Seminal plasma is secreted by accessory gonads such as the prostate, seminal vesicles, bulbous urethral glands, and paraurethral glands. The main component is water, as well as various components such as fat, protein particles, pigment particles, lecithin bodies, enzymes, and fructose. Secondly, the color of semen is determined by the components that make up semen. The semen of normal people is grayish white or slightly yellowish brown. If abstinence lasts for a long time, the color will become yellow due to changes in physical and chemical properties, which is normal. Therefore, when you see that the color of semen is a bit yellow, you should rule out whether the abstinence time is too long. If there are still problems, further examination should be conducted to clarify the cause and timely treatment.
Below, I will introduce the situation of abnormal semen to the reader. If the following semen colors appear, it is necessary to seek medical attention in a timely manner.
1. The semen is milky white or slightly yellowish green
If viewed under a microscope, a large number of pus balls can be seen, indicating inflammation in the reproductive tract, most likely a purulent infection of the prostate and seminal vesicles.
2. The semen is red
It indicates that semen contains red blood cells, commonly referred to as blood sperm. At this time, it often makes patients very worried, thinking that they have some very serious terminal illness. Actually, this is just caused by some inflammation. Blood essence is mostly caused by seminal vesiculitis or prostatitis. This type of blood essence caused by inflammation is mostly light red. If a small blood vessel is ruptured due to vascular malformation, the blood semen is bright red and blood clots are seen. More severe tumors such as seminal vesicles and prostate tumors can also produce blood semen. However, generally speaking, the characteristics of cancer blood semen are persistent and have an aggravating trend, which is different from blood semen caused by inflammation. In addition, such as tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, or systemic disorders of the blood system can occasionally cause hematospermia, and these conditions should be treated for the corresponding disease. According to clinical observations, when there is bleeding in the reproductive tract, the semen appears red or light red, and a large number of red blood cells can be seen under the microscope. Some of them appear brownish red or greasy to the naked eye, because there are a large number of red blood cells in the semen. For these pathological hematosperms, timely diagnosis and treatment should be sought.
Abnormal semen color is not scary, and once the cause is identified and treated, the color can return to normal.
