Semen is granular

Many men feel very scared when they find that their semen is granular after ejaculation, worrying that there is something wrong with the semen and that it will affect future fertility. In fact, there are two reasons why semen becomes granular. One is that the semen becomes viscous due to a long period of lack of sexual life, and the other is that the semen becomes granular due to some men's inflammatory diseases.

Regarding whether the granular state of semen will affect future fertility, if it is caused by the first situation, it will definitely not affect fertility. However, if it is caused by inflammation, it depends on whether your semen can liquefy normally. If it can, it will not affect fertility. So, what exactly is going on with the granular appearance of semen?

If it is caused by not ejaculating for a long time, the mixture of prostatic fluid and sperm stored in the vas deferens will solidify into a tube. After ejaculation (or masturbation), the tubular particles can be seen, and the color will turn yellow over time. This will not happen if you ejaculate repeatedly within a few days. If you don't have any symptoms, there is no need to worry too much.

Semen originally exists in a liquid state in the reproductive tract. When semen is ejaculated from the penis, it will immediately turn into a milky white or slightly yellow translucent jelly under the action of a protein-like substance secreted by the seminal vesicles. This is the nature of semen that people usually see. At this time, the sperm is "solidified" in the semen and cannot swim freely. After 5-30 minutes, with the participation of a hydrolase secreted by the prostate, the semen liquefies and automatically changes from a jelly-like state to a thin watery state.

Now that you understand why semen is granular, let me also introduce to you what normal semen looks like. Generally speaking, if semen is normal, although it is also sticky, the liquefaction time of healthy semen is about 10-20 minutes. If your semen is granular and does not liquefy, you need treatment.