Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. I would like to know what causes sperm to remain liquid. In the past, I was just busy with work and had no plans to have children with my wife. But as I've gotten older, my family has started urging me to ask when we'll have children. Now, I can't seem to have children, and the check-up said my sperm isn't liquefying. What causes sperm to remain liquid?Doctor's answer:
Hello, semen is immediately solidified after ejaculation outside the body and then enters the liquefaction process. This process typically completes within 15 minutes. If the semen does not liquefy within 60 minutes, it should be considered abnormal. Therefore, it is recommended to observe and record the liquefaction status of the semen at 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and 60 minutes after ejaculation, as well as whether it liquefies completely. Normal semen may contain non-liquefying gel-like particles, and this phenomenon appears to have no clinical significance. Prolonged liquefaction time, incomplete liquefaction, or failure to liquefy are usually associated with hypofunction of the prostate gland and a lack of proteolytic enzymes.Advice: Treatment methods vary depending on the underlying cause. It is recommended that you visit a formal and professional infertility and sterility specialty hospital for targeted examinations under the guidance of experts to determine the cause and receive symptomatic treatment. Wishing you good health.