Patient's question:
What could be the reason for feeling that my semen volume is a bit low? I am 24 years old and unmarried. I used to have manual stimulation for 5 years. Recently, I had one episode of manual stimulation, but the semen volume was still considerable. However, for the past ten days, I haven’t had any manual stimulation, and last night I noticed that my semen volume was very low. Could you please help me understand why I always feel that my semen volume is insufficient?Doctor's answer:
Hello! A semen volume of less than 2 ml each time is called oligozoospermia. Causes of reduced semen volume: ① Obstruction of the vas deferens or congenital absence of the seminal vesicles; ② Pituitary or interstitial cell disease of the testes, leading to a decrease in gonadotropins or estrogen, resulting in reduced semen production; ③ Infectious diseases of the reproductive tract can also cause dysfunction of accessory glands, leading to reduced semen production. It is recommended that you first undergo testing to identify the cause of oligozoospermia. Once the cause is identified, the treatment difficulty will not be too great.