Patient's question:
Semen appears jelly-like. For a while, the wife has not been pregnant while trying to conceive. The hospital examination said it was due to semen not liquefying. How is semen not liquefying calculated?Doctor's answer:
After normal semen is expelled outside the body, under the effect of coagulating enzymes secreted by the seminal vesicles, it becomes thick and jelly-like. Between 10 to 20 minutes after ejaculation, under the effect of fibrinolytic enzymes secreted by the prostate, it vaporizes and becomes relatively thin. Vaporization time: less than 30 minutes. Vaporization abnormality refers to the phenomenon where semen cannot completely vaporize at least half an hour after ejaculation or begins to vaporize within an hour. It includes conditions such as non-liquefaction of semen and delayed vaporization of semen, which are commonly referred to as non-liquefaction of semen. Non-liquefaction of semen restricts sperm movement, slows it down, or inhibits sperm from entering the uterine cavity to fertilize the egg, leading to infertility.