Patient's question:
I just got divorced from my wife, and we're already planning to have a baby. My wife wants a high-quality baby and dragged me in for thorough tests. The results showed that my semen doesn't liquefy. That means I can't make my wife pregnant. Am I still a man? It's driving me crazy.Doctor's answer:
1. Qi deficiency and blood stasis constitution, obstruction of the essence orifices due to blood stasis, and the seminal fluid does not vaporize.2. Regularly indulging in spicy, sweet, and greasy foods, internal accumulation of damp-heat, or external invasion of damp-toxin can scorch body fluids, causing unclear semen and making the seminal fluid thick and unliquefying.
3. Insufficient congenital kidney yang, or malnutrition in later life, severe illness causing physical weakness, or damage to kidney yang due to external cold invasion can all cause the seminal fluid to congeal in coldness and fail to vaporize.
4. Excessive indulgence in alcohol, sex, and sexual labor, frequent depletion, or excessive mental strain, or the transformation of five emotions into fire, can all deplete kidney yin, leading to yin deficiency and excess fire, scorching body fluids, and making the seminal fluid thick and unliquefying.