Patient's question:
I and my partner are planning to have a child. To ensure a healthy baby, my partner and I went to the hospital for pre-pregnancy tests. My partner is great, but when my sperm quality was checked, the semen was not liquefying properly and took too long, which was outside the normal range. I am very sad.Doctor's answer:
1. The common causes of semen not liquefying are prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis, which lead to insufficient secretion of fibrinolytic enzymes by the prostate; 2. Deficiency of trace elements (such as selenium, zinc, etc.); congenital absence of the prostate, etc. Fibrinolytic enzymes and trace elements (such as selenium, zinc, etc.) needed in the prostate are the main methods to address the issue of semen not liquefying. Therefore, semen liquefaction disorders, incomplete liquefaction of semen, and zinc deficiency are highly related. Zinc deficiency requires timely digestion, and relying solely on food for digestion is not comprehensive or timely.