Why Does Semen Become Solid? Is This Normal?

Solidified sperm may be caused by factors such as diet, qi deficiency and blood stasis, excessive sexual activity, and other reasons. This is abnormal. Under normal conditions, semen ejaculated outside the body will become a thick jelly-like consistency under the action of the coagulating enzyme secreted by the seminal vesicle. After being ejaculated for 10 to 20 minutes, it will liquefy under the action of the fibrinolytic enzyme secreted by the prostate gland, becoming thinner. Generally, the liquefaction time of semen is less than 30 minutes. Abnormal semen liquefaction refers to the phenomenon that semen cannot be completely liquefied at least half an hour after ejaculation or begins to liquefy after more than one hour. It includes semen that does not liquefy and semen that liquefies slowly, which are habitually collectively referred to as semen that does not liquefy. The causes of semen clotting include overeating cold drinks, damaging spleen yang, or other diseases injuring spleen yang, spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency. Or habitually eating spicy, greasy, and greasy foods, internal damp-heat, or external dampness and toxicity can all fumigate and scorch body fluids, making semen not liquefy. Qi deficiency and blood stasis or blood stasis constitution, and congestion of the sperm orifice can also lead to semen that does not liquefy. If this is the case, it is necessary to go to the hospital as soon as possible to confirm the cause and actively undergo treatment. Excessive sexual activity, frequent ejaculation, excessive mental strain, or the conversion of the five emotions into fire can all deplete kidney yin, leading to yin deficiency and fire excess, scorching body fluids, and resulting in semen that does not liquefy. Of course, insufficient fibrinolytic enzyme secreted by the prostate gland due to seminal vesicle inflammation and prostatitis, as well as the lack of magnesium and zinc elements, can also lead to prostatitis. Once inflammation occurs in the seminal vesicle or prostate gland, it can cause dysfunction in the secretion of these factors, resulting in an increase in coagulation factors or a decrease in liquefaction factors, leading to semen that does not liquefy.