Is it normal for sperm to be milky white and sticky?

Sperm is something that only men have. It can combine with the female egg to form a new cell body. However, some situations may occur with the sperm, including normal and abnormal situations. For example, when the sperm is milky white and sticky, many people don’t know whether this is normal. So, is it normal for sperm to be milky white and sticky?

Since the sperm has not yet liquefied, the semen just ejaculated may be white and sticky, or it may be grayish white and sticky. After about 10 to 20 minutes, it will slowly liquefy and will no longer be sticky. So if it continues to be sticky, it means that the semen takes too long to liquefy or does not liquefy, which is abnormal. If you are worried, it is recommended that you go to the Urology Department of a Grade A hospital for a semen analysis to see the quality of the sperm. If it is good, it will not affect fertility.

Experts say that the color of sperm is generally grayish white or milky white, and it may be light yellow if you haven't ejaculated for a long time. If the following colors appear, it is an abnormal phenomenon. ① Yellow or brown pus-like semen: seen in seminal vesiculitis or prostatitis, etc. ② Bright red or dark red bloody semen: seen in inflammation, tuberculosis and tumors of the reproductive system. The semen is yellow-green, indicating inflammation in the reproductive tract, which is likely to be a purulent infection of the prostate and seminal vesicles. The semen is red, indicating that it contains red blood cells, which is usually called "hematospermia". Most hematospermia is caused by seminal vesiculitis or prostatitis. This type of hematospermia caused by inflammation is mostly light red. If small blood vessels rupture due to vascular malformation, the hematospermia will be bright red and contain blood clots.

The semen of a normal adult male is milky white or grayish white. If ejaculation has not occurred for a long time, the semen may turn yellow. Regular sexual life will restore the condition on its own. However, if the semen is yellow for a long time, it indicates a disease, most commonly prostatitis, urinary tract infection, etc. It is recommended that you observe comprehensively. If the symptoms have not been relieved, you should go to the hospital in time to identify the causative factors and actively treat the symptoms. I wish you good health! Yellow sperm is one of the manifestations of abnormal semen. Other phenomena include white or red sperm. When semen is just ejaculated, it is usually milky white or light yellow in appearance. If there is inflammation or it stays in the body for a long time, the color will become a darker yellow.

Normal semen just ejaculated is viscous, milky white, and contains grayish white clots. After about 10-20 minutes, the clots liquefy on their own and become translucent, turbid, thin mucus. It is difficult to judge with the naked eye, but it can be determined through semen quality analysis. According to your description, it is considered to be related to prostatitis, and there may not be problems with sperm. It is recommended to do routine examination of prostatic fluid and symptomatic treatment.