Blood in the semen, as a symptom of diseases
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Blood in the semen can be present, as a symptom of hematospermia. Hematospermia is true or false.
The appearance of blood in the ejaculate is detected when changes in the color of the sperm are visible. It becomes brownish or reddish-brown. It happens that the ejaculate is painted with scarlet blood.
With true hematospermia, blood is mixed with the ejaculate in the testicles of a man or in his appendages. Also, in this disease, blood mixing with sperm can occur in seminal vesicles or in the prostate gland. Sperm in this case - brown or brownish-red.
With false hematospermia, blood and ejaculate are mixed in the urethra. In this case, it stains the sperm in a scarlet color or in semen there are found, as it were, blood veins.
It has already been said earlier that the color change of the ejaculate can be a sign of various kinds of chronic diseases, infectious and inflammatory processes of the pelvic organs. Also, such symptoms are caused by cysts, benign tumors and oncological processes of the genitourinary system of men. Medical interventions in various organs located in the small pelvis lead, like diseases, to the temporary appearance of blood in the semen. For more details on the causes of blood in the semen, you need to carefully read the previous sections.
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Blood in urine and semen
It happens that the color changes not only the ejaculate, but also the urine of the man. Sometimes the representatives of the stronger sex pay attention to the fact that they have blood in the urine and semen.
This symptom most often means a serious disease - prostate cancer. Unfortunately, the recognition of this disease occurs in the late stages of the oncological process. Therefore, there is little chance for a man to recover from him.
In addition to the above symptom, oncological processes in the prostate can also be manifested by the following signs:
- increased frequency of urination,
- the appearance of pain in the perineal zone.
But sometimes there is no such symptom, so a person does not seek help from specialists. Therefore, it happens that with prostate cancer there are not early signs of the disease, but already those that characterize the stage of the appearance of metastases. These include:
- the presence of pain in the bones (in the pelvis, hips and spine),
- the appearance of fractures,
- the occurrence of pain in the chest area.
If the cases of prostate cancer have gone too far, then the man begins to worry about such symptoms as:
- retention of urine in acute manifestation,
- sharp weight loss and weakening of the body,
- appearance of pallor of the skin, as well as earthy skin tone.
The last two symptoms are characteristic for the already begun intoxication of an organism at the last stages of a cancer.
It happens that the appearance of blood in the urine and semen is accompanied by other bad changes in the body. These include:
- the emergence of weakness of the erection or impotence (due to the defeat of the nerves that are responsible for this process),
- a visible decrease in the volume of ejaculate (due to the fact that tumor processes begin to reduce the channel for ejaculation of sperm).
Blood instead of sperm
In some cases, anomalies with the male body instead of sperm with ejaculation flowing blood. The reasons for this phenomenon are different.
For example, it happens that with ejaculation blood instead of sperm comes from young men who have a short frenum or phimosis (narrowing of the foreskin). At the sexual certificate or act from a urethra of such men begin to be allocated drops of a bloody liquid instead of expected ejaculate. Having found out similar signs, it is necessary to pass consultation at the urologist, and if necessary, and the andrologist.
Cases are described when, when the sexual act is committed, instead of sperm, blood begins to be allocated. In this case, discomfort and pain is absent, there is also an orgasm. Although the ejaculate does not have a characteristic whitish appearance, but dark blood (or brown). In this case, the selection may initially have a bright red color. Such symptoms are characteristic for bleeding from the urethra. If the described cases are not isolated, then you should always consult a urologist.
But still, doctors believe that the regular appearance of blood instead of sperm is either a serious inflammation, or a sign of cancer of the pelvic organs. Therefore, it is not necessary to postpone visiting a specialist "in the long box", but to register for an appointment immediately to undergo an examination and all the necessary diagnostic procedures.
Blood clots in the sperm
The blood clots found in the sperm do not always have to bother young men. Experts recommend taking any decisive action only when the situation is repeated more than ten times in a row. As a rule, men under forty who apply to an andrologist with a similar problem can undergo a comprehensive examination. But treatment by a doctor will not be appointed, because the cause of such a symptom does not come to light, and an unpleasant manifestation will soon pass by itself.
Men after forty years of age should no longer treat their health so lightly. And at the first appearance of blood clots in the ejaculate, it is necessary to hurry to a specialist for a consultation.
The cause of the formation of blood clots in the ejaculate can be various diseases, namely:
- the presence of stones in the kidneys or in the bladder,
- the appearance of prostatitis,
- tumor processes in the prostate gland,
- the presence of cysts in the genitals responsible for reproductive functions,
- the appearance of stones that are located in the ejaculatory duct or in the seminiferous canals,
- presence in the anamnesis of a patient with papillary adenoma of the prostate,
- pathological extensions that are present in the seminiferous tubules,
- various injuries, in which the bladder was damaged, as well as other genital organs,
- persistent increase in blood pressure,
- presence of hemorrhagic diathesis.
Not always blood mixed with sperm is the cause of any disease. Usually, when the blood goes out with the ejaculate, a man up to forty years old must be remembered, but did not have any trauma. If the injury was, it is best to observe a sparing regime of physical activity for a while and relax more. It is possible that an unpleasant symptom will no longer appear and the problem will go away by itself.
If, together with such an alarming sign, a man starts to be troubled by other ailments - this is an occasion to consult a doctor. For example, a person begins to notice that he has pain with ejaculation, pain when urinating, the appearance of swelling in the scrotum, painful phenomena in the groin, painful phenomena in the back, and blood in the urine. It is also possible to increase body temperature. All of the above symptoms alone and in combination, combined with the appearance of blood in the semen, are considered signs of serious diseases. Therefore, a man who is concerned about his health, you should not delay the visit to the doctor and take a survey in the near future.
The above recommendations refer to representatives of the stronger sex who have not yet turned forty. But if the ejaculate is stained with blood from a person who is already over forty, then this signal can not be ignored. A visit to the doctor, even without the presence of additional symptoms, will be a good contribution to your own health.
Bloody sperm in the sperm
The bloodstream in the semen indicates the presence of a false hematospermia in a man. With true hematospermia, the ejaculate has a brown color - this means that the blood is mixed in it evenly. There was a similar dysfunction in the following organs of the small pelvis of a man:
- testicles,
- vas deferens,
- seminal vesicles,
- prostate.
With false hematospermia, blood is mixed with sperm in the urethra. And therefore, the ejaculate does not have time to fully acquire a uniform color, and in the ejaculate of a man there appear only veins of blood.
If there are symptoms of false hematospermia, a man should urgently consult a urologist, because such phenomena can indicate various health problems. Especially, do not postpone visiting a specialist for young men, since delay in treatment of the disease can adversely affect the sexual reproductive functions of the young person. In addition, a false hematosperm can cause an infectious disease, which adversely affects the entire human body. And other organs of the genitourinary system will lead to infection.
Usually, in young men, false hematospermia is a symptom of an inflammatory disease. Most often in this process are implicated prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis of the testicle of a man.
Traces of blood in the sperm
Not always ejaculate male completely colored in brown, brown or scarlet. It happens that under certain circumstances the representatives of the stronger sex discover traces of blood in the sperm.
Most often these people do not have a violent sexual life, spend their time with one partner. Therefore, it is difficult to suspect them of venereological infections. Of course, specialists do not diagnose without examining the patient. But usually with such symptoms, a vesiculitis is attributed to a man.
Vesiculitis is the inflammatory process that occurs in seminal vesicles. But vesiculitis does not appear on its own: this disease is a consequence of previously arisen inflammation of other organs of the urogenital system of a man. These diseases include orchitis, urethritis and prostatitis. All of the above diseases are of an infectious nature, and therefore they spread to other organs of the sexual and urinary system of men.
If you clarify a little, orchitis is called inflammation of the testicles (or one testicle) of a man. Such inflammatory processes can be caused by various infections and be consequences of transferred influenza, mumps, typhoid, brucellosis, pneumonia, rheumatic polyarthritis, gonorrhea and so on. Orchitis can also be caused by other inflammatory processes in the genitourinary system.
Urethritis is called inflammatory processes that occur in the urethra - in the urethra. Urethritis is affected not only by men, but also by women. Also, this disease can have both infectious and non-infectious origin.
Prostatitis is called inflammatory processes, found in the prostate gland. Prostatitis, like urethritis, is infectious and non-infectious. There are also chronic and acute stage of the disease. Non-infectious causes of prostatitis are in the wrong way of life of a man - sedentary work and rest, systematic hypothermia, a decrease in the body's immune forces, alcohol abuse, lack of physical activity, prolonged abstinence from sexual life or, conversely, sexual intemperance. Infectious causes of prostatitis are the presence of foci of chronic infections in the body that enter the prostate gland with blood flow. Infectious prostatitis can also cause various pathogens that enter the prostate sexually.