The name of Semen is given to the whitish tissue with a high viscosity index that is excreted by the male reproductive system at the time of ejaculation, the main function of this body fluid is to achieve the transport of sperm from the testicles to the urethra and from there to the outside, so that they obtain access to the vaginal canal and later to the uterus, in this way to achieve the interaction of these with the ovules that will generate the formation of a zygote, which is the primary cell for the formation of a fetus. This seminal fluid is produced by the glands found within the male urogenital tract.
The normal volume of semen expelled in the ejaculation movement is 3 to 5 milliliters, a value that is directly related to the period of sexual abstinence that the man presents, that is, the longer the man does not have sexual intercourse, the seminal volume will increase and vice versa. As mentioned above, the color that the semen must present is totally white (milky in appearance), if it presents a pink or reddish color it is a sign called “ hematoesperm ” which means the presence of blood in semen during ejaculation, this is a symptom characteristic of an injury or infection at the urethral level, in other words it is present in a urinary pathology.
The taste and smell of semen is characteristic of each individual since it directly depends on the eating habits and hygiene that they have, it can be said that they are innate characteristics for every man, in some people perceiving these peculiarities is unpleasant but in others it is exciting exponentially increasing the libido of the couple while they are in the sexual act.
The 90% of the liquid ejected in ejaculation consists of semen, the viscosity of the same depend on the concentration of spermatozoa possessing normally per ejaculate is expelled around 200 to 300 million sperm being comfortable number for fertilization of the ovum If an amount equal to or less than 20 million sperm is expelled, it is said that it is a sterile man, since it is impossible for them to survive for fertilization.
