[Knowledge] How can you test your own sperm quality at home?

Preface

Last week, at a gathering of friends, there was an immediate chill when it came to preparing for pregnancy - some people waited too long in the queue to go to the hospital for a check-up, while others were afraid to go for fear of privacy, so we began to wonder if we could do the test ourselves at home.

It's like cooking: you think it's easy when you watch the instructions, but when you put it in the pot you realise that if you put too much salt in it you'll snore, and if you don't cook it right it'll be all mushy!

Today we're going to talk about measuring sperm quality at home, which is like measuring your own blood pressure. A home blood pressure monitor can help you understand the general picture, but if you really want to confirm the diagnosis of high blood pressure, you still need to go to hospital.

Preparation Stage

The body needs to be in shape before the test. It is recommended that you abstain from sex for 2-7 days before the test to give your testes enough time to produce new sperm.

Just like a cell phone needs to be charged to work properly, the reproductive system needs time to rest.

Don't be nervous if the first test result is not satisfactory. It is recommended that you take more tests a few days apart, and the average of three tests is more reliable.

Semen Collection

The process of collecting a semen sample is not really complicated, but it is important to maintain adequate hygiene.

Take a shower, prepare a clean and transparent cup, and then extract some sperm samples through skillful masturbation techniques or with the stimulation of a little masturbation cup, then fill the cup and start the test, and if you have difficulties manually, you can use an electric masturbator to collect the sperm.

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Assessing sperm quality

Sperm volume

The normal amount of sperm is about 1.5-6 milliliters (ml), which is about a teaspoonful of sperm. It is normal for the volume to decrease as you have more frequent ejaculations.

However, if the volume is less than 1.5 ml for three consecutive times, or more than 7 ml, then we should be vigilant. For example, my friend's last test showed he had 5 ml, which was later found to be a blockage in the vas deferens.

Sperm color

Freshly ejaculated semen should be off-white or pale yellow, like freshly squeezed milk.

If it's pink, yellowish-green, or contains blood, don't hesitate to go to the hospital.Semen smell

Semen smell

Of course you all know the smell of heather, it's almost the same.

However, there are individual differences in the smell of sperm, which is related to the different types of metabolic enzymes in the body and their content.

But if it smells like moldy bread or has a pungent chemical odor, something is definitely wrong.

Sperm Status

Freshly ejaculated semen is gelatinous, sometimes with small jelly-like particles, it begins to liquefy after a few minutes and dissolves in water in 5-10 minutes.

If it does not liquefy after 30 minutes or even 1 hour, it may affect sperm viability.

Sperm Viscosity

With a cotton swab dipped in semen and lifted up, normal semen drawing length of less than 2cm will be broken, if the length is greater than 2cm without breaking, it means that the seminal vesicle fluid contains a large number of coagulation factors, so that the semen viscosity is too high, this will lead to m zygote activity is low.

If you pick up the semen does not pull the silk at all, or too pull the silk, it may be caused by the seminal vesicles or prostatitis produce lesions.

Precautions

The test must be done at room temperature, never in the refrigerator or in direct sunlight.

It is best to urinate before collecting the sperm to avoid mixing the urine.

If you have to go to the hospital within three days, remember not to replace the professional report with the self-test results, because there are some indicators that can only be accurately assessed by the instrument.

In conclusion

Said so much, in fact, is to let you do not take the self-test seriously, rather than staring at these data every day entangled, it is better to focus on regular work and rest, balanced diet and moderate exercise.

Self-measurement method is like the blood pressure meter bought at home can only be a reference, if you want to know the exact report, you need to go to a good level of hospital testing Oh.

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