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A member asked:
If sperm is never released from the testes, it is reabsorbed. does a similar mechanism apply to the other seminal fluids?
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No: Neither sperm nor seminal fluid is "reabsorbed".
Answered 3/4/2013
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Sperm yes, semen no: Sperm trapped by blocked spermatic, epididymal tubes or vas deferens (latter after a vasectemy) eventually die & disintegrate. Products of disintegration are then absorbed by macrophage cells. Various components of semen produced by prostate gland, seminal vesicles & cowper's gland escape into the urethra. Theoretically blocked ejaculatory or prostatic duct/s might lead to seminal fluid absorbtion.
Answered 3/19/2017
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