What causes blood in my semen? semen is often dark brown or quite red.

Blood in semen: Please get to your family physician as soon as possible. If this symptom has been present for more than one day you need to be seen immediately. Simple short lived blood in semen may represent an infection in the prostate gland. But, this gland is well known for developing cancer. You need to be checked. Today.

Hematospermia: Hematospermia (bloody semen) is almost always caused by a benign condition in younger men & in many cases no clear cause is identified. In older men w/ hematospermia, genitourinary cancer such as prostate cancer is considered in the evaluation process. Even in older males with hematospermia, etiology is rarely found to be neoplastic in nature. Urology consultation is a safe option for older males.