A 38-year-old member asked:
How does the male reproductive system produce the fluids that mix with sperm to make semen?
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Dr. Jesse Millsanswered
Urology 22 years experience
Prostate: The prostate gland and seminal vesicles make semen. The vas deferens, the sperm tube, carries sperm into the ejaculatory duct in the urethra where sperm and fluid mix to be ejaculated.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Which organs of the male reproductive system make semen?
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Dr. Jesse Millsanswered
Urology 22 years experience
Prostate etc.: Semen comes from the prostate, seminal vesicles and sperm from the epididymis and testicles.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
When men ejaculate is sperm always in semen?
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Expected to, not in men following vasectomy for example or having medical conditions that may result in absence of viable sperm.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Can men ejaculate without any semen and just sperm?
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
No. The sperm are normally part of the ejaculate.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Can anus store sperms longer than the reproductive system in female?
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: Sperm can only survive up to 5 days in a supportive environment. The rectum/large intestine is not designed to maintain sperm. If anything they would ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
I can't mix semen and sperm right. 99% of my ejacs are just semen. Is there a way to fix the valve without surgery?
Dr. David Sneidanswered
Endocrinology 43 years experience
How do you know that: How do you know that? What surgery have you had and what did your biopsy show. Much more information is needed to make any conclusions. Best done by y... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Is semen the only thing sperm can travel in? If seminal fluids were absorbed by toilet paper, does that mean sperm die almost immediately?
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Semen: If any sperm entered the vagina before wiping, pregnancy would be possible if your partner was ovulating at that time. There is no way of knowing how ... Read More
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