Navigation Links
Semen


Semen analysis
Definition:
A semen analysis is a test to evaluate a man's fertility.
Full article >>>

Semen allergy
Q.
I often have a burning sensation in my vagina after my partner has ejaculated. What might cause this?
Tammy/ Georgia ...
Full article >>>

Semen may worsen cervical and uterine cancer
4 September 2006
A hormone-like molecule found in semen could worsen cervical and uterine (womb) cancer, research has suggested.
Full article >>>

When semen changes from its usual cream-white colour to white with 'a hint of pink', or is bloodstained, it's called haemospermia, which simply means blood in the semen. The semen can also appear brownish-red in colour.
Full article >>>

What in semen are people allergic to?
People are allergic to proteins in semen. 'We don't really know which proteins are responsible at this point,' says Bernstein.
Full article >>>

Semen - The combination of sperm and glandular fluid released by the urethra when a man ejaculates; normally a mixture of less than 1% sperm and 99% seminal fluid ...
Full article >>>

semen
The fluid that is released through the penis during orgasm. Semen is made up of sperm from the testicles and fluid from the prostate and other sex glands.
seminal fluid (SEM-in-al) ...
Full article >>>

Semenzato G, Zambello R, Starkebaum G, et al.: The lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes: updated criteria for diagnosis. Blood 89 (1): 256-60, 1997. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
Full article >>>

Semen: The fluid, containing sperm, which comes out of the penis during sexual excitement.
Sterile: Unable to father children.
Suprapubic: Above the pubic bone.
Full article >>>

Bloody Semen (March 19, 1997)
[BLOOD IN SEMEN USUALLY NOT SERIOUS; NUTRASWEET RESEARCH PRODUCES INCONCLUSIVE RESULTS]
Caffeine (February 26, 1997)
[CAFFEINE IS POWERFUL STIMULANT; READER NEEDS GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL] ...
Full article >>>

A test of your semen. This checks how many sperm you have and how healthy they are.
Blood tests. These tests check for infections, other diseases, and hormone levels.
An exam of fluid from your penis to check for infections.
Full article >>>

Semen is collected inside the condom, which must be carefully maintained in place and then removed after intercourse. Condoms are readily available at low cost in most drug and grocery stores. Some family planning clinics may offer free condoms.
Full article >>>

Tamai K, Semenov M, Kato Y, Spokony R, Liu C, Katsuyama Y, Hess F, Saint-Jeannet J-P, He X. (2000). LDL receptor-related proteins in Wnt signal transduction. Nature 407, 530-535.
Semenov M, Tamai K, Brott B, Kuhl M, Sokol S, He X.
Full article >>>

This leaves room for the semen when the man ejaculates. Also, the condom is less likely to break if all the air has been squeezed out.
Keep holding the tip of the condom. Unroll it onto the erect penis, all the way down to the pubic hair.
Full article >>>

HIV makes its way into all the body's fluids, but only blood, semen, vaginal discharge, and breast milk contain enough of the virus to infect others. Unprotected sex is one of the most common ways of catching the virus.
Full article >>>

Use barriers to avoid contact with semen, vaginal fluids, or blood. CORRECT AND CONSISTENT USE OF A CONDOM (male or female condoms) is essential. The additional use of lubricants may decrease the chance of barrier breakage.
Full article >>>

Ejaculation is the ejection of semen out of the urethra (passageway inside the penis) when a man has an orgasm. Under normal circumstances, ejaculation propels semen forward through a man's urethra and out the tip of his penis.
Full article >>>

In Melanesian culture, it is believed that the fetus comes from the mother's blood (the menstrual flow ceasing) and the father's bone (semen). Therefore to, make a strong and healthy baby there should be frequent sex between the couple.
Full article >>>

The subjects' sperm were analysed after each period and measured according to conventional semen analysis, computerised motility assessment, determination of reactive oxygen species generation, ...
Full article >>>

Cancer, prostate: Cancer of the gland that produces some of the components of semen fluid. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death of males in the U.S.
Full article >>>

The prostate gland in males makes fluids that are part of the semen. Normally, the contents of the prostate are sterile, that is, free of bacteria and other organisms. The prostate can become infected in acute bacterial prostatitis.
Full article >>>

HIV enters the body through direct contact with certain body fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and to a lesser extent, breast milk.
Full article >>>

After sympathectomy in men, semen is sometimes ejaculated into the bladder, which may impair fertility. After a sympathectomy done by inserting an endoscope in the chest cavity, patients may experience chest pain with deep breathing.
Full article >>>

Sperm motility: The percentage of all moving sperm in a semen sample. In a semen sample, 50% or more of the sperm should normally be moving rapidly.
Search All of MedicineNet For:
search help
Printer-Friendly Format ...
Full article >>>

SUTI (sperm-ubiquitin tag immunoassay) Test detects ubiquitin, a human protein that appears to be a universal marker of semen abnormalities; high levels of ubiquitin in sperm relate to a male infertility problem.
Full article >>>

BODY FLUIDS: Any fluid in the human body, such as blood, urine, saliva (spit), sputum, tears, semen, breast milk, or vaginal secretions. Only blood, semen, breast milk, and vaginal secretions have been linked directly to HIV transmission.
Full article >>>

HIV is not transmitted by casual contact; transmission requires a direct exchange of body fluids, such as blood or blood products, breast milk, semen, or vaginal secretions, ...
Full article >>>

It is found in saliva, urine, semen, and other body fluids. The virus is easily spread in households and in daycare centers. It can be transmitted to the fetus during pregnancy and to the baby during delivery or in breast milk.
Full article >>>

SYMPTOMS"Involuntary loss of semen, without orgasm, often while asleep.
Full article >>>

A donut-shaped gland below the bladder in men that contributes to the production of semen.
Psoriasis
A skin disease in which people have itchy, scaly, red patches on the skin.
Full article >>>

Condoms provide a high degree of infection but this is a very contagious disease. Any contact with semen or blood from an person with the virus can cause infection.
Full article >>>

Obstruction of the ejaculatory ducts can be diagnosed by ultrasound. Congenital absence of the vas deferens can be detected by the absence of fructose in the semen sample.
Full article >>>

with BV can be reproduced in the clinic by the addition of potassium hydroxide (KOH) to vaginal fluid. Women may also report a noticeable odor after intercourse or during menses due to the alkalinizing changes in vaginal pH produced by semen and ...
Full article >>>


'"/>


See more about: Semen

TAG: Semen
Other medicine dictionary
(Date:10/13/2008)... CoreValve ( www.corevalve.com ) announced today t...ing System for percutaneous aortic valve replaceme...is continues to enroll patients at an accelerating...ted worldwide at nearly 100 centers in 20 countrie...iness Wire EON) October 13, 2008 -- During the Mo...
(Date:10/13/2008)...3 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Merzenich, PhD.,co-foun... has been elected,to the Institute of Medicine acc...Dr. Merzenich is one of 65 newly elected members.,...rocess that recognizes,people who have made major ...iences, health care, and public health. Election i...
(Date:10/13/2008)...moothies Given Away, FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 13 /...the third annual FitFuture KIDS Fest at the Will R...nufacturing plant in Fort Worth, passed,out thousa...trated support,for a healthier Tarrant County. The...re KIDS Fest is to help educate families about the...
(Date:10/13/2008)...PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2008 NCPA Digest,sp...the NCPA 110th Annual,Convention. The Digest has b...des the most comprehensive portrait of the financi...e previous calendar year. Last year,s,Digest provi...escription,drug program had played a leading role ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News: CoreValve Announces That More Than 1,800 High-Risk Patients Have Been Treated with its ReValving System for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (PAVR) : Highly encouraging registry data also presented at TCT 2008 2Health News:Merzenich Elected to Institute of Medicine 2Health News:Merzenich Elected to Institute of Medicine 3Health News:The Dannon Company Sponsors FitFuture KIDS Fest 2Health News:The Dannon Company Sponsors FitFuture KIDS Fest 3Health News:Positive Picture of Independent Community Pharmacies Emerges With Release of 2008 NCPA Digest, Sponsored by Cardinal Health 2Health News:Positive Picture of Independent Community Pharmacies Emerges With Release of 2008 NCPA Digest, Sponsored by Cardinal Health 3
...ner of the Food and Drug Administration has been s...sations of financial improprieties. // Attorney B...had begun a criminal investigation of Lester Crawf...deral magistrate, in a telephone hearing, on Thurs...
...ion campaign commenced with a bit of a furore afte...dren to avail immunization, // and this left many ... the stock of vaccines started getting depleted by...commencement of the vaccination drive. Assistant M...
... patients with severe heart disease or trauma was ...ich and his colleagues noticed// that the rats in ...for a stroke, but had different responses. "We w...n the researchers measured the temperatures in the...
...h University Medical School in Melbourne, Australi...ows effective results against obesity than a very ...s of a placing a band around the top of stomach to... extremely obese. This could be practiced for thos...
Other Medicine News: