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What Does Yellowish While Color Of Semen Indicate?
Question: when I ejaculated, sperm looks white, on tissue it looks a bit yellowish but on a black background it looks white, how do we actually examine semen's color?
these are the pictures, same semen but different backgrounds
these are the pictures, same semen but different backgrounds
Brief Answer:
ADVICE REGARDING SEMEN COLOR
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for posting your query in HCM.
This is Dr. Swarnava dattagupta answering your query.
See, first of all, the colour of seminal fluid is mostly yellowish white or pearly white. But it is not constant. Just like when you ejaculate after a reasonable gap, it is more thick and has a yellowish tinge, but when you ejaculate frequently, it is more watery and thin.
If you really want to check the colour of your seminal fluid, check over clean white surface, then the yellowish tinge will be noticeable. But let me tell you that unless there is tinge of blood or any reddish hue, you need not worry. What matters is the volume, sperm count and motility with maturity of the sperms.
You have experienced different colour just because of the contrasting surface and exteriors.
Hope i have answered your question.
You can ask any further question and I will be happy to help.
Regards
ADVICE REGARDING SEMEN COLOR
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thank you for posting your query in HCM.
This is Dr. Swarnava dattagupta answering your query.
See, first of all, the colour of seminal fluid is mostly yellowish white or pearly white. But it is not constant. Just like when you ejaculate after a reasonable gap, it is more thick and has a yellowish tinge, but when you ejaculate frequently, it is more watery and thin.
If you really want to check the colour of your seminal fluid, check over clean white surface, then the yellowish tinge will be noticeable. But let me tell you that unless there is tinge of blood or any reddish hue, you need not worry. What matters is the volume, sperm count and motility with maturity of the sperms.
You have experienced different colour just because of the contrasting surface and exteriors.
Hope i have answered your question.
You can ask any further question and I will be happy to help.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
so based on the pics I uploaded, what colour was it actually?
Brief Answer:
Yellowish white...
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
It was white with a yellow tinge.
You can call it yellowish white seminal fluid which is considered normal.
No need to worry.
Regards
Yellowish white...
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
It was white with a yellow tinge.
You can call it yellowish white seminal fluid which is considered normal.
No need to worry.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
some had said that if it is yellow, its also a sign of infection, but I am not sure what kind of yellow they meant actually, could you tell me more on this?
Brief Answer:
FOLLOW UP
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
Seminal fluid can be more yellow or reddish if there is blood with infection, but there will be other symptoms like pain, burning micturition, sometimes an ill odour etc. Sometimes, semen becomes more yellowish in older people. If these are not associated, you should not worry. Your specimen seemed okay as far as the pictures were concerned.
However, definite confirmation will be with microbiological and pathological examination only. But I guess that is not needed unless you have some symptoms.
Hope it was useful.
Regards
FOLLOW UP
Detailed Answer:
Hello again.
Seminal fluid can be more yellow or reddish if there is blood with infection, but there will be other symptoms like pain, burning micturition, sometimes an ill odour etc. Sometimes, semen becomes more yellowish in older people. If these are not associated, you should not worry. Your specimen seemed okay as far as the pictures were concerned.
However, definite confirmation will be with microbiological and pathological examination only. But I guess that is not needed unless you have some symptoms.
Hope it was useful.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Pradeep Vitta
okay doctor, last 2 weeks I had it yellow, and it turns white at the 4th ejaculation on the 3rd consecutive day, then I waited for a day, it was white, for two days then it was continuously white, the picture I gave was after 5 days not ejaculating, consulted some urologists who said that was due to the presence of urine, but so long as its not constantly yellow, and so long as it remained white under dark backgrounds, that means I am fine right?
Brief Answer:
Colour of semen isn't the sole criteria to confirm infection...
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Yes as i had said, when you ejaculate after some days, the consistency becomes thicker and yellowish.
Whereas in frequent ejaculations, it is thin and more white.
And yes as the urologist said, urine mixed with it makes it watery and subsequently the colour appears white and consistency becomes thin.
Anyways, you should not worry. Your specimen seemed fine to me.
Regards
Colour of semen isn't the sole criteria to confirm infection...
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Yes as i had said, when you ejaculate after some days, the consistency becomes thicker and yellowish.
Whereas in frequent ejaculations, it is thin and more white.
And yes as the urologist said, urine mixed with it makes it watery and subsequently the colour appears white and consistency becomes thin.
Anyways, you should not worry. Your specimen seemed fine to me.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
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