Blood in semen indicates a significant medical underlying condition. Causes can be infection and inflammation of related structures. It can also be due to sexually transmitted diseases. It can also be due to some trauma or obstruction. Treatment mainly depends on the cause.
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My semen was contaminated with brown liquid that looks like blood. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My cum was contaminated with brown liquid that looks like blood. I do my job by sitting on a chair for five hours. I have some back pain from this. But I have no problem during urination. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern it can be due to a urinary tract infection – common symptoms are blood in semen with a burning sensation passing through urine, and lower abdomen pain. I suggest you take a tablet of Uribid 100 mg ( Nitrofurantoin) twice a day after fo... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, The day after my first COVID vaccine a year ago, I had a cramp-like pain in my scrotum. I had blood in my urine that day and the next day in my semen. So I went to the doctor, and he did a urine test and said there were little traces of blood, but since my pain was not severe then, he ... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Your symptoms are consistent with chronic prostatitis, the inflammation of the prostate gland, which requires treatment with long-term antibiotics and alpha-blockers. I suggest the following. Take a semen culture... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I had protective sex with bar girls and hand jobs inside an Asian spa. I used two condoms during the intercourse, but I could not ejaculate. I ejaculated after masturbating with my hand. After the intercourse, I found blood stains on the bedsheet, and one of the condoms had little bloo... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Blood in semen can be due to various causes. However, urethritis or prostate infection is more common. I suggest you answer the following questions to assist you further. 1. Do you have any other symptoms like painful urination, pain in the t... Read Full »
What to do when we find blood in semen?
Query: Hello doctor, What to do when we find blood in our semen? There was a blood clot in my semen when I ejaculated during unprotected sex, but I have had unprotected sex regularly. The next day I masturbated to see if I still have it and this time blood was mixed in the semen. Although, it does not hurt... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Blood in semen with no other symptoms is very likely idiopathic or no pathology. After a period of abstinence sometimes aggressive frequent sexual activity leads to hematospermia. Majority of times it is self-limiting. Unprotected sexual intercourse will not give ris... Read Full »
What does bloody semen with clots and testicular pain indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 33-year-old male. I have not had any previous health problems, non-smoker, and non-drinker. Generally, I am feeling fine. For the past six months, I have produced bloody semen with blood clots and producing more recently. I have also recently started feeling mild pain behind my... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hematospermia (blood in semen), is fairly common. Generally it is not considered as a sinister sign. There are whole list of possibilities for this theoretically, but once we ensure it is not due to sinister cause and rule out treatable causes say like infections we ... Read Full »
I have spotting of blood in my sperms since two years even after treatment. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have had blood in my sperm for the last two years. I did all testing, including X-ray testicles, prostate examination was found to be good, STD is negative, did MRI, and it shows that I have inflammation of seminal vesicles; I have been on antibiotics for 30 days, and I have two more... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The next step is cystoscopy and seminal fluid aspiration for cytology. Two years of inflammation is too long and needs further attention and investigation. Next, we need to know the cause as causes are divided into inflammatory and noninflammatory like tumors. And lastl... Read Full »
Why am I getting blood in my semen on masturbating?
Query: Hi,I got blood in my semen from the past two times when I was trying to masturbate. What can be the reason? And what is the cure for it? Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I read your query and understand your concern.There can be many reasons for blood in semen. But the most common is an infection of the prostate and seminal vesicle gland.The treatment protocol is to start on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory treatment.I suggest you get a re... Read Full »
Are my penile pain, soreness, and bleeding during intercourse related to multiple partners?
Query: Hi doctor, I have had sex with over 20 different partners. And I have got bleeding from my penis during the intercourse three times. It is very painful and sore during intercourse. I could notice blood everywhere after the intercourse. When I put on a condom, my discomforts are relieved. Kin... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.This is a penile injury that is extended to the urethra. Hence you are bleeding. Kindly send me pictures of your erect penis and stay abstain from intercourse for three weeks to get better.I hope recovery will be complete without urethral stricture. Snap happens in penile f... Read Full »
I get blood in sperm during ejaculation without pain. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have blood in sperm after ejaculation for about three days and there is a very little to no burning sensation. I have no sexual relations over a year. I feel fine and consume alcohol every day. I am obese with high blood pressure and cholesterol. My urine is very concentrated becaus... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Blood in ejaculation mostly refers to inflammation of the prostate, seminal vesicles, or ejaculatory ducts which represents the tract and the way semen pass through. This inflammation can be caused by infection or sometimes without infection. I need to ask a few que... Read Full »