Cold sperm = dead sperm?

Question

This is health therefore you might be "grossed" out by the following, Read on your own risk because I have heard people saying gross about small hygiene topics.





1.Sometimes, rarely, my semen/sperm is cold. Is this bad? I live in a rather warm place so it could be just me comparing it to the temprature of my current state. Is it a disease or something bad?

2. If sperm goes down to below room temprature, a rather colder ((more warm then refridgerators but still cold when you touch it all of a sudden like tap water after using the bathroom cold)) temprature, after being warm at the time of ejaculation, would the sperm be dead because of the temprature change from warm to rather cold?

Answer 1

Sperm is only a small part of semen which is what comes out when a man ejaculates. Sperm are viable for a while at room temperature, and gradually become less and less motile before dying about 1-2 hours later, or longer, depending on conditions (sunlight, cold, or whether the semen is in a container or just on a surface). Semen protects the sperm and helps it survive for a while. Sperm can still be motile after 4 hours if the semen is stored in a clean container and incubated at body temp. If you think you have a problem, visit a doctor, such as a urologist, and get a semen analysis. (I am a lab tech and I perform sperm counts).

Answer 2

I doubt it is a disease. You are most likely normal but if you are worried go see your doctor.
Sperm will be cooler than body temperture, because your sack is cooler than your internal body temp.


Medical Facts....
Temperature of the testes effects the efficacy of spermatogenesis (sperm formation). The scrotum (the skin covered sac that holds the testicles) functions as a sensitive regulator of temperature, and by contracting and relaxing it modifies testicular temperature. Optimal temperature for the testes is approximately 2 degrees below body temperature.

Semen is usually white or grey, but can occasionally appear yellowish. Pink or red semen suggests that blood is present. Although this is only rarely due to a serious health problem, men with semen that seems bloodstained should seek advice from their family doctor.

Semen clots almost immediately after ejaculation, forming a sticky, jelly-like liquid. It will liquefy again in 5 to 40 minutes. It is quite normal for semen to form jelly-like globules and this does not indicate any health or fertility problem. Failure of clotting and subsequent liquefaction can cause fertility problems.

A normal count will result in ....
at least 75 per cent of the spermatozoa should be alive (it is normal for up to 25 per cent to be dead).


at least 30 per cent of the spermatozoa should be of normal shape and form.


at least 25 per cent of the spermatozoa should be swimming with rapid forward movement.


at least 50 per cent of the spermatozoa should be swimming forward, even if only sluggishly.

It is quite surprising how many dead and abnormal sperm can be present in a 'normal' sample.

Answer 3

Strange, I've never heard of cold sperm coming out of the human body.
I do know that sperm can be frozen for later use in artificial insemination and nothing happens to it. I'm not sure in your case though. If you want to be sure about it, see a doctor.

Answer 4

yes