Semen is typically a thick, white fluid, but it can vary in color and consistency. Watery semen can occur due to low sperm count, lifestyle factors, nutritional deficiencies or an underlying medical condition that may affect fertility.
Watery sperms are one of the disorders that has deprived some men of the opportunity to become fathers of children.
As embarrassing as it is to admit, most men do not know that they have issues with their sperm until they get into marriage and after quite a number of years, they are unable to have children.
Causes
A lot of factors contribute to this deficiency and some of them include:
1. Infection
When a man is infected with any sexually transmitted disease such as gonorrhea or any other infection such as epididymitis that causes the swelling of a man’s reproductive organ, such a man is prone to low sperm count.
2. Masturbation
A man who is involved in frequent masturbation stands a high chance to have a low sperm count because it takes a while for the body to produce high-quality semen when masturbation is carried out before actual sex, the semen produced may contain a low amount of sperm to impregnate a woman.
3. Pre-ejaculation
Some men are ignorant that during sexual intercourse, two sets of ejaculation take place. The pre-ejaculation occurs first before the actual ejaculation.
The pre-ejaculation occurs during foreplay and should not be considered as the actual ejaculation. Ejaculation that has the potential to get a woman pregnant should contain a whitish substance.
4. Inadequate zinc
The importance of men taking in a lot of fruits, foods, or substances rich in zinc cannot be overemphasized. Men who have an inadequate amount of zinc present in their bodies lack the potential to fight off low sperm count because there are some antibodies produced by the immune system which unfortunately becomes an anti-sperm substance thereby reducing the amount of sperm produced by the body. Some dietary sources of zinc include:
- oysters
- red meat, poultry, and shellfish
- nuts, seeds, and whole grains
- beans
- yogurt and other dairy products
5. Hormonal imbalance
In order to produce quality sperm, the testicles, pituitary gland, and hypothalamus need to produce hormones in order to produce healthy sperm.
When any of these hormones cannot be produced, it ultimately leads to low sperm count. Having a low sperm count does not necessarily mean that a person is infertile, but it can make it more difficult to conceive.
Treatment
- Unlike other disorders in the body, low sperm count is simply a shortage of sperm and in order to treat it, stay away from sex for three days before your wife gets into her fertility period.
- If you are a perpetual smoker, quit smoking!
- Lose as much weight as possible
- Take in less alcohol as possible or practically avoid it. Doing this will help boost your sperm production
- Exercise regularly
- Avoid masturbation as it increases the chances of having a low sperm count
- Take in a lot of zinc supplements to help your body fight off some antibodies that might prevent the production of adequate sperm.
