01. Intricate sperm
production
Sperm is produced in the testes in the
small
structures called epididymis. During sexual arousal, the
muscles
push sperm from these structures through a tube called vas
deferens.
Here the sperm is mixed with other fluids, such as those
from the
prostate gland, the seminal vesicles and the Cowper's gland
that all
make up semen. Only one percent of the semen is actually
sperm, the
rest is fructose, amino acids, vitamin C, calcium, protein,
sodium,
zinc and citric acid.
02. How sperm is
welcomed
Couple's chances of successful
conception depend
not only on sperm's quality, but the environment, where it
gets in.
Sperm can be viable in alkaline conditions, while most of
the time
cervical mucus is acidic, meaning that sperm cannot survive
in it.
However, prior and during ovulation, time which is favorable
for
conception, the pH of woman's cervical mucus becomes
sperm-friendly
environment, allowing it to swim and fertilize the
egg.
03. High temperatures and
sperm
Don't wear tight underwear, put your laptop
near
your privates or take warm baths. Men often hear those
warnings, but
what's the problem with heat? Nature is wise, that's why
man's
testicles are located outside the body, where temeperature
is lower
than inside the body. The thing is that sperm is made only
at lower
temperatures. When the scrotal temperature increases, it can
damage
sperm, thus your chances of conceiving a baby.
04. Sperm
allergy
If sex is not a source of pleasure for
you, but
rather make your privates swell, itch and result in other
icky
symptoms, you may be one of those rare people, who suffer
from sperm
allergy. Women, who are allergic to sperm, are actually
allergic to
particular protein in the semen. There are even cases when a
man is
allergic to his own semen, having flulike symptoms after
ejaculation. Interestingly, semen allergy is treated with
semen, but
very small amounts of it.
05. Sperm's
lifespan
It takes around 10 weeks for the sperm
to reach
maturity. Once the sperm is inside the woman's body it can
live up
to 5 days or even longer under favorable conditions.
However, when
it is outside the body, it can only survive from few minutes
to
several hours.
06. Male and female
sperm
There is an equal number of male and female
sperm.
The female sperm (X sperm) is slower, but stronger, while
the male
sperm (Y sperm) is faster, but weaker
07. Taste of the
semen
It is believed that food man eats, affects
the
taste of his semen. Fruits are known to make semen taste
better,
while meat, dairy, coffee, onion and garlic can make semen
taste
bitter or acidic. Other things like smoking, medications,
hygiene
may also affect the taste of semen.
08. Unused
sperm
Every day a man produces about 70 to 150
million
sperm, while during ejaculation he can produce from 200 to
500
million sperm. But what happens, if man does not have sex or
masturbates? In this case, the sperm is broken down and
reabsorbed
by the body with all its nutrients and its untapped
potential.
09. Lucky guy
A
healthy male
produces up to 150 million sperm every day. And while the
average
ejaculate contains as much as a quarter billion sperm, the
route to
the egg is not an easy one. There are a lot of obstacles,
such as
unfavorable conditions of the vagina or the wrong direction
it takes
to the other fallopian tube. Only about a hundred of sperm
can make
it closer to the egg and only one: the strongest and the
fastest,
fertilizes the egg.
10. Unfailing supply of
sperm
While women are born with the limited
amount of
eggs, men can never run out of sperm. In fact, men can renew
their
sperm supply just after 15 minutes after ejaculation.
However, it
should be mentioned that with the age the quality of sperm
may
become a bit worse with greater number of slower swimmers
and more
sperm with DNA damage.
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