Question No.  18967 :
I will like to know if the sperm cells are not ejaculated during sexual contact but are absorbed and destroyed by the body, is it still possible for the sperm cells to ejaculate by itself? How do the excess sperm cells ejaculate by themselves through wet dreams etc? How can we know whether sperm cells are defective or not? Thanks!

Sperm cells, like other cells, have a limited lifespan. They degenerate and are reabsorbed (broken down and absorbed by the body) in the seminiferous tubules if they are not ejaculated. There is no harm to health if one does not have regular ejaculations. Wet dreams or nocturnal emissions usually happen when guys are between 12 and 18. It is apparently related to testosterone levels, which appear to be at their highest in young men, and decline steadily as a man ages. Some males never have wet dreams, or have only one or two in their whole lives. Usually wet dreams are caused by sexual excitement from dreams - but they can also be caused by rubbing against blankets or the bed while sleeping. Very often he does not remember the dream. Wet dreams are a totally normal function of the body and not something that can be controlled. The old theory was that sperm built up in the male and the natural way the reproductive system gets rid of excess semen is through a nocturnal emission or wet dream. Evidently the body can and does reabsorb unused sperm and the occurrence of wet dreams is not so closely related to the absence of other sexual outlets as was once thought. Standard semen analysis using light microscope is widely used in most laboratories for initial evaluation of the male partner of an infertile couple. Defective sperm may have large heads or kinked, doubled or coiled tails that would decrease their effectiveness in finding the egg and fertilising it. Possible causes for abnormal sperm include exposure to lead, organic solvents and cigarette smoke. However, diagnosing defective sperm function by standard semen analysis is difficult because spermatozoa are highly specialised cells that express a diverse array of biological properties that are used to achieve fertilisation. Researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia have recently reported that it is possible to work out a new test that can identify sperm with high levels of a protein believed to be found in defective sperm. Question Asked By:

Name: Lawrence

Age Group: 21 to 30

Occupation Type: Educationalist

Education Level: Diploma