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Preventions

Major cases cannot be prevented because the cause is unknown. Urethral stricture and infection of the urethra are often due to sexually transmitted diseases.

• So practicing safer sex could prevent some cases of blood in the semen.

• There are usually no long term side effects.
  

• Blood in the semen itself is not contagious. If the cause is an infection such as a sexually transmitted disease, the infection may be contagious.

Treatment of hematospermia

Treatment & Monitoring

A patient with infection is given antibiotics. A man with cancer or urethral strictures may need surgery.Sometimes antibiotics may cause allergic reactions, stomach upset, or headaches. All surgery carries a risk of bleeding, infection, and other complications.

Some patients continue to have occasional episodes of blood in their semen. Others may only have it once.A man with a known cause for the blood usually gets better with treatment. After treatment, there are no limitations on activities.

Monitoring:

The man can monitor his semen at home for further episodes of bleeding. Changes or response to treatment can be reported to the doctor. Other monitoring is related to the cause , blood tests. Any worsening symptoms should always be reported to the doctor.

Know hematospermia in brief

Hematospermia is blood in semen

Sex

It affects male only.

Age

It can occur in persons of any age after puberty.

Cure

Patient may be given antibiotics for a short time in case there is an infection. A man with cancer or urethral strictures may need surgery.

Diagnosis of hematospermia

Diagnosis starts with :

1. Medical history and physical.
2. Urine tests, including a urinalysis and urine culture
3. semen culture.
4. Imaging studies or X-ray tests may be used to look for a urethral stricture.

Causes of Hematospermia

The known causes of hematospermia are:

1. infections of the prostate gland, called prostatitis. Prostatitis may be acute, chronic, or nonbacterial.
2. infections of the seminal vesicles
3. infections of the urethra.
4. urethral strictures, or narrowing in an area of the urethra.
   
5. certain sexual habits, such as prolonged abstinence from or lack of sex or unusually frequent sex
6. bleeding or blood clotting problems, such as hemophilia A or hemophilia B.
7. Clotting problems can also occur in men who are taking too much of the blood-thinning drug warfarin.
8. tumors or cancer, a rare cause. The cancer may be in the prostate, seminal vesicles, or urethra.

Symptoms of hematospermia

Symptoms of Hematospermia are:

1. Blood in semen
2. Pain with urination
3. Pain with bowel movement
4. Tenderness in the scrotum
5. Swelling in scrotum
6. Swelling or tenderness in groin area
7. Lower back pain
8. Fever or chills
9. Pain with ejaculation