seminal fluid
noun
1
: semen
2
: the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (such as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles) : semen excepting the spermatozoa
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Excess Semen Semen, or seminal fluid, is the sperm-containing substance that males at birth secrete during ejaculation.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
The primary function of the prostate is to produce seminal fluid and regulate the flow of semen and urine.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Semen is a mixture of seminal fluid and sperm.5
The prostate gland produces about 20-30% of semen.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time of Claire Hough's murder, criminalists would often bring their own seminal fluid to the lab and use it to ensure the chemicals used to detect semen were working correctly.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Just like in humans, vasectomies don’t prevent the release of seminal fluid, only of sperm, so the bird can continue to act as a dominant male.
—Sandra Gutierrez, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
Prostate cancer does only impact men, and occurs when the prostate gland, which makes some of the seminal fluid, cells begin to grow uncontrollably.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
Scientists believe this quirk in inheritance could be due to some unknown molecule in the males’ seminal fluid, which could be absorbed by the females’ immature eggs.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2014
Monkeypox has indeed been found in seminal fluid, and the World Health Organization has recommended that men wear condoms for 12 weeks following recovery from monkeypox out of concern, pending further research, that the virus might remain in semen and be transmissible for that long.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2022
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Dec. 2024
The primary function of the prostate is to produce seminal fluid and regulate the flow of semen and urine.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Semen is a mixture of seminal fluid and sperm.5
The prostate gland produces about 20-30% of semen.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
At the time of Claire Hough's murder, criminalists would often bring their own seminal fluid to the lab and use it to ensure the chemicals used to detect semen were working correctly.
—Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Just like in humans, vasectomies don’t prevent the release of seminal fluid, only of sperm, so the bird can continue to act as a dominant male.
—Sandra Gutierrez, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
Prostate cancer does only impact men, and occurs when the prostate gland, which makes some of the seminal fluid, cells begin to grow uncontrollably.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
Scientists believe this quirk in inheritance could be due to some unknown molecule in the males’ seminal fluid, which could be absorbed by the females’ immature eggs.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2014
Monkeypox has indeed been found in seminal fluid, and the World Health Organization has recommended that men wear condoms for 12 weeks following recovery from monkeypox out of concern, pending further research, that the virus might remain in semen and be transmissible for that long.
—Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2022
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“Seminal fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seminal%20fluid. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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