Question: I did a semen analysis. Below are the parameters
1. Quantity - 3ml
2. Color - Greyish White
3. Viscosity - Increased
4. Liquification - 60 minutes
5. pH - 8
6. Fructose - Positive
7. Sperm Count - 35 million/ml
8. Motolity - 70%
9. Morphology Normal - 80%
10. WBC - 20-30 / hpf
11. Eosin Stain - 5%
12. Motility Grade - III
13. Epithelial cell - NIL

Impression: Normospermia & prolonged liquification with infection.

So I consulted the doctor and he advised me take the SEMEN culture and gram stain. I did semen culture after 20 days of my semen analysis. The culture report is normal. "No pus cells and no organisms developed".

I am worried about the liquification and doctor advised me to take the semen analysis again. So my questions are

1. Does my above semen anaysis parameters looks good.
2. The semen analysis report has pus cells, but after 20 days semen culture report doesn't have any pus cells. Any reasons?
3. Does liquification cause the fertility problem?
4. What might be the cause for liquification? Is it treatable.
5. Doctor advised me to take another semen analysis. If the liquification persists without any pus cells or infections what might be the real problem.

Please advise me what to do....

Thank you Doctor for your reply. My doctor suggested to go for a sperm wash and directly inject into my wife's womb/uterus.

1. Is liquification that big problem and sperm wash is the only solution?

I did some study on internet and some websites say 60 mins is normal and some says 0-30 mins is normal.

2. Is 60 mins is long for liquification?

I did the semen analysis three years before and that time every parameters was normal. so does increased viscosity and increased time in liquification in recent semen analysis is because of some problem in Prostate?

Thank you doctor. One more question.
If there is a liquification problem, is it possible to have a baby through normal intercourse?

Hello Doctor,

I did a semen analysis for the second time (First time a month before). Following are the test that i have done.

1. Semen Analysis (a month before)
2. Semen culture (couple of weeks back)
3. Semen Analysis (today)

Semen analysis of recent one is taken in a different laboratory.
During the first analysis WBC count was high and it got recovered (without any drugs) during the semen culture. So the semen culture report says that there is no organism developed.

I have taken the second semen analysis to see whether liquifaction problem still exists. Now there is huge difference in the Motility of sperm between the first and second semen analysis. The report of the first and second are

(first anaysis Vs second analysis)
1. Quantity - 3 Vs 2
2. Viscosity - Increased Vs Increased
3. Liquification - (60 mins) Vs (greater than 60 mins)
4. pH - 8 Vs 8
5. Sperm count - 35 million Vs 29 million
6. Actively Motile - 70% Vs 10%
7. Non-Motile - 10% Vs 80%
8. Morphology - 80% Vs 70%
9. WBC - 20-30/hpf Vs 3-4/hpf

1. Why there is a difference in the "Active Motile"?
2. Increased Viscosity is treatable?
3. Liquification problem treatable?

Please tell me doctor my semen parameters are ok. I am worried about the second semen analysis report.

Thank for your reply Doctor.

Could Active Motility decreases because of Increased viscosity & Liquifaction?