Semen, bloody
It's unusual to find blood in your semen when you ejaculate, but try not to worry it's usually only temporary and the cause is rarely anything serious.
The semen may be blood stained, brownish-red in colour or have a pink tinge.
This page is intended to give you a better idea of the possible causes, but you shouldn't use it to diagnose yourself with a condition always see your GP for a proper diagnosis.
Inmany cases, no obvious cause can be found for blood in the semen and it will clear up by itself.
Read about finding blood in your semen when you ejaculate, which is usually only temporary and the cause is rarely anything to worry about.
Common causes of blood in semen include: vesiculitis inflammation of the seminal vesicles (glands that produce most of the fluid in ejaculate) seminal vesicle cysts small, fluid-filled sacs in the
Less often, blood in the semencan be a result of: severe high blood pressure (hypertension) a blood clotting disorder cancer including prostate cancer , testicular cancer and bladder cancer se
Your GP will try to determine whether the cause of the blood in your semen is likely to be serious or not. They'll need to consider a number of things, such as: how many times you've noticed blood
The treatment your GP or urologist recommends will depend on what they think is the underlying reason for the blood in your semen. In many cases, particularly if you have no other symptoms or the blo