Hyperspermia
In medicine hyperspermia is a condition where a male has an abnormally large amount of semen or ejaculate volume[1] and is generally defined when the ejaculate is above 5.5 ml.[2] It is the opposite of hypospermia.
| -spermia, Further information: Testicular infertility factors |
| Aspermia —lack of semen; anejaculation |
| Asthenozoospermia —sperm motility below lower reference limit |
| Azoospermia —absence of sperm in the ejaculate |
| Hyperspermia —semen volume above higher reference limit |
| Hypospermia —semen volume below lower reference limit |
| Oligozoospermia —total sperm count below lower reference limit |
| Necrozoospermia—absence of living sperm in the ejaculate |
| Teratozoospermia —percent normal forms below lower reference limit |
It is believed that males with hyperspermia have a higher sex drive than males without the condition. Testing has pointed to it stemming from a disorder of the prostate, however more studies are needed.
References
- Cooke, S.; Tyler, J. P. P.; Driscoll, G. L. (1995). "Andrology: Hyperspermia: the forgotten condition?". Hum. Reprod. 10 (2): 367–368. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a135944. PMID 7769063.
- Padubidri; Daftary (2011). Shaw's Textbook of Gynaecology, 15e. p. 204. ISBN 9788131225486
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