QUESTION: What about if you have blood in your semen but you did not take the prostate biopsy, and still your not in the age of 45 to 50?



ANSWER: Hi Arow,

You have to remember that blood in the semen appears not only after prostate biopsy, but during other conditions, some of which are dangerous and others are benign.

At first, I will begin with those conditions, which are not going to damage your organism.

The most common cause of blood in the semen (hematospermia) is the infection of the genitourinary system.

This condition is treated with antibiotics, just right after the identification of the bacteria, which is causing it.

My advice is to talk with your doctor about this condition, because it occurs quite often. This condition is observed mainly in young patients, because of their frequent sexual activity.

Second quite common benign cause of blood in the semen is the existence of polypus in the urethra.

Most polypuses are asymptomatic, but sometimes their existence is discovered because of the blood in the semen or because of the blood in the urine. The existence of such benign formation can be found be ureteroscopy.

In addition, I have to inform you that sometimes the present of kidney stones in the urethra leads to blood in the semen.

The good thing is that by drinking plenty of water, you can remove the stone from the urethra. However, this condition needs medical attention because sometimes, complications are observed.

The only malignant cause is the existence of primary or metastatic cancer. I want to inform you that if such thing exists in your body, the blood in the semen is going to be your smaller problem.

However, this happens in very small number of patients and mainly in patients, who are above the age of 60.

I think that it would be better for you to talk with your doctor about it, because if it is some kind of infection you have to remove the agent as soon as possible in purpose to avoid further complications.

Hope it helped!

Dr.Alba