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Is sperm and semen the same thing?

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sperm is carried in a fluid which is called semen, but they are basically the same thing.

semen is just sperm combined with bodily sugars which give it the ability to shoot out the way it does, that way you have a better change of getting a girl pregnant as opposed to sperm dripping out like a leaking tap.

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Is vasectomy affect your sexual activity?

No it wont. the only thing a vasectomy does is stop sperm from mixing in with the semen. Only a very small proportion of your ejaculate is sperm/ so everything looks the same and feels the same. You still get the same bang only you will be firing blanks.


What is female sperm or female semen called?

Females do not produce sperm or semen. They produce a liquid when sexually excited, but it has no sperm in it. Edited: Neil L No one said it was actually sperm or semen the question was what is it called. Males produce the listed terms while female ejaculation has no specific term. However the contractual term for the reciprocating relevant event associated with SPERM would be ovum or egg but this is not the same as the fluid produced during sexual activities for a female as semen is for a male. Semen for a male also does not necessarily carry sperm as a male will still produce this even after a vasectomy. These two terms are separate in definition but related in event.


Which fuses with an egg during fertilization?

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What is the mixture of sperm cells and other fluids that are ejected from the penis called?

It is called the semen. It contains sperms etc


What is the difference between white and clear sperm?

There is no such thing. Sperm are sperm, they do not come in different colours or levels of translucence. The question you may have is the consistency and colour of semen, which is what is ejaculted from the penis. Clear semen may not be semen at all, but pre-seminal fluid which may contain few sperm cells. Seminal fluid is the off-whitish fluid that contains many sperm cells and is the constituent for which conception of offspring, if intercourse is successful, is achieved.

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Is vasectomy affect your sexual activity?

No it wont. the only thing a vasectomy does is stop sperm from mixing in with the semen. Only a very small proportion of your ejaculate is sperm/ so everything looks the same and feels the same. You still get the same bang only you will be firing blanks.


Clear sperm or white is more effective?

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Do black men have thicker sperm than white men?

No, the semen and sperm is the same for all men. What can change it is your diet.


What is added with sperm to produce semen?

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