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What makes sperm smell? Can a Vasectomy change sperm odour?
« on: 10/09/2009 11:12:30 »
Well I think this was asked before, sort of, but I am asking again!

Not only that but does sperm vary in odor from one man to the next?

Say Joe blow over there has had a vasectomy say 21 years ago, and his sperm has a very pungent odor to it.

Now say, Popeye over here had a vasectomy a week or two ago,.. will Popeye's sperm smell different then Joe blow's sperm..or will his be less odoriferous?

When one is shooting blanks does the odor of the sperm change.... Or does a vasectomy do have nothing to do with sperm odor?

We know food affects taste but what about smell?

I am confused and curious!

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« Reply #1 on: 10/09/2009 16:08:57 »
The taste/smell of sperm is largely depending not on the spermatozoids but on the semen fluid, which is created in the seminal vesicle.

Since a vasectomy occurs between the testicles and the seminal vesicle, a vasectomized man's semen could taste/smell slightly different, due to the lack of spermatozoids, but there would be no difference between Popeye and Joe Blow.

As you already said, food influences taste greatly, and I believe the smell will be affected too, in combination with the man's showering frequency [;)]
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What makes a mans sperm more pungent smelling? Can a Vasectomy change odor?
« Reply #2 on: 10/09/2009 16:14:09 »
Hmmm! Well Karen, I can't say as I've done a survey on different mens ejaculation pongs.

Possibly this is just as well, or I might have gotten the odd damn good thrashing on a number of occasions, or attracted some unsought attention from those who, for the want of a better phrase, 'swing the other way'.

Truth of the matter is, I never even thought to get a sample of my own 'bouquet' when I was a younger man who had 'lead in his pencil'.  Having had the old snipperooney some years ago, I now have no lead in my pencil (not that I've got anyone to write to anyway) and it still hasn't occurred to me to get a whiff of my, ermmm, fragrance.

But I guess there would be no difference, except perhaps after the lapse of a few hours. When I (how can I put this delicately) errrr, 'arrive' there is a tadpole-free ejaculation. My little tadders are diverted onto a different route out of the body. So while a chappy with 'loaded, live' errr, stuff, would have dying Wrigley things in his whatsitsname, mine would not have any such animation, so it just might not have quite the same effect on the old conk.

There, I think I've given a highly technical answer, without the use of long medical terms or vulgarities.

Nob Oh! Sorry, that slipped out. ------- Put it away you dirty old sod!
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« Reply #3 on: 10/09/2009 17:14:16 »
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The taste/smell of sperm is largely depending not on the spermatozoids but on the semen fluid, which is created in the seminal vesicle.

Since a vasectomy occurs between the testicles and the seminal vesicle, a vasectomized man's semen could taste/smell slightly different, due to the lack of spermatozoids, but there would be no difference between Popeye and Joe Blow.

But don't they also collect fluid from the prostate on the way?

I don't think a Vasectomy would make as much difference as the general natural differences between men's ejaculate. Some men's smell much stronger than others, other taste more salty, some are whiter whereas others are more translucent, and consistency varies too.
I actually have no idea what causes the difference, and have often wondered as such, but presumed it's just the natural genetics differences between men.

Te richest person in the world will be the one who invents a pill that makes it taste like chocolate..
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« Reply #4 on: 10/09/2009 17:26:27 »
I think it might be a big, BIG mistake, to ask how you accumilated so much knowledge on this matter.
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I think it might be a big, BIG mistake, to ask how you accumilated so much knowledge on this matter.


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« Reply #6 on: 10/09/2009 20:49:42 »
I would have thought the most influential factor would simply be hydration.
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« Reply #7 on: 10/09/2009 23:02:45 »
Quote from: BenV on 10/09/2009 20:49:42
I would have thought the most influential factor would simply be hydration.

Really? But aren't the testes a separate environment from the blood system and as such have there own regulatory factors? i.e sertoli (sp?) cells etc
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« Reply #8 on: 11/09/2009 01:05:22 »
Quote from: Nizzle on 10/09/2009 16:08:57
The taste/smell of sperm is largely depending not on the spermatozoids but on the semen fluid, which is created in the seminal vesicle.

Since a vasectomy occurs between the testicles and the seminal vesicle, a vasectomized man's semen could taste/smell slightly different, due to the lack of spermatozoids, but there would be no difference between Popeye and Joe Blow.

As you already said, food influences taste greatly, and I believe the smell will be affected too, in combination with the man's showering frequency [;)]

Thanks Nizzle... that does make since!
so with the sperm still active it may well have a stronger more pungent odor! or vice versa when compared to someone shooting blanks!

Ben.. hydration was a good point... I never thought of that.......
so say Joe blow has an unpleasant pungent odor to his sperm
do you think water will help eliminate the odor and make it more easy to live with?
lets throw a lubricated rubber ( profilactic ) intor the mix....Having had little experience with them..is it possible that the lubrication on them could cause an unpleasant odor....?
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« Reply #9 on: 11/09/2009 01:32:01 »
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so say Joe blow has an unpleasant pungent odor to his sperm
do you think water will help eliminate the odor and make it more easy to live with?

If the smell is that strong and unbearable then he would have to go to the doc as it maybe a sign of prostate infection.

It is the fluid part of the semen that smells, it would not alter significantly as it has to remain at a certain ratio of it's component parts in order to nourish the protect the sperm.
The testes are specifically kept away from much of the blood system to protects the mature and developing sperm.

Condoms are smelly anyway... but unless you had a good sniff of the semen whilst it was still inside the condom ( and why on earth would anyone want to?) It wont make any difference to the smell in general.
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What makes a mans sperm more pungent smelling? Can a Vasectomy change odor?
« Reply #10 on: 11/09/2009 11:12:00 »
Thats interesting... i am still curious though! i also tend to think like you said that it is likely to be just the differences in men..
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« Reply #11 on: 11/09/2009 12:00:56 »
It really amazes me when I read magazine articles or discussion threads in which medically ignorant "authorities" give women advice on how to make their men taste "sweeter", because most of the "guidance" dwells on rubbish about eating pineapple, avoiding cinnamon and the role of "dietary factors".

These aspects may make a small contribution to the aroma and flavour, but the thing that is universally overlooked is the anatomical fact that the route taken by semen to exit the body is via the urethra, a plumbing structure which is shared with the bladder.

As a result, the urethra will almost continuously contain low levels of urea, salts and other components of urine because (it's probably fair to say) most men urinate more often than they ejaculate.

Consequently, these urinary leftovers will become "admixed" with an ejaculate when it happens and, depending upon their concentration, will make a lesser or greater impact on flavour. Urea, which is present in modest amounts, has a very bitter taste. It can also be metabolised to ammonia by bacteria, which can be present if the person has an infection.

Significantly, and as has been alluded to above, the concentration of urea and other salts in urine is dependent upon body hydration. Someone with a low prior fluid intake will produce a more concentrated urine and hence the residuum left in the urethra is likely to be more concentrated, meaning that the taste it imparts to any semen will be more pronounced.

Thus, for the nicest taste, I would recommend (from a physiological rather than practical perspective I hasten to add) that drinking plenty of water and then taking a long leak prior to any activity of an oral persuasion would be the simplest and most effective way to bolster the bouquet.

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« Reply #12 on: 11/09/2009 12:36:42 »
Quote from: chris on 11/09/2009 12:00:56
It really amazes me when I read magazine articles or discussion threads in which medically ignorant "authorities" give women advice on how to make their men taste "sweeter", because most of the "guidance" dwells on rubbish about eating pineapple, avoiding cinnamon and the role of "dietary factors".

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Wouldn't this be taking the phrase 'you are what you eat' a tad too literally.

I would suggest a better idea would be to lay flat on your back and get an obliging person to pour some aftershave down the AGHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Geeeeeze, that smarts....... maybe that wasn't such a good idea after all.
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Significantly, and as has been alluded to above, the concentration of urea and other salts in urine is dependent upon body hydration. Someone with a low prior fluid intake will produce a more concentrated urine and hence the residuum left in the urethra is likely to be more concentrated, meaning that the taste it imparts to any semen will be more pronounced.



Hmmm but the function of pre-cum was to, 'clean the pipes' as it were and neutralize any urea left in there as it is not favourable to sperm. Therefore I am not sure how much of a contributory effect the 'leftovers' would have on taste, or smell. 


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Thus, for the nicest taste, I would recommend (from a physiological rather than practical perspective I hasten to add) that drinking plenty of water and then taking a long leak prior to any activity of an oral persuasion would be the simplest and most effective way to bolster the bouquet.

I'm not sure bolstering the bouquet is desirable!!  [xx(] Obviously being well hydrated is beneficial for anything, but I doubt that it would have much impact on the smell of semen, as Karen had suggested above.

My money is still on the genetic differences between men cause the smell difference rather than anything dietary or fluid intake.



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« Reply #14 on: 11/09/2009 13:36:36 »
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Quote from: Variola on 11/09/2009 13:22:55
My money is still on the genetic differences between men cause the smell difference rather than anything dietary or fluid intake.

Isn't semen a pretty standard recipe?

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Isn't semen a pretty standard recipe?

Yep sperm all need the same mix of sugars, salts and enzymes etc to survive inside the vagina, hence my post above where I said I doubted the semen would be 'diluted down' by a greater intake of water.

We need to figure out what part of the semen is making it pong, and why some men smell more than others. I am guessing it is a genetics factor, in the same way our sweat smells different from person to person. As mentioned above there are many other variables to semen too none of which can be directed back to something specific.


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« Reply #16 on: 11/09/2009 16:21:12 »
Quote from: chris on 11/09/2009 12:00:56
It really amazes me when I read magazine articles or discussion threads in which medically ignorant "authorities" give women advice on how to make their men taste "sweeter", because most of the "guidance" dwells on rubbish about eating pineapple, avoiding cinnamon and the role of "dietary factors".

These aspects may make a small contribution to the aroma and flavour, but the thing that is universally overlooked is the anatomical fact that the route taken by semen to exit the body is via the urethra, a plumbing structure which is shared with the bladder.

As a result, the urethra will almost continuously contain low levels of urea, salts and other components of urine because (it's probably fair to say) most men urinate more often than they ejaculate.

Consequently, these urinary leftovers will become "admixed" with an ejaculate when it happens and, depending upon their concentration, will make a lesser or greater impact on flavour. Urea, which is present in modest amounts, has a very bitter taste. It can also be metabolised to ammonia by bacteria, which can be present if the person has an infection.

Significantly, and as has been alluded to above, the concentration of urea and other salts in urine is dependent upon body hydration. Someone with a low prior fluid intake will produce a more concentrated urine and hence the residuum left in the urethra is likely to be more concentrated, meaning that the taste it imparts to any semen will be more pronounced.

Thus, for the nicest taste, I would recommend (from a physiological rather than practical perspective I hasten to add) that drinking plenty of water and then taking a long leak prior to any activity of an oral persuasion would be the simplest and most effective way to bolster the bouquet.

Chris

Thank Chris for contributing your very valued opinion to my thread.
I am only referring to an odor as you noted the bouquet. So thanks.. It makes since if the body is dehydrated that there may be a higher probability that it be stronger because of where it travels and if one is not illimination very well nor taking in the required amount of liquid to make up that normal mix of sperm etc, for the ejaculate then I can understand how it may be stronger smelling then a well hydrated and evacuated mans sperm...
Thanks Chris for the professional view. I appreciate it!
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« Reply #17 on: 11/09/2009 16:27:24 »
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so say Joe blow has an unpleasant pungent odor to his sperm
do you think water will help eliminate the odor and make it more easy to live with?

If the smell is that strong and unbearable then he would have to go to the doc as it maybe a sign of prostate infection.

It is the fluid part of the semen that smells, it would not alter significantly as it has to remain at a certain ratio of it's component parts in order to nourish the protect the sperm.
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Condoms are smelly anyway... but unless you had a good sniff of the semen whilst it was still inside the condom ( and why on earth would anyone want to?) It wont make any difference to the smell in general.

Doesn't the vasectomy alter the Ratio of the sperm to fluid mix.... leaving less or no sperm eventually some weeks after, and only fluid flowing into and the urethra area some weeks after a vasectomy has been completed...?
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« Reply #18 on: 11/09/2009 16:38:13 »
Quote from: Nizzle on 11/09/2009 13:36:36
Quote from: Variola on 11/09/2009 13:22:55
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Quote from: Variola on 11/09/2009 13:22:55
My money is still on the genetic differences between men cause the smell difference rather than anything dietary or fluid intake.

Isn't semen a pretty standard recipe?


Wouldn't that depend on the available amounts of the proper liquid to sperm mix coinciding with hydration also?
Certainly a vasectomy alters that perfect mix and changes the status of the fluid to sperm ratio then making the enviornment less then ideal for sperm, Not to mention the sperm should start being slowly illiminated altogether as the weeks progress, to the point there is no sperm injected into that mix as it has been cut and tied off. So ideally there will eventually there should be no sperm entering the other fluid and the sperm that is produced will if all goes well be reabsorbed into the body before the point of cut and tie..etc......?
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Doesn't the vasectomy alter the Ratio of the sperm to fluid mix.... leaving less or no sperm eventually some weeks after, and only fluid flowing into and the urethra area some weeks after a vasectomy has been completed...?


Yep but it's not the sperm themselves that smell (to my knowledge). By component parts of semen I meant the balance of sugars, enzymes salts etc
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