The
substance that men
ejaculate during an
orgasm. For a "normal" man, the event will contain over 80 million
sperm. In addition to the
little wiggly things, semen contains (taken from several web sites):
- water
- aboutonia
- ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
- blood-group antigens
- calcium (yes, just like milk!)
- chlorine (add your own little contribution to the cleanliness of that hot tub!)
- cholesterol (I'm not sure if this is "bad cholesterol" or "good cholesterol")
- citric acid, creatine, deoxyribonucleic acid, fructose, glutathione, hyaluronidase, inositol, lactic acid, magnesium, nitrogen,
- phosphorus and potassium (what do you know, these are good for fertilization too!)
- prostaglandins (fatty acids that, while not a hormone, perform hormone-like functions)
- purine, pyrimidine, pyruvic acid
- sodium (good to have, especially if you've been sweating a lot)
- sorbitol, spermidine, spermine,
- urea, uric acid, (okay, that doesn't sound great)
- vitamin B12 and zinc (you would think this is a multivitamin).
Sources: merriam-webster.com, thriveonline.com, http://www.ivf.com.au/sperm/SfSComposition.html