THE APPEARANCE OF THE SEMEN - LIQUID OR JELLY?

Within a minute of ejaculation, the semen should normally turn into gel. This change is referred to as clumping. The sperm cannot be adequately counted or examined while the semen is in this state. The main function of clumping is probably to prevent early leakage of sperm out of the vagina. Within 10-30 minutes after ejaculation, the blob should ideally liquefy.

Failure of semen to reliquefy could indicate subtle infections of the prostrate and seminal vesicles, but sometimes it is simply a normal variant and subsequent semen collections on different days might present no problem. But in a panicky couple this often leads to all sorts of false notions.