132 Emission

Ejaculation is a reflex triggered at the height of his sexual excitement. It is a complicated physical process that takes place in two stages.

The first stage is called emission. A man's testicles make sperm cells and these are stored in a coiled tube. During emission, the two ducts which carry sperm away from the testicles, squeeze the sperm from this tube to the top end of the ducts. This is his point of no return i.e. he feels that he cannot stop his ejaculation. The sperm then passes through other tubes where they are mixed with fluids made by the prostate and the Cowper's glands. The mixture of sperm and fluid is called semen or ejaculate.

Semen is usually a cloudy white or yellowish sticky fluid that becomes runny and clear within 30 minutes. It has a chlorine type smell and tastes slightly sweet. The taste tends to change slightly from man to man.

Semen is very good for the vagina. It contains oestrogen hormones which help to keep it soft, which is why it’s sometimes known as beauty fluid for the vagina.