Why is my semen a different colour?

[puntingking]

Hi guys. I noticed that my semen turned a kind of brownish colour with a slight of red after I let one out yesterday.
Should I be worried? Is it serious? It looks like it could be bloody sperm. Not sure why this could be. If anyone knows what it could be or if anyone else had or is experiencing this then please if you don't mind report back. I am thinking to see my gp later in the week if I notice it again.


What do you guys think?

[threechilliman]

I think you should visit your GP.

[Waterhouse]

There could be a few reasons this has happened, it could be nothing or it could be something, but you need talk to your GP, don’t look for advice here. Don’t wait either or it will just keep worrying you. Book it now online or call them in the morning and get it resolved.

[bedhedred]

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Most often a benign symptom.

[Lewis]

I think you should visit your GP.

Good luck with that. Most of them are still hiding behind their web cams, frightened to see anyone for a face to face consultation in case they catch the Covids.

[threechilliman]

Good luck with that. Most of them are still hiding behind their web cams, frightened to see anyone for a face to face consultation in case they catch the Covids.

A consultation of any kind is better than doing nothing about it......

[webpunter]

My cock is orange
Although i've been eating wotsits & watching porn
Will get my coat 

[Malvolio]

Have you had intimate relations with a beetroot recently?  If not, it's time to get in touch with your GP.

[puntingking]

Have you had intimate relations with a beetroot recently?  If not, it's time to get in touch with your GP.

I don't think it's a sexual transmitted infection. I did just look online to see what could be the cause. Apparently there could be a few causes but most of the possible causes are not serious ones. I'm just going to book an appointment for my gp tomorrow to see what he says. If he wants me to do a blood test then so be it but after looking online I am less concerned.   

[puntingking]

A consultation of any kind is better than doing nothing about it......

Yh your right. Will get it sorted out. 

[puntingking]

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Most often a benign symptom.

Thanks for this link. I will have a read on it

[Malvolio]

Speak to your GP and get peace of mind - not good to have doubts about what's going on in your nether regions.

[chancalot]

By all means consult your doctor-it could be high blood pressure.
It was in my case.

[GingerNuts]

By all means consult your doctor-it could be high blood pressure.
It was in my case.

I was going to ask if it affected your punting but then I noticed you haven't posted a review in nearly 10 years.

[spiralnotebook]

I was going to ask if it affected your punting but then I noticed you haven't posted a review in nearly 10 years.

  

[Briddy]

I don't think it's a sexual transmitted infection. I did just look online to see what could be the cause. Apparently there could be a few causes but most of the possible causes are not serious ones. I'm just going to book an appointment for my gp tomorrow to see what he says. If he wants me to do a blood test then so be it but after looking online I am less concerned.   

don't go off a Google search get to your doctor for peace of mind

[winkywanky]

My cock is orange
Although i've been eating wotsits & watching porn
Will get my coat 

At least you have an excuse for your nobcheese.

And now I shall get my coat also   

[paper7]

Consulting 'Dr Google' is never a good idea imho, go see your GP, anything for piece of mind.

[mr.bluesky]

Good luck with that. Most of them are still hiding behind their web cams, frightened to see anyone for a face to face consultation in case they catch the Covids.

+1. Has anybody managed to see their gp lately ?  More chance of winning the lottery jackpot  than getting a face to face appointment with your gp and if you phone the nhs helpline on 111 all you will do is talk to somebody with no medical training who will run through a long list of standard medical questions for you to answer so good luck with that.

[threechilliman]

+1. Has anybody managed to see their gp lately ?  More chance of winning the lottery jackpot  than getting a face to face appointment with your gp and if you phone the nhs helpline on 111 all you will do is talk to somebody with no medical training who will run through a long list of standard medical questions for you to answer so good luck with that.

OK, so in the OP's position what would you do?

[mr.bluesky]

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Most often a benign symptom.

Or it could just be a damaged blood vessel. Lay off the shagging and wanking for a couple of weeks and it will probably clear up

[daviemac]

+1. Has anybody managed to see their gp lately ?  More chance of winning the lottery jackpot  than getting a face to face appointment with your gp and if you phone the nhs helpline on 111 all you will do is talk to somebody with no medical training who will run through a long list of standard medical questions for you to answer so good luck with that.

I've used the 111 service twice for what turned out to be life threatening illnesses, once for myself and once for a family member,  both times they recognised not only what was likely to be wrong , but how serious it was.

In my case they had paramedics at my door within 10 minutes and they had me in hospital within 30 minutes of that.  So forgive me if I don't share you view.

[Strawberry]

+1. Has anybody managed to see their gp lately ?  More chance of winning the lottery jackpot  than getting a face to face appointment with your gp and if you phone the nhs helpline on 111 all you will do is talk to somebody with no medical training who will run through a long list of standard medical questions for you to answer so good luck with that.

Surgery is operating via telephone appointments, only face to face if absolutely necessary. I've needed an appointment several times since start of lockdown, the telephone has been sufficient, sent a link to provide photos for one complaint. Blood test required an appointment with nurse, following social distancing procedures for example wait outside building, only enter when called, minimal contact, in and out.

[puntingking]

Consulting 'Dr Google' is never a good idea imho, go see your GP, anything for piece of mind.

Yes I managed to get a telephone consultation later. If he thinks he need to see me then I have to come to the gp surgery tomorrow. I will see what he says.

[puntingking]

I've used the 111 service twice for what turned out to be life threatening illnesses, once for myself and once for a family member,  both times they recognised not only what was likely to be wrong , but how serious it was.

In my case they had paramedics at my door within 10 minutes and they had me in hospital within 30 minutes of that.  So forgive me if I don't share you view.

Good to hear that the NHS provided you with a quick and sufficient service  :

[puntingking]

Will let you all know what caused it when I know. 

[mr.bluesky]

I've used the 111 service twice for what turned out to be life threatening illnesses, once for myself and once for a family member,  both times they recognised not only what was likely to be wrong , but how serious it was.

In my case they had paramedics at my door within 10 minutes and they had me in hospital within 30 minutes of that.  So forgive me if I don't share you view.

Then you are lucky. I had an elderly relative taken ill not long ago. Doctor would not make an out call. Called the 111 helpline. Spent ages on the phone answering questions going around in circles. In the end I just phoned for an ambulance which took an hour and twenty minutes to arrive. I know from recent experience that our doctors and nurses are doing a wonderful job in difficult circumstances but the health system as it stands is struggling to cope and with the onsett of winter it's only going to get worse

[Home Alone]

Surgery is operating via telephone appointments, only face to face if absolutely necessary. I've needed an appointment several times since start of lockdown, the telephone has been sufficient, sent a link to provide photos for one complaint. Blood test required an appointment with nurse, following social distancing procedures for example wait outside building, only enter when called, minimal contact, in and out.

This has been my experience, too. The Surgery I've been a patient of for over 15 years operated a very similar procedure to what Strawberry describes when I rang to report the recurrence of a little lump on the top of my head.

Two years ago, that required a visit to the Surgery, followed by the GP referring me to the Consultant at one of the two hospitals in Greater Manchester to deal with skin complaints. Several weeks later, I saw a Consultant at that hospital - a 30-mile round trip - and was prescribed a cream which got rid of the lump.

This time, I rang the Surgery one Monday morning and a recorded message told me to describe what the medical problem was. A GP rang me back and sent me a link so I could take a photo of the lump. A couple of hours later, the GP rang again and said the photo hadn't come out clearly enough for them to be certain so could I come to the Surgery next morning where she'd take a photo and send it to the hospital I'd visited two years ago.

I did so, following all the procedures Strawberry describes. The GP took a clearer photo and told me she'd ring me back, almost certainly by the weekend, to let me know what the Consultant thought. It was going up for 6.00 on the Friday evening when she rang me back to say the Consultant's opinion was that the lump wasn't malignant and that if I called at the Surgery at a specific time on Monday afternoon, I could collect a prescription for the cream. Within a week from my first phone call, the matter was sorted.

"It's the future, Jim; but not as we know it."

[mr.bluesky]

Will let you all know what caused it when I know. 

Hope everything turns out ok for you and it's nothing serious 

[bhudda]

Then you are lucky. I had an elderly relative taken ill not long ago. Doctor would not make an out call. Called the 111 helpline. Spent ages on the phone answering questions going around in circles. In the end I just phoned for an ambulance which took an hour and twenty minutes to arrive. I know from recent experience that our doctors and nurses are doing a wonderful job in difficult circumstances but the health system as it stands is struggling to cope and with the onsett of winter it's only going to get worse

And yet you continue to punt with the very real possibility that by doing so you will add to their burden?

Just to add, i had a telephone appointment a few weeks ago, doc decided he needed to see me face to face, and i saw him the next day ... not a big problem, though i may have felt differently if i had thought it was an emergency.

[Home Alone]

Apologies, folks; I didn't end my earlier post the way I'd intended doing.

Which was to suggest to the OP that the next time his semen turns that colour, he may be asked to email a photograph of it to the staff at his local GPs! 

[captainmunch]

I had the same, then blood. Saw doc, got antibiotics and it went back to normal. It came back few months later discoloured and then blood, so got referred to a specialist. Between booking the appointment and seeing the specialist it went back to normal. I told him, showed him a pic of the offending stuff and he checked prostate out with glove 
He said it just happens sometimes, and nothing to worry about. Which is also what the GP told me.
Sometimes it gets a little discoloured.

So, don't stress, it's rarely anything to worry about, but see your doc to get some reassurance.

[winkywanky]

Regarding GP service currently:

I suspect it varies between Doctor's surgeries but I've had to contact my local a couple of times lately for myself. On both occasions I described symptoms to the receptionist over the phone and then had a callback from the Doc to discuss my issue.

Infact on the 2nd occasion she wanted to see the bodypart in question, and while I was on the phone with her I heard her fire off a text to me from her computer. She said 'OK, if you're happy to we'll end this call here, but open the text and click on the link to initiate a videocall and carry on the consultation'. How very modern! 

I did so, and after my phone asking me whether I was happy for sound and video to be shared with the App she was using, we were connected by videocall. I dropped my trousers (true  ) and she made her assessment and arranged for a prescription to be available at the pharmacy within 1hr, and I went to pick it up.

Couple of things...some people seem to have a problem speaking to the receptionist. Why? And the App my Doc used? It seemed to be a secure App which linked up to their IT system so she could view the call on her computer screen in her room.

It actually worked really well and I didn't feel shortchanged at all. My surgery are still seeing people face-to-face by the way, for issues where they feel they really need to see you.

[daviemac]

Then you are lucky. I had an elderly relative taken ill not long ago. Doctor would not make an out call. Called the 111 helpline. Spent ages on the phone answering questions going around in circles. In the end I just phoned for an ambulance which took an hour and twenty minutes to arrive. I know from recent experience that our doctors and nurses are doing a wonderful job in difficult circumstances but the health system as it stands is struggling to cope and with the onsett of winter it's only going to get worse

Taking ill and having a life threatening condition are quite different. They recognised how serious my condition was and reacted accordingly, the paramedics who treated me agreed it was serious and rushed me, with blue lights and sirens, to the high dependency unit of the hospital where I was closely monitored until they could operate the next morning.

So again forgive me but I was not lucky, I was given the treatment I needed at the time I needed it. BTW the ambulance paramedics arrived with blue lights an sirens going.

In my relative's case, as it wasn't deemed life threatening, they asked if I could get them to A & E and as I could I was told to take them immediately, if I couldn't then there would be a wait for an ambulance, which could be several hours.

[paper7]

Surgery is operating via telephone appointments, only face to face if absolutely necessary. I've needed an appointment several times since start of lockdown, the telephone has been sufficient, sent a link to provide photos for one complaint. Blood test required an appointment with nurse, following social distancing procedures for example wait outside building, only enter when called, minimal contact, in and out.

That's fine, but what if you can't use the phone, or deal with a video-call, what d you do then - drop dead?

[daviemac]

That's fine, but what if you can't use the phone, or deal with a video-call, what d you do then - drop dead?

If you are incapable of using a phone you would make an appointment in the same way you always do. Your normal doctors surgery would know your history and allow you in to be seen.

[Briddy]

+1. Has anybody managed to see their gp lately ?  More chance of winning the lottery jackpot  than getting a face to face appointment with your gp and if you phone the nhs helpline on 111 all you will do is talk to somebody with no medical training who will run through a long list of standard medical questions for you to answer so good luck with that.

111 in Manchester is run by the ambulance service so they definitely do have medical staff in there

[scutty brown]

This has been my experience, too. The Surgery I've been a patient of for over 15 years operated a very similar procedure to what Strawberry describes when I rang to report the recurrence of a little lump on the top of my head.

Two years ago, that required a visit to the Surgery, followed by the GP referring me to the Consultant at one of the two hospitals in Greater Manchester to deal with skin complaints. Several weeks later, I saw a Consultant at that hospital - a 30-mile round trip - and was prescribed a cream which got rid of the lump.

This time, I rang the Surgery one Monday morning and a recorded message told me to describe what the medical problem was. A GP rang me back and sent me a link so I could take a photo of the lump. A couple of hours later, the GP rang again and said the photo hadn't come out clearly enough for them to be certain so could I come to the Surgery next morning where she'd take a photo and send it to the hospital I'd visited two years ago.

I did so, following all the procedures Strawberry describes. The GP took a clearer photo and told me she'd ring me back, almost certainly by the weekend, to let me know what the Consultant thought. It was going up for 6.00 on the Friday evening when she rang me back to say the Consultant's opinion was that the lump wasn't malignant and that if I called at the Surgery at a specific time on Monday afternoon, I could collect a prescription for the cream. Within a week from my first phone call, the matter was sorted.

"It's the future, Jim; but not as we know it."

Once upon a time the prescription would have been a sudden whack on the head with a Bible or other heavy book to burst the cyst

[scutty brown]

111 in Manchester is run by the ambulance service so they definitely do have medical staff in there

As far as I can remember they're uniformed staff based at the GM ambulance HQ on Prince's Parkway, next door to the CCG Offices

[Home Alone]

Once upon a time the prescription would have been a sudden whack on the head with a Bible or other heavy book to burst the cyst

And my Mum, who would have seen the lump as punishment for my sinful behaviour: not only paying women for sex; but worse, enjoying doing so , would have looked for the biggest, heaviest bible she could find!

[cunningman]

Surgery is operating via telephone appointments, only face to face if absolutely necessary. I've needed an appointment several times since start of lockdown, the telephone has been sufficient, sent a link to provide photos for one complaint. Blood test required an appointment with nurse, following social distancing procedures for example wait outside building, only enter when called, minimal contact, in and out.

IMO this is all so much more sensible than The Old Way - having nurses and juniors handle triage (so long as they know when to escalate) and even being able (for those of us with office jobs) to take a call at a prescribed time and not even take time off work - its much better.

When I've done triage and been given a 'doctor will call you at' the call was within 5 minutes of that time.  Somehow they can keep time better, too.

[puntingking]

Hope everything turns out ok for you and it's nothing serious 

thanks 

[puntingking]

I had the same, then blood. Saw doc, got antibiotics and it went back to normal. It came back few months later discoloured and then blood, so got referred to a specialist. Between booking the appointment and seeing the specialist it went back to normal. I told him, showed him a pic of the offending stuff and he checked prostate out with glove 
He said it just happens sometimes, and nothing to worry about. Which is also what the GP told me.
Sometimes it gets a little discoloured.

So, don't stress, it's rarely anything to worry about, but see your doc to get some reassurance.

I had a telephone consultation a little earlier. We had a little chat. I had to bring my urine sample to my gp surgery. I got a urine infection which could be the cause. I also had my bloods done just to rule out anything i think. The bloods are due back a week today. I will give them a call a weeks time to see my blood result but i think it was the infection. He prescribed me with some antibiotics which i have to keep taking till i finish the course in 7 days time. 

[Laudanum]

Taking ill and having a life threatening condition are quite different. They recognised how serious my condition was and reacted accordingly, the paramedics who treated me agreed it was serious and rushed me, with blue lights and sirens, to the high dependency unit of the hospital where I was closely monitored until they could operate the next morning.

So again forgive me but I was not lucky, I was given the treatment I needed at the time I needed it. BTW the ambulance paramedics arrived with blue lights an sirens going.

In my relative's case, as it wasn't deemed life threatening, they asked if I could get them to A & E and as I could I was told to take them immediately, if I couldn't then there would be a wait for an ambulance, which could be several hours.

Glad they sorted it out in time for you.

Whereas I haven't had to use 111 during the pandemic, last year I phoned them up because I suddenly felt breathless and had a crushing feeling in my chest. They advised me to do certain things whilst they called an ambulance themselves. I went into hospital overnight, and fortunately it was some sort of virus and not a heart attack as my vitals were fine, except my white cell count which was very high.

I thought they provided a good service.

[Briddy]

As far as I can remember they're uniformed staff based at the GM ambulance HQ on Prince's Parkway, next door to the CCG Offices

that's the operations centre for 999, 111 is based at middlebrook

[da40]

I am glad you are in the process of sorting this out.

Its happened to me twice, once 20 years ago when I went to my GP. He assured me that it was quite
normal and there are a lot of blood vessels down there. I was not happy with that diagnosis as there
is a lot of cancer in my family. So he arranged for a test, which came back negative. The second time
was two years ago.Like the previous occasion it only happened once. If it happened a second time I
would have seeked medical advice.

Once again I am pleased that you have taken medical advice.

All the very best to you

[davidgood]

I have had a very good experience with the NHS in the past few months.

Got to see my doctor after a tele consultation in second week of July. Had to wait outside but fortunatley it was not raining. Was reffered to specialsts for my lumps. After several tele consultations and face to face appointments I have had an operation and my wounds are healing. As WFH, I have not had to take any time off work but I did look scarry on the first few Teams meetings after the op.

I have an appointment for follow up next week and I am hoping the doc will tell me everything is OK and I can get back to going out and about and punting.

Regards,

davidgood

[scutty brown]

that's the operations centre for 999, 111 is based at middlebrook

Ah OK, don't think I've ever been to Middlebrook

[scutty brown]

Just remember that if you wear white cotton undies and your missus starches them, any spunk stains can turn pink when you iron them

[winkywanky]

...is that the 'litmus test' of good underwear then Scutty?