In general, prolonged clumping of semen is usually caused by semen non-liquefaction, which is usually caused by inflammation of the prostate gland.
Normal semen becomes liquid after about ten to twenty minutes of being expelled from the body, a process known as liquefaction.
In general, after the ejaculation of semen, it will be in a thick jelly state, and may contain lumpy particles in the middle, which is a normal phenomenon. In about five minutes, the semen will be transformed from a jelly state to a liquid state, and at the same time, the lumpy particles will disappear, and in about fifteen minutes, it will be transformed into a liquid state completely.
However, if the semen still cannot liquefy after more than sixty minutes, it may be caused by prostate inflammation. When the patient has prostate inflammation, the prostate gland will reduce the secretion of protein hydrolase and fibrinase. If the sperm lacks the participation of these two substances during liquefaction, it will lead to non-liquefaction of sperm, thus forming lumpy semen.
When the patient has this symptom, he should actively go to the hospital, under the guidance of the doctor to clarify the diagnosis and symptomatic treatment.