text: is this normal? when i ejaculate (after masturbating), the semen does not come out in powerful bursts. instead, it kind of rolls out the end slowly and stays there. is this normal, or do i need to talk to my doctor? from my hubby's database:   of all the various aspects of the male human body, few are as variable from individual to individual as semen. the color, texture, and quantity — not to mention the force of ejaculation — vary greatly. based on outward appearance we are all amazingly similar: virtually everyone has eyes, ears, a nose, and a mouth in the same place. but semen just doesn't work that way.  just like penis size, ejaculation volume and force are highly variable from individual to individual. most guys want to ejaculate more semen with more force. if you've done exercises like kegels for men, yes, it may have increased your distance — but probably not your volume. there's a *huge* variation from person to person with regard to ejaculation force as well as volume, and neither has anything to do with anything important (such as having children).   consistency of semen isn't very consistent; you've probably noticed that the thickness of your ejaculate can vary from day to day. this is because the quality of the fluid is very susceptible to a number of factors. diet, exercise and frequency of sex can all dictate how thick or watery your emissions are, as can the tightness of the clothes that you wear (tight clothing will increase body temperature and can thus impact sperm motility.   for men of normal fertility, sperm creation is a constant, ongoing process. millions of sperm cells are created each day in the testes; they mature in one to 3 months, after which they're ready to be ejaculated. so, since there are always sperm cells being made, there is a lot of overlap between your "loads." once one has been released, another should not be far behind. actual semen quantity differs among individuals and can also change for the same individual during different times of his life. genetics plays an important part in how much a male will ejaculate. most males ejaculate about one teaspoon of semen. some medications may affect the amount of semen produced. and you will notice that the longer you take between orgasms the larger the quantity of semen you will ejaculate. (you've probably noticed that if you masturbate more than once a day that the second, third or fourth time you achieve orgasm you release smaller and smaller quanitities of semen. wait overnight and see how much more your body made while you were asleep.) additionally, the more aroused you get and the longer you take to ejaculate, the more semen your body will produce. foreplay — touching yourself in special ways in special places — will sometimes stimulate the body to produce more semen, since the body's reproductive glands (such as the prostate) work harder when you're aroused. semen appearance and texture can change naturally over the course of months, days, or even from one ejaculation to another, due to a variety of factors inculding diet. semen from a mature male is usually a milky or pearly-white color. it is not uncommon to see a yellowish tint to the semen if you've abstained from ejaculation for a while. semen colored with red streaks may signify blood. if you occasionally see a bit of blood it's not necessarily a cause for alarm, but if you see a lot of it, or if it persists, the condition should be brought to the attention of your physician. the same goes any other drastic color changes, which may indicate infection.  a lot of factors go into the appearance and consistency of semen, including diet, ejaculation frequency, etc., so changing any of these can alter the way your semen looks. also, it's easy to think that semen is simply sperm cells in water, but it's a much more complex substance than that. so it may have been the absence or presence of something other than actual sperm cells — such as sugars or proteins — that caused your semen to look different before. a nocturnal ejaculation may have more prostatic fluid in it (which is whiter and thicker), while a da