Hyperspermia
Encyclopedia
Hyperspermia is the medical term for when a male
has an abnormally large ejaculate (or semen
) volume
. It's the opposite of hypospermia
. It is generally defined in humans when the ejaculate is over 5ml. Hyperspermia may be related to below-average sperm concentration levels.
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
has an abnormally large ejaculate (or semen
Semen
Semen is an organic fluid, also known as seminal fluid, that may contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize female ova...
) volume
Volume
Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance or shape occupies or contains....
. It's the opposite of hypospermia
Hypospermia
Hypospermia is the medical term when a man has an unusually low ejaculate volume, it is the logical opposite of Hyperspermia. It should not be confused with Oligospermia, which means low sperm count....
. It is generally defined in humans when the ejaculate is over 5ml. Hyperspermia may be related to below-average sperm concentration levels.