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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 09:46

Hi there had a biopsy 10 days ago and decided to ejaculate after 5 days .was totally shocked at the amount  of blood that came out ,tryed again 2 days later same result. Can and give me a guide to how long this lasts for or does it go away with the more times you ejaculate .sorry for been so crued 

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 12:22
This is completely normal as your prostate which produces semen has been perforated by numerous needles. The more you ejaculate, the quicker the old blood will be expelled.

It can take up to six weeks to go from strawberry back to vanilla. Enjoy!

Cheers, John.

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Posted 24 Feb 2019 at 11:46

Blood in semen lasted 3 weeks for me after transrectal biopsy (was told it could last up to 6 weeks, maybe if you don't try flushing it out as often as I did). Consultant said not to hold back ejeculating (might have been a hint it's a good thing, not sure). I did wait a day fearing it might be painful, but it wasn't.

First few days, it's bright red and quite horrific if you haven't been warned. If you are having sex with a partner, it might perhaps be polite to wear a condom, although (according to consultant) the blood is not harmful to a partner.

Then it turned rust coloured as the blood becomes stale (no fresh blood and the existing blood turns to different iron oxidation states which is same as rusty iron - just like a blood stain does as it ages).
It gradually faded back to normal after 3 weeks.

After transperineal biopsy, I held back 2 days before trying for an erection, given loads of needles had been pushed though base of penis, but again consultant said no need to hold back, and there was no effect caused by the needles when I did. By this stage I was on HT which reduces semen anyway. First time there was no blood, but subsequent times there was stale blood, although not as much as for the transrectal biospy. Again, took 3 weeks to clear, and it was always totally pain free.

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 09:46

Hi there had a biopsy 10 days ago and decided to ejaculate after 5 days .was totally shocked at the amount  of blood that came out ,tryed again 2 days later same result. Can and give me a guide to how long this lasts for or does it go away with the more times you ejaculate .sorry for been so crued 

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Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 08:34

EdwardSprin,

Don't worry. Sounds perfectly normal after a biopsy. It seemed like I was just ejaculating blood to begin with. Gradually changes colour over time. Think It was a good 2 weeks for me before it cleared up.

User
Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 09:39

If it looks like tomato ketchup, don't be surprised.

Yes, the leaflets they give you are way off. Mine said something like "there may be some blood in your semen for up to 6 weeks". Fortunately, I'd read forums beforehand, and knew what was possible.

I do one-to-one support of patients, and I've had 2 or 3 cases of men contacting me in sheer panic having ejaculated tomato ketchup just after a biopsy. The warnings beforehand (where they exist at all) are massively inadequate.

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Posted 12 Mar 2022 at 10:49

Just want to say a huge "thanks" to everyone who has posted on the forum about this delicate subject 😂

It is true that NONE of the pre-biopsy stuff tells you what is likely to happen the first time you come after the procedure - and I thought I'd read everything (I only found this forum via a hurried Goggle search after the first horror show ejaculation. )

It's a huge relief that "you may have some blood in your semen after the biopsy" actually means "Your ejaculate will most likely look like Heinz Ketchup for 3 weeks then HP Sauce for another 3 weeks"

I think I will mention it to the Urology team - as they are going to be updating their advice sheet pretty soon, they tell me.

For those of a scientific bent - this is an excellent paper on the subject in a very reputable journal.

https://www.nature.com/articles/4500955

(The technical term is for blood in semen used throughout the paper is - hemospermia - but it's pretty comprehensible for a non-technical audience)

Again - many, many thanks for the candid reports and discussion here. 👍

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 12:34
Yep, completely normal. You should find that the colour changes from red to brown over time (ie it's dead blood rather than fresh blood) and it will gradually diminish. It'll probably take a month or so to completely disappear, though.

Absolutely nothing to worry about.

Chris

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 20:17
Yes, nothing to worry about. I'm a few weeks ahead of you, having finished a course of radiation three weeks ago. I'm not suggesting you will need rt at all, many people don't! But one of the side effects was burning urination and painful ejaculation. I finally managed the latter this morning and was pleased that it wasn't as bad as I thought. By the way, you can ask what you like on this site and no one will think you are being crude. There are some very knowledgeable and helpful people out there. Have you got the biopsy results yet?
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Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 07:50

I was told to expect some blood in semen. But the urologist didn’t say how much! Am 5 days post biopsy. Decided to try sex and was horrified by the amount of blood. It was like all of it was blood! Thinking the same as others, should try to expel as much as possible and ejaculated myself later in the afternoon. Again the whole thing was blood. 

My question is.. how much blood should i expect. When i used my open palm to hold all the liquid. It was all blood. Like a pool of blood in my cupped hand. I know advice is it is expected. But can anyone provide a guide as to how much blood to expect please. Thanks. 

User
Posted 11 Sep 2021 at 13:16

Depends how often you ejaculate.

Bright red suggests bleeding within last 3 days as the blood goes brown after about 3 days after bleeding, which in turn suggests you might still be bleeding.

There are some suggestions it's good to get it out. It took 3 weeks to go with daily ejaculation for me, but that was with no further bleeding after the biopsy.

User
Posted 22 Dec 2021 at 22:18

Dear LJ

 

I had an identical horrifying experience after my TP Biopsy in May. Like you I was not warned of the extent of the bloodbath. But it will pass. I wanted it to be clear by the time my RARP operation took place end June so wanked a lot and it cleared up about a week before it.  So dont worry too much. 

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Posted 12 Mar 2022 at 11:05

Yes I've found that there's a lot of stuff that happens to us blokes with all these procedures and treatments that isn't in the brochure!

HT giving you mental and emotional breakdowns.

If you don't do penile rehabilitation, your cock won't return to it's magnificence after coming off HT!

 

This forum can help prepare and aid men going thru all this.

Have a look at my blog...I've gone thru PSA test over a year ago...thru MRI, trus biopsy, bone scan, CT scan, PSMA PET scan, mixed HT, sorry, Chemical Castration, and just finished RT. Plus a litany of NHS failures and cock ups!

 

Always happy to chat with other sufferers...via my blog.

 

Cheers

Steve

Blog: prostatecancer.vivatek.co.uk

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 07:15

To me this is either incompetence or neglect. Surely the professionals ought to be aware that at time when a man is feeling vulnerable and anxious the last thing they need is a shock like seeing their semen coloured red, green or brown. They also need to make men aware of catheter care after a prostectomy, I certainly wasn't.

User
Posted 18 Jan 2021 at 21:32

I've had a couple of support line calls from guys who waited a couple of months before daring to ejaculate, and were horrified to find it was black. It's the iron from the hemoglobin which has broken down and literally gone rusty. Not anything to worry about, but it may be better to get it out than leave it in there.

I didn't manage to get it all out from my second biopsy - I was already on hormone therapy and no longer ejaculating much. When I had a full body MRI scan a few months later, there's a bright white dot showing in my prostate. I asked the radiologist if that was the cancer because I didn't think it showed up that clearly. He said no, it's iron oxide left from blood which the body failed to reabsorb, and because iron oxide is magnetic there was enough there to show up bright white on an MRI scan.

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User
Posted 11 Sep 2021 at 13:20

Mine got lighter as the weeks went by and had gone completely by 10 weeks. Though, unlike Andy62, I was not ejaculating daily

 

I am due to have a 30 core biopsy extraction on Thursday (16/09) so will experience the whole thing again

User
Posted 11 Sep 2021 at 13:31

Good luck with your next biopsy, I hope all will go well for you

User
Posted 15 Sep 2021 at 10:13

Most exercise is unlikely to be a problem. If you have a blood clotting disorder or you are taking blood thinners then more cautions is required. I think I would not do any cycling for quite a few days (perhaps a week, two if I were very cautious). Walking no big deal, Yoga: I wouldn't be doing the splits,  running maybe a few days, hurdling, high jump pole vault, maybe a bit longer. I can't imagine press-ups being a problem. 

 

Dave

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Posted 19 Sep 2021 at 09:22

I have had 2 TP biopsies now (one on 04/06/21 and one on 16/09/21), with the first one being performed under a local anaesthetic and the second one under a general.

With regard to the first one, my urine was clear within 24 hours and my semen within about 10 weeks (though I did not ejaculate that often, hence the reason I think it took a while to clear). The paperwork I was given after my biopsy at Addenbrookes in Cambridge was that blood could be in the urine for up to a week and in the semen for up to 12 weeks. I did have a swelling around the area where the needles went in after about 4 days, and my testicles were a little tender too, but both cleared up a week or so after I first noticed the issue.

With regard to the second biopsy, I have detailed this on a post under my name but to save you searching this out will say this: I only had blood in my urine for a few hours after the procedure and 3 days after my semen is still blood red. I have, to date, had no pain or discomfort from the procedure.

Hopefully, others will come on and comment too, but if your testicles are still swollen after 10 days it might be worthwhile having a word with the doctor who undertook the biopsy to see what he thinks.

 

 

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User
Posted 05 Dec 2021 at 21:57

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

just had my first transperianial mri fusion biopsy. one week ago. My perineum and balls are black and blue but no pain. blood comes at the start of each pee but then goes away. my first ejacuation was like tomato sauce. scary! from reading this thread it seems i am normal!!!   waiting biopsy results still.

Yes, quite "normal". The blood in semen/urine is something of a shock and it can persist for quite a while. Sorry, I've forgotten exactly how long but maybe 2 weeks at slowly diminishing scariness.

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Posted 22 Dec 2021 at 18:41

I just wanted to post my gratitude at having found this forum. Had a transperineal biopsy on 16th Dec. Listened to the nurse and read the leaflet about there sometimes being a bit of blood in the urine or semen - got the impression that there might be the odd trace or fleck or spot (I'm laughing at my naivete now! :-) . I saw a tiny bit in the urine on 16th and thought that was that. I am not particularly sexually active at the moment (though not dead in the water!) and thought I just wouldn't masturbate anyway for a few weeks. However I think my curiosity as to the idea of blood in my semen got the better of me and I thought I would see what it was like. Also I have an ongoing 'fairly casual' sexual relationship with someone and am likely to meet them in January so I thought it might be best to see what was in store for both of us. Well......I have to say (and apologies for the bluntness here)  that I was traumatised by what came out of my penis! First of all - there was a lot of it - more than I would normally ejaculate! Secondly there was the colour of it - this was not semen slightly tinged or a bit rust coloured as I had been led to believe. This was rivers of red blood. This was horror movie stuff! 

I spent the rest of the day quietly worried about this and re-read the leaflets to see if I had missed something. I hadn't. There was no warning of anything other than the phrase 'Your semen may be discoloured (pink or brown). I felt very worried about masturbating again and was beginning to really regret letting those medical people at me with their knives and needles. But eventually I did a bit of research. I never thought the day would come when I would enter the phrase 'I have just ejaculated a lot of blood..is this normal...biopsy...' into Google but was so relieved to find this thread and this forum generally. 

and now in far more information than anyone needs can say that I have 'done it again' with similar results but at least feeling very reassured that it will pass and that I am not alone.

I am also going to tell my urologist and the specialist nurse that they really do need to be warning people that when they say that there could be blood in the semen that they mean that you will actually give the appearance of ejaculating lots of blood and that this is ok.

Thanks for posting your stuff. I imagine that I may use this forum a lot in the coming weeks and months. I won't have my biopsy results until mid to late January apparently and so I am just carrying on 'as normal' until then. 

User
Posted 14 Feb 2022 at 00:26

Shouldn't be anything to worry about. That sounds pretty normal. Mine was bright red for several days. Then gradually faded within a couple of weeks. I ejaculated daily to get it clear as soon as possible.

Cheers 

J

User
Posted 14 Feb 2022 at 02:04
Best to face up to it and flush it out as much as you can. otherwise, you will find it lingers for weeks or even months and turns a horrible rusty brown colour.
"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 12 Mar 2022 at 11:17

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For those of a scientific bent - this is an excellent paper on the subject in a very reputable journal.

https://www.nature.com/articles/4500955

That's an interesting paper. I suspect the levels of anxiety would be lower in the study just because you are part of a study looking at the matter, rather than it just coming as a horrible surprise.

It would also be worth warning that men who don't ejaculate for months (which is probably not a good idea) will likely find their semen is black. I've had some extremely worried helpline calls on this.

User
Posted 07 Apr 2023 at 07:10
Always good to have a rant! Yes, it can last a few days and also your pee can be a bit pinkish at times. I’m amazed you weren’t told about this when you had your biopsy.
User
Posted 20 Apr 2023 at 06:42

There's no medical guidance on this. The body does try to absorb leaked blood (the mechanism by which bruises fade away), but if there's a lot (as there might be), then the iron from breakdown of hemoglobin can be left. This is harmless to the body, but being magnetic, it will interfere with and locally reduce the quality of any subsequent MRI scan of the prostate. Some treatments (such as focal therapy or brachytherapy or active surveillance) might require more MRI scans of the prostate, as might investigating any later recurrence. So it probably is a good idea to try and flush it out. After about 3 days, the red blood cells break down, causing the iron to "rust", so it goes from bright red to rust colour. Any bright red after that would suggest fresh bleeding.

I wouldn't worry about leaking spots of blood while you're still ejaculating it.

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 02:59
Thanks everyone on this thread for all the information. The bumf the hospital gives you is dreadfully lacking in that regard.

Been through the procedures after a PSA test of 5.7. Urine test, MRI scan, then 12 days ago a Trans-Perineal Biopsy. Get my results in a week.

I'd googled for info on the expected colour of semen at this stage after the procedure and thankfully found this thread.

For reference I started masturbating after approximately 3 days once discomfort in that area had abated. My first came out like tomato sauce (ketchup) as other people had noted. It is currently still a very dark reddy brown that I don't think I've seen on any Dulux colour chart, though I expect Farrow and Ball probably do it :)

User
Posted 11 Jul 2023 at 10:35

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
... I don't think I've seen on any Dulux colour chart, though I expect Farrow and Ball probably do it :)
 

It's going to take a long time to redecorate the living room though.

Dave

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Posted 30 Jul 2023 at 23:49

Thanks all for the useful information.
I too was floored by how bad the semen looked after the biopsy.
Yeah I'd read the warnings that there will be "some" blood in semen for quite a few weeks afterwards. But it doesn't in anyway quite prepare you for the reality.
Blood in my urine took about a week to sort itself, but was quite clear after a few days.
My wife decided to check my semen 3 days after the biopsy. Whilst I didn't object :).....the result was a pretty damn quick way of eradicating the erection I can tell you!
I saw the look of horror on her face, and bless her, she quickly tried to hide the semen and spare my concern.
Had I even seen a spot of blood in my urine or semen before this I would have gone wobbly at the knees, but thankfully this time I was a little prepared.
3 days might have been too soon though to avoid the throbbing of my undercarriage and rear end afterward, but hey ho.

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User
Posted 31 Jul 2023 at 13:53

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member
It is currently still a very dark reddy brown that I don't think I've seen on any Dulux colour chart, though I expect Farrow and Ball probably do it :)

 

 

I think it's called "Transperinial Russet" 😉

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User
Posted 09 Aug 2023 at 19:16

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

im not afraid to admit I’ve been bawling my eyes out whilst looking as I was scared so much…..and I still have to admit to the missus how I found out…..not that I should be embarrassed but……I am.

I let my wife know that I was told this needed to be done to ensure that it was cleared out over the course of the first week or so... 😉

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Posted 23 May 2025 at 07:50

It's usually bright red for the first few days. Think tomato ketchup. It's not all blood even though it looks like it, or it would be a clot.

After the first few days, the red blood cells which had leaked out break down, and the bright red iron oxide which was in their hemoglobin turns into rust (a different iron oxide) and hence the bright red turns brown (it literally is rust). This is a bruise (leaked blood). Any presence of bright red after a few days means new bleeding, whereas brown means it's from old bleeding.

If you don't ejaculate for many weeks, you can find your semen is black by the time you do.

We get very worried calls on the helplines for red/blown/black semen. The hospital leaflets are woefully inadequate in setting expectations.

It is worth trying to get it out. Your body will try to break down and reabsorb the leaked blood/bruise, but with the amount in the prostate after a biopsy, it won't usually manage to do it that way. This can leave you with literally rust in your prostate. This is magnetic, and it can interfere with future MRI scans, and prevent getting high resolution images of your prostate, e.g. due to later recurrence. So it is worth trying to ejaculate it too. If you are on hormone therapy already, you might find you can't ejaculate the blood.

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Posted 24 May 2025 at 00:35

It really is annoying that the doctor and the hospital where we have these biopsies performed don't warn us.  Scared the living daylights out of me. It was like a murder scene.  My biopsy was way back in ~Feb. 2025, and I'd say it took about 15 or so times to clear it. I do recommend doing so to the best of your ability. I'm now on active surveillance for a 0.5 mm spot in there (3+3 = 6 Gleason), so if the next PSA has escalated, I'd expect another MRI, blah blah. 

At least if I have to have another biopsy, I'll be mentally prepared for the after effects.

But, you really have to keep going if you have to have another biopsy. A true case of sucking it up and all that for your own health rather than avoiding it.

User
Posted 24 May 2025 at 14:47

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

It really is annoying that the doctor and the hospital where we have these biopsies performed don't warn us.

It's in the patient information document that most if not all NHS Trusts will pass on before the procedure is performed. Here's an example from Gloucestershire: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/media/documents/Transperineal_biopsy_of_the_prostate_GHPI1563_03_21.pdf

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Posted 25 May 2025 at 13:14

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

Originally Posted by: Online Community Member

It really is annoying that the doctor and the hospital where we have these biopsies performed don't warn us.

It's in the patient information document that most if not all NHS Trusts will pass on before the procedure is performed. Here's an example from Gloucestershire: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/media/documents/Transperineal_biopsy_of_the_prostate_GHPI1563_03_21.pdf

It says:
"You can expect to see blood in the semen for up to 6 weeks. This is normal and will not cause any serious harm."

That really is woefully inadequate for what usually happens, and doesn't explain brown or black semen.

On the way out of the urology department after my biopsy, I caught the urologist and asked, how long should I wait before I can ejacuate?

His answer, Don't wait!

Well, I decided to go home first, at least.

It was some months later when a radiologist mentioned that you should try to get it all out, because the iron left behind from large quantities of leaked blood can reduce the quality of MRI images you might need of the prostate in the future. I've never seen that mentioned in the leaflets at all.

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 12:22
This is completely normal as your prostate which produces semen has been perforated by numerous needles. The more you ejaculate, the quicker the old blood will be expelled.

It can take up to six weeks to go from strawberry back to vanilla. Enjoy!

Cheers, John.

User
Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 12:34
Yep, completely normal. You should find that the colour changes from red to brown over time (ie it's dead blood rather than fresh blood) and it will gradually diminish. It'll probably take a month or so to completely disappear, though.

Absolutely nothing to worry about.

Chris

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Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 19:31

Thank you 

User
Posted 23 Feb 2019 at 20:17
Yes, nothing to worry about. I'm a few weeks ahead of you, having finished a course of radiation three weeks ago. I'm not suggesting you will need rt at all, many people don't! But one of the side effects was burning urination and painful ejaculation. I finally managed the latter this morning and was pleased that it wasn't as bad as I thought. By the way, you can ask what you like on this site and no one will think you are being crude. There are some very knowledgeable and helpful people out there. Have you got the biopsy results yet?
User
Posted 24 Feb 2019 at 07:31

Going Tuesday absolutely bricking it at the moment 

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Posted 24 Feb 2019 at 11:46

Blood in semen lasted 3 weeks for me after transrectal biopsy (was told it could last up to 6 weeks, maybe if you don't try flushing it out as often as I did). Consultant said not to hold back ejeculating (might have been a hint it's a good thing, not sure). I did wait a day fearing it might be painful, but it wasn't.

First few days, it's bright red and quite horrific if you haven't been warned. If you are having sex with a partner, it might perhaps be polite to wear a condom, although (according to consultant) the blood is not harmful to a partner.

Then it turned rust coloured as the blood becomes stale (no fresh blood and the existing blood turns to different iron oxidation states which is same as rusty iron - just like a blood stain does as it ages).
It gradually faded back to normal after 3 weeks.

After transperineal biopsy, I held back 2 days before trying for an erection, given loads of needles had been pushed though base of penis, but again consultant said no need to hold back, and there was no effect caused by the needles when I did. By this stage I was on HT which reduces semen anyway. First time there was no blood, but subsequent times there was stale blood, although not as much as for the transrectal biospy. Again, took 3 weeks to clear, and it was always totally pain free.

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Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 07:50

I was told to expect some blood in semen. But the urologist didn’t say how much! Am 5 days post biopsy. Decided to try sex and was horrified by the amount of blood. It was like all of it was blood! Thinking the same as others, should try to expel as much as possible and ejaculated myself later in the afternoon. Again the whole thing was blood. 

My question is.. how much blood should i expect. When i used my open palm to hold all the liquid. It was all blood. Like a pool of blood in my cupped hand. I know advice is it is expected. But can anyone provide a guide as to how much blood to expect please. Thanks. 

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Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 08:34

EdwardSprin,

Don't worry. Sounds perfectly normal after a biopsy. It seemed like I was just ejaculating blood to begin with. Gradually changes colour over time. Think It was a good 2 weeks for me before it cleared up.

User
Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 08:39

Thanks Mike. That is reassuring. I read the descriptions and no one is describing it like this. It is exactly how mine is. Ejaculating blood! Thank you! 

User
Posted 01 Sep 2020 at 09:39

If it looks like tomato ketchup, don't be surprised.

Yes, the leaflets they give you are way off. Mine said something like "there may be some blood in your semen for up to 6 weeks". Fortunately, I'd read forums beforehand, and knew what was possible.

I do one-to-one support of patients, and I've had 2 or 3 cases of men contacting me in sheer panic having ejaculated tomato ketchup just after a biopsy. The warnings beforehand (where they exist at all) are massively inadequate.

User
Posted 26 Sep 2020 at 00:35

Just read your answer after the same thing happened to me. Thank you, very reassuring. (I got the shock of my life!) 👍

User
Posted 26 Sep 2020 at 09:51

Just a quick follow up.. mine took about 2 weeks to clear up. 

User
Posted 15 Dec 2020 at 23:02

Still having brown ejaculate. Procedure was about three weeks ago. Also seems like there’s not as much as there was pre-biopsy. Very little comes out. 

User
Posted 15 Dec 2020 at 23:10

Hi Dj,

The fact it's brown means it's old blood, so I don't think that's anything to worry about. Any fresh bleeding would be red for a few days. It took me 3 weeks of ejaculating daily to get it all out, but the leaflet I was given said it could take up to 6 weeks.

Are you on hormone therapy? This will cause a reduction in semen, and for the GnRH drugs (Zoladex, Prostap/Lupron/Eligard, Decapeptyl, Firmagon/Degrelix), a complete cessation of semen.

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Posted 19 Dec 2020 at 22:23

Hi,

It's 18 days since my transperineal biopsy. Ejaculate is very thin brown liquid with a consistency like water, not like ketchup as someone described, or simply some blood in semen, as I was told to expect. Has anyone had similar with it returning to normal colour and thickness? I'm seeing my Urologist tomorrow for results.

Thanks,

Carey.

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Posted 19 Dec 2020 at 22:35

It's only bright red for about 3 days after bleeding. After that, the iron from the red blood cells changes oxidation state, and it is literally rust - your blood has gone rusty, hence the colour.

There are several components making up semen. The prostate's contribution is a clear fluid (mostly PSA). The seminal vesicles' contribution is the thick white gel. What can happen after someone has attacked the prostate with needles or radiotherapy is that you might lose one or other of the components. In your case, the ejaculatory ducts which carry the contribution from the seminal vesicles through the prostate may be blocked with clots or swelling, so you're missing their contribution. It will probably recover.

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Posted 20 Dec 2020 at 01:12

Thanks Andy62!

That's what I suspected. Apart from the result, I'm interested to find out how many cores were taken. I don't recall anything like this from the first biopsy.

User
Posted 23 Dec 2020 at 16:16

Hi Andy62 and others,

I saw my urologist and sections from all cores were negative for malignancy which is great news. There is some high grade PIN. PSA will continue to be monitored. What shocked me was that 41 needle cores were taken! No wonder recovery is taking some time.

It was a transperineal biopsy using Precision Point.

Has anyone here had a similar number of cores taken?

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Posted 23 Dec 2020 at 18:12
30 - 50 cores is the normal range for a template / transperineal biopsy
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