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What does blood in my semen mean?
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Q. I've noticed blood streaks in my semen twice over the past 10 days. Is this a sign of something serious?
A. When a man sees blood in his ejaculate, his initial thought is cancer. But the reality is that bloody semen rarely is a sign of cancer.
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