To the Mods - This features some naughty words. If it’s best placed in a different location in the Forums, please do not hesitate.
Once upon a time, I used to work in an establishment that bred rats and rabbits. We would often pair rats together for a time, then check to see if mating had taken place. This was accomplished by checking the vagina for a plug. Yes, a real, white or clear colored chunk of material is ejeculated by the male along with the semen. As a male of a different species, I found this to be almost impossible to believe. The function of the plug, I was told, is prevent leakage of the semen, making fertilization more likely.
On to rabbits… We would collect semen from a male, dilute it with warm water, then use that to inseminate the females. Every now and again, we found find a large clear jelly-like blob in the semen. I was told that this was the “plug” as it existed for rabbits. It was larger, but softer. It didn’t happen all of the time. (Rats would sometimes have 3 or 4 plugs in them.)
On to my question: Do humans have an equivalent “plug” in their semen? As a male, I should probably be expected to have the answer readily available. However, I can honestly profess that I have no experience with “plugs” of my own. That said, I have been told by several other males that they do have “plugs” and have often wondered about their function and presence.
Somehow, this issue never came up in any biology or human sexuality class that I have ever taken.
So close, so far away.
Thanks.