Expert: Walter Hintz - 2/10/2008

Question
Excuse the disgustingness/ graphic nature of my question, but I'm genuinely interested by my new discovery:
I gave my boyfriend a hand-job in the shower and, obviously, got semen on myself. I washed it off (the water was quite hot but not steaming) and got out to get dry. Then I noticed little rubbery white bits on me, a bit like cooked egg. Does semen contain proteins that change when you cook them, like an egg? Albumin perhaps? Or could it have reacted with the soap? It was really weird and, being a fan of science, I want to know why!

Answer
I guess that curiosity knows no limits. You are obviously very observent.  I hesitate to answer questions of this nature because I not sure if the person I am addressing is underage.  Discussing sex on the internet with children is not what I want to do.  I must assume then taht you are a consenting adult.
Semen contains citric acid, fructose,enzymes and some minerals.  It also contains Amino acids but not proteins.  These materials will coagulate with heat.