anyone get BFP with low sperm count? please share...

[suzie7]

I am healthy, 29, regular cycles, had ultra sound, progesterone test, HSG-- everything normal. DH had SA and count is 12 million with 16% motility- giving us 3.6 million swimmers.
Went to the urologist today and he was NOT encouraging! Basically, he said, "it is what it is." You can get all the vitamin and herb stuff online but you're wasting your money. He's healthy already.

Can we get pregnant naturally?
How long did you wait till IVF/ICSI? We've been trying to conceive for 7 months, so not too terribly long but I don't want to wait 3 years to just be in the same place.

 

[hopesforababy]

We are in the same boat. If anyone has had any luck getting pregnant with low count, let me know so I know if there is hope!! I just found out my 2nd IUI failed yesterday. We are going to try one more IUI then possibly move onto IVF.

 

[muncho]

hiya there are a couple of girls on another thread who have the same issues as you, They have both been having acupuncture and both were about to start IVF, THEY HAVE JUST GOT THEIR BFP and they say its down to acupuncture and chinese herbs..

 

[suzie7]

Muncho, do you know what their usernames are? I'd love to contact them and talk to them about what they were using/doing? THANKS!

 

[muncho]

Yes here is the thread..

https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-to-conceive/232366-really-useful-tcm-thread-35.html

Glitterqueen is one, she annouced today or yesterday and Jen1802 (i think) is the other but check the thread for her name, you will see her bfp announcement

GOOD LUCK Nxx

 

[chocci]

My hubby cut right down on alcohol, takes a selenium plus vit a day and eats lots of verg and salad all though he hates it and his count, motility etc has gone up more than double since this time last year, that cannot be just a coincidence!!!!

 

[babyloulou]

Same here- my OH cut out alcohol, caffeine and a lot of fatty food. He exercises 5 times a week now and takes Wellman, zinc, selenium and bee pollen. He also eats loads of spinach, green cabbage, lean meats, etc... He has also been going to my acupuncturist once a week. His motility more than doubled in 2 and a half months doing all this! Doctors don't tend to advocate natural methods- but there's no harm while you are waiting and they have had a massive effect for lots of people.

 

[jenlouise]

just to say dont lose hope, my husband was also told he had a low sperm count and i have PCO so we thought we would never be able to have a baby, but we are now parents to a healthy 1 year old, so its defo poss. I am also trying TTC again. What my husband did was cut out booze and smoking it defo helped, we was lucky as within getting told he had a low sperm count i fell pregnant within 5 months. Good luck guys xx

 

[chocci]

Well done jenlouise....sadly its 2.5 years, 2 ICSIs and 1 FET later for us haha, but at least his sperm count is heading in the right direction and i am hopeful that we get one baby through ICSi this time and then perhaps we may concieve a miracle natural number 2! xx

 

[rachelle1975]

I'm with chocci - big changes to DH's lifestyle and good multi vits as well as some herbal stuff - his count has gone up 800%. It can't hurt for your DH to make some changes to his diet (read a good fertility diet book) and take some good vits - and the doctor can't possibly know that it won't make any difference. Good luck x

 

[suzie7]

Thanks everyone! How much can I expect his numbers to improve? Even if they double, that still puts him in the low range. Is it possible to get preggo with only 20 million good swimmers?

 

[Aphrodite]

Hubbys count is 18 mil with 14% motility. I think we could improve it but I dont think it would improve ENOUGH to conceive on our own. So we are going for ICSI. We've been trying for 2 years nearly. You could set urself a time limit like a year with chinese and if ur not pregnant by then, try other methods? Just an idea x

 

[wanabe22]

hi there. as you can see we got a BFP ! hubby did 3 S/A ..as was unsure about the first two as one result sounded wrong. 1st~ 2million 2nd ~32 million..gyno thinking one muist be wrong asked DH to do another... 3rd~ low again!! so im guessing nearer the 2 than 32 ah! well before we got 3rd SA results back we got a BFP!!!! and we were shocked with the 3rd result as you can imagine!
oh and we had been NTNP for 10+ years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xx my true xmas miracle!!!!!!!! xx

 

[suzie7]

That is truly amazing Wanabe! What a gift!!!!!!!
I hope all of us have that same luck and gift from God! Best of luck for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby!

 

[beauty]

We too have low sperm
Think about a total of around 12million we been referred for IVF we been trying for around 19months with not a sniff of a BFP!!

We had investigations done after 12 months and the doctor told us the first SA was fine, but gyno begged to differ made us do another 2 and still low so in the mean time i had loads of tests and now we have been referred!

Still trying at the moment but more so relaxing than trying knowing that we have issues i dont expect a BFP trying natural so if it does happen well of course i be over the moon but we expecting to go down the IVF route as what the gyno said.

xxxx

 

[PrayerfulHope]

I'm trying softcups this cycle to help keep what swimmers OH does have inside of me and near the cervix. Worth a try anyway, he's also taking selenium, zinc, and grape seed. We have another SA sometime next month, but until then the numbers don't look good.

 

[suzie7]

Prayerful hope, how long have you been TTC? What are your DH's numbers?

To everyone: how long should I wait before trying IVF/ICSI?
I want to try naturally, as we've only been trying for 7 months but I also don't want to wait forever just to be in the same place 2 years later. Please advise.
Thanks!!!!

 

[Sabine]

omg Suzie, you sound *just* like me (check out my post - 'anyone else in denial')
It's also 7 months for us, and I feel the same way as you...
There is no right or wrong answer, but the overwhelming response from talking to people is not to wait. I have decided to go for an IUI next month, even though I have been told the chance of that working is slim. It's too hard to start thinking about IVF/ICSI straight away - very overwhelming (nevermind expensive).
Always here if you would like to chat about it some more.
xxx

 

[brumbar]

hey there
20mil is good..you can get a bfp with that!
our tests have been weird
first came back 17mil with 56% motility
second 22 with 44 % motility and 4 morphology
and the last one- after taking vits and herbs for 6months - 30mil , 34% motility and 2% morphology....weird our motility is dropping but count is rising. the only thing I noticed is that samples have ben analysed almost 2 hours after collection- i tought it sould e done within the hour... Going for a private test tomorrow!!!!

 

[suzie7]

Thank you everyone! You all have been most helpful in sharing your stories. I know we will get our BFPs one day-- it's just a longer journey for some of us!

Has anyone tried Pre-seed? I bought some today and was wondering how to use it? TMI- but do you just smear it around the area or do you actually squirt it up in you? Also, can this help the swimmer live longer?

Does anyone know how to read these darn SA things? We went to a urologist/male infertility specialist and he was terrible! So discouraging- and if you read enough stories in here, there are plenty of people who get pregnant with low sperm.
Out SA report:
Sperm count (conc) = 12 million
Total Sperm Count= 21.6 million
Percent motility= 16.7%
Total Motile Sperm= 3.6 million

So the doctor was like, if you multiply 12 x 16.7% you'll get 3.6 million. What an IDIOT! if you multiply 21.6 x 16.7% = 3.6 million, if you multiply 12 x 16.7% y= 2 million
What was he talking about? Can the doctor not do math or read a SA? I'm confused, is the total count 21.6 or 12 million?
I know, I know, I'm sitting here turning over small numbers, but they matter to me and they mean a lot to my hope!!!
Thank you everyone! I wish us all BFP in the near future!!!!!!!