Help on SA results....7 days of abstinence!!

[HappyBunnyAB]

Hello ladies,

I need some help on SA results! DH had them done last week but he had more than 7 days abstinence. When I got the results yesterday it showed no sperm at all I was devastated since we are planning invitro in August.

Does anyone know if the results could have been affected by the 7 days abstinence?

Any help will be appreciated it. Thanks.

 

[No Doubt]

Abstaining for a week or longer can actually have a negative affect on sperm count. Regular intercourse, maybe every other day, is a better option. But even with the abstinence if there was a sperm count, something still should have been there. Ask your doctor what your options are.

 

[lisap2008]

Abstaining for 7 days can cause low motility and morphology but there should have been some sperm found.
So sorry it sounds like azoospermia.https://www.fertilityjoy.com/azoospermia/

there is a support thread here https://www.babyandbump.com/problems-trying-conceive/376424-dealing-azoospermia.html?

 

[charbaby]

next time don't let him go so long, when my o/h had his done they told him between 2-4 days no less no more because it can dramatically change the results good luck for repeat xxx

 

[_Nell]

2-5 days of abstinence is the common guidelines and the benchmarks for 'normlal' will be based on that.

I would go for a re-test - good luck.

 

[HappyBunnyAB]

Thank you ladies. We are going to retest in April. DH had a vasectomy reversal in 2010 and I've had him on vitamins. I'm hoping we find sperm. Last year, we had a similar situation and the SA's after that showed sperm. Thank you again.

 

[lisap2008]

Its normal for there to be little to no sperm straight after the VR but there should be some now. good luck I hope your next SA is better.

 

[HappyBunnyAB]

Its normal for there to be little to no sperm straight after the VR but there should be some now. good luck I hope your next SA is better.

I hope so too! I don't think DH would want to do the surgery again.