Low mobility Sperm

[nnn84]

Hi Ladies,

wondering if anyone can help?

Just come back from a gyno appointment today, which gave us a result of good count but low mobility sperm from DH's SA sample.

Not sure how this affects things, and how and if it can be improved??

Any body have any info on this or advice would be fantastic!

Thanks ladies

xxxxx

 

[beauty]

We got same problem, good count low motility, is this the first test? If so i would ask him to repeat it for there information.. What else did gyno say? Have they asked for repeat?

Also get him on some wellman conception pills, i just got mine through today ) there suppose to help with mens sperm great, or just the normal wellman would be good enough, the repeat the SA in around 6 weeks when tablets had enough time to kick in!!

Also cut down on stress, beer and fags if he smokes.. you can improve sperm so please dont worry!
xx

 

[beauty]

I have noticed that you have been pregnant before (sorry about the loss) however if you have got a BFP before i am sure your be able to get one again.. good luck huni

WE got pcos and low motility however really tryin to improve OH men with tablets and few diet changes..
xx

 

[ald]

I have noticed that you have been pregnant before (sorry about the loss) however if you have got a BFP before i am sure your be able to get one again.. good luck huni

WE got pcos and low motility however really tryin to improve OH men with tablets and few diet changes..
xx

Is this your dh first test, had he anymore booked? You really need to have 2 or 3 tests (2-3 months apart) to get the best picture of what is going on. As there are so many things that could cause a bad result, high temp, illness, drink etc I hope his next test comes back better for you both.

We also have PCOS and low motility (10% so very low), we have done 7 months on clomid and dh on vits & supplements and lifestyle changes, we are moving on to ICSI in January.

I keep my fingers crossed for you hunni xxx

 

[nnn84]

Thanks Ladies,

Yes this is DH's first test, I am hoping a diet change and vits will help, I know it only takes 1 sperm and all that, but it was a bit of a knock this morning.

I have been pregnant before, which ended in an early miscarriage possible chemical.

Looking for some more info now more than anything really. I think the gyno scared me a liitle through mentioning IVF for later down the line etc...

Thanks for your kind words xxxx

 

[beauty]

IVF mentioning it so early i think is real wrong!! They shouldnt do that, i mean that is way down the line alot of other treatments first before that!!

My gyno gave me 3 months supply of clomid to start next cycle.. And then she to go back after the clomid if no success and to do another SA if no changes in SA or myself with pcos were gonna have to be referred to a fertility specialist.. (i know gyno can only do so much before referring you i.e only give you 3months of clomid i think and then they refer you)

However my OH done two tests one in May (it was ok but well before we put him on the wellman) and then one in October it needed to be done due to gyno appointment however he was real ill and only day we could do it was on day 2 so we did it and these were quite low..

I am holding out tho as the first ones werent so bad and he wasnt taking his wellman then so I know we can improve them and do another SA and be more prepared i.e day 3 being the best and may doing sample at the hospital etc!!

Only I am totalling ignoring 2nd ones he was full of flu and off work for nearly 2weeks but it had to be done as gyno needed them results as she lost the results from the 1st test, or should i say never got sent them off our GP!!

So with some right tablets and some cut backs on beer, smoking and coffee and stress and right timing i do think you will be able to improve these results

xxxx

 

[nnn84]

Thanks hun,

Yeah I though it was a bit early to mention that also.

I have also been given clomid 50mg to start this month as I have long cycles, so hoping that things will improve through that also.

Good luck with the clomid hun, are you starting on 50mg? what days are you taking them on?

 

[beauty]

Yep starting on 50mg huni, but if im honest i have pcos and my cycles are sooooooooo long.. gotta wait for next cycle to start and take them cd2 and cd6 what about you?

Wouldnt mind but just ending a cycle now and that was one cd64
xxxxx

 

[nnn84]

Yeah will be starting with the 50mg next cycle, which according to ff will be soon as I am 9dpo ish!! will take them from cd2-6 - looking forward but nervous too about it!

But I was also told I may have PCOS and my cycles are stupidly long too, one even comming in at 130 days long!!!!

keep me up to date on how things are with you hun!!!

xxxxx

 

[Lou32]

Hi, I just wondered what your motility % was?
My OH has had 2 x SAs done now and has motility of around 10% (numbers ok and morphology good). We were told about IVF after the first SA too, which totally knocked me for six. My OH just refused to believe it until the second result and since then he's been religiously taking his Fertilaid and we're both doing acupuncture until our IVF appointment next month. The acupuncture has lenghened my cycles (I was around 23 days before and now about 27). We're hoping so much that the tablets and acupuncture help, but we won't know for sure until his next test, which will prob be in the New Year.
Also, something I really didn't know before is that if you leave BDing more than 5 days all the sperm get a bit tired and stop swimming! Ideally it should be every 3 days if motility is a problem I think.

 

[Jem88]

We'd been ttc for 15 months after a mc @ 9 weeks, My OH had a test done a few months ago, he had a good count but low mobility/morphology. He's only been taking Serlium with zinc for about 2 months & ive just got my bfp.. he had also stopped having baths but showers, i'm positive its been the vitamins tho.. its been the only thing that has changed in 15 months. i know how hard and frustrating it is, i never fort it would happen for us, but good luck to everyone, it will happen in time. we had also been b'ding mostly everyday for the past 15 months, and even every day this cycle.

 

[Lou32]

Wow, so sorry to hear about the m/c but that's fantastic news about your bfp. It gives us all hope! Not sure about the bd every day though! Maybe I'll mention that to OH and see what his reaction is!

 

[nnn84]

Hey ladies, thanks for the posts.

To be honest everything from the appointmaent was a bit of a blur. All we really remember is dh had a very good count but the motility was low we think 14% was possibly mentioned???

DH is has started his vits since his last SA, so am hopeing things may have improved already. We normaly DTD quite often, usually every day or every other day. Not sure what's best though with low motility?? Every day or every other day??? Any Ideas??

 

[brumbar]

good luck hun...vits should do the trick...;-)

 

[Lou32]

I know what you mean about it being a bit of a blur. Even our second appointment was a blur too and I'd even gone prepared and armed with questions. I ended up bursting into tears and feeling like a right idiot as I couldn't even get my questions out.
I think as often as poss is best for motility, but not sure if every day or every other day would be best. Our FS told us every three days I think, so who knows??
In Zita West's book she likens it to a packed train carriage, with more people coming on board and squeezing in, the more people start to feel ill....Interesting way to describe it!

 

[cazd]

Wow Lou - sounds like you've got a fab man!!
Mine won't stop drinking or eating crap

Our latest S/A showed 3% morphology and 0% rapid progression and 56% slow progression

I've been trying to get him to replenish his stock every three days but he forgets...
he is taking his tablets though.

The girls are right....

good nutrition, no caffeine or alcohol, and regular replenishment should all help !

 

[beauty]

Is it better for a man to do the deed every 3 days is this what keeps his men from being lazy?? So just like to know for furture SA test which we gotta do!
xxxx

 

[Lou32]

Thanks Cazd...I think the second test really upset him, I mean it must be tough to hear that kind of news, which is why he's' determined to improve things. That and the fact I've cried my eyes out so many times and he's starting to understand that if we don't do something about it now it might never happen for us. Men are so laid back about these things, sometimes they need a reality check.
But don't get me started on the booze! That's the one thing I haven't succeeded with yet. I mean, he doesn't drink loads, but he likes a few beers on a weekend and I don't think he'll ever give that up. My acupuncturist says even 5 pints in a night is too much, but I'm fighting a losing battle there. I even said I'd stop drinking completely too (I mean I only have a couple of glasses a wine a week anyway!) but still no joy.

see, I think 56% slow progression sounds like there's promise - they are moving, but they just need to move quicker and lots of vits should help them!

With the motility thing though, yes, we were told by FS that it's important he, ahem, relieves himself regularly thought the cycle and about every 3 days is best to keep them fresh. Although Zita West says you should BD as much as possible around ovulation.
...Saying that, I think the every 3 day rule is the case if numbers are not a problem and just motility needs to be improved. i think if numbers are v low and motility not a problem, doing it v frequently though the cycle might reduce the numbers even more. I think I read that somewhere.
Before he did his second SA the FS said he should definitely not abstain longer than 5 days before the sample and that 3 days was ideal.
After our first SA we'd gone about a week and we were told the sperm weren't swimming, but i don't know if she meant none or just a few. His numbers were really good though. The second SA he'd abstained 3 days and the motility was 10% but his numbers had halved to about 20million.
See my theory is that even if the motility stays at 10%, if we can get the numbers up 10% will still be a lot!

 

[cazd]

well sounds like I'm in the same place that you were...
we got the test results back and I fell apart!

Its a real inspiration to see Jem's post - that there's still a good hope.
Not sure we could manage to dtd every day though

I guess its easy to forget that it takes 3 months to make a
so 3 months was before he started to take the vits.
And... he abstained for 5 days before giving the sample so I wonder if that's why the rapid progression disappeared - they were just too old!

weird that your mans lot dropped to 20m after 3 days...
wonder if that'd go up if you dtd every 3 days without fail?

nn - you should have been given a few motility numbers - for not moving, slow and rapid progression.
I think the girls are right though - the vits'll definitely help their speed.

Ooh - and there's a really good book about what foods to eat for fertility:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fertility-...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258144388&sr=1-1

heads up... peas are bad !!!

 

[Lou32]

Well peas are officially off the menu then! I feel so bad sometimes forcing stuff on my OH, like I keep leaving bags of Brazil nuts around in the hope he'll fancy a snack (how obvious is that?!) just because I read they are good for sperm. I bought him a drawer full of thin boxers so his Brazil nuts don't boil he he...I think I'm officially crazy.