Spouses with low sperm count.

[babies7777]

Lots of luck for the appointment, hope it goes great.

We only have 4 more days till our consult apt at the clinic, it's taking way to long! At least I didn't have to wait till the apt to start on the wait list, that will cut off a month of waiting. I also hope the clomid works great and we don't end up needing ICSI. The procedure scares me a little even though the idea of it excites me, maybe I'm nuts

 

[indi07]

Hey there,

Sorry to jump in but I just found out my husband has very low sperm count too and I am trying to get my head around it all. We have been trying for a year and i am 29 and husband is 30.

Do you know what the chances are of concieving on our own if his count is less than 1 million. Will we need IVF? I have aappointment witht he doctor tomorrow to see what form and shape they are in

Any info will be useful xo

 

[Kelly9]

You'll likely need IVF we were told we'd need IVF with ICSI with counts between 12 mil and 23 mil but we did manage to get pg naturally the first time so there is always hope!

I had my apt, it went well. The wait list for IVF/ICSI is 2-3 months and we're a month in. I'll need to redo my HSG which sucks plus an ultrasound and blood work. All will be done at the beginning of July except the HSG which will hopefully be done around the 10th (if I can't be squeezed in I'll have to wait another month since I'll be on vacation July 11) so I'm hoping and praying it all gets done so we can start treatment the cycle after that so start date of around the 3 of august.

 

[indi07]

Good luck on the clomid and yes hopefully you dont have to do ICSI. Yes and the procedure scares me to apparently it can send you nuts x

 

[indi07]

Oh really so he is very very low. Makes me so angry as he does everything right, always the way hey. We dont even have the facilities for IVF where I live which makes things a bit harder

Hopefully the time goes quick for you, before you know it you will start treatment

 

[MrsEvans]

Hi Indi07

I would think your doctor will say IVF is your primary option.
Apparently for maximum chances of natural pregnancy to be achieved you need 16 million good moving sperm near your cervix. but miracles happen all the time.

Hope you get some good news hun
x

 

[leahjones]

hi guys

my OH had a SA done and these were the resukts:

volume - 1.6
liquefaction - complete aggulitation - high
concentration 74 million
motility a = 0 b = 28% c = 28% d = 44%
antisisperm antibodies = 20& IGA and 0% IGG
morphology 1% normal
round cell - 4 million
recovered progressive serm = 0

we are absolutely heart broken, he thinks he cant have children, keep telling him there is hope with help its also his first test so hes now on vitamins to get the swimmers movings and looking more normal he thinks its the mumps that have cuased this issue..

its pretty bad isnt it

 

[keepsmiling]

wots vits is he on huno xx

 

[leahjones]

wots vits is he on huno xx

hes now taking wellman conception every day

 

[keepsmiling]

so is mine and 1000mg vitc cos the vitc is wellman insnt hight enuff xx

 

[leahjones]

good point, what does vit c do then?

 

[keepsmiling]

impoves the mobilty i belive
my hubbys had low morph xx

 

[leahjones]

thank you for that, i shall get some today for him, OH wont know what im shoving down his throat lol

are you getting additional help?

 

[keepsmiling]

no just taking vitc and seein a fs
our fs isnt worried tho ad the normal in 4% so only just under x

 

[leahjones]

i practically had to twist his GPs arm to refer us.. do you think they will take us on as its only his first sample?

 

[keepsmiling]

i think they like to repeat it
weve just had another one done but he had only been on the vits 2 weeks when he did it
im bk in july and im gunna push my luck n ask for another haha x

 

[leahjones]

but thats like another 3 months, i couldnt possible wait for that long its already been 14 months... i wonder why they just cant d the 2nd once weve been referred as its the same place we go to when we go for the test?

 

[keepsmiling]

how old r u both etc??
xx
do u have any problems
have u been to the fs yet xx

 

[leahjones]

no not yeat im 26 and the OH is 26 i shall be 27 in august. we get married in 6 months so as you can tell its killed all the excitment and weve forgotten because this problem is so terrible or so he thinks..

i have no problems i have been pregnant before however i felt it was the wrong time so had an abortion, this wasnt with him, overall weve been trying for 14 months now

 

[DaisyB]

Hi Leah, I think 3 months is about the norm, but they may well get him to do another when you are referred. They do say that it will take at least 3 months for vitamins to show the effect on the swimmers, and each month should see an improvement from there. Each sample is a snap shot of the past, from 3 months earlier. If that makes sense?

This web site was posted on this thread by MrsEvans as a good source of information and i have to say i have found it quite encouraging. There is a guy called Rich who will look at your SA results and tell you what vits you need to improve whatever area needs a boost. I find he explains things really well and only take a couple of hours to respond, some ladies have had really positive results after a couple of months after his advise... worth a read?

https://www.fertilichat.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13

Good luck xxx