Hello, Ladies!
I’m new to the web site and hope you won’t mind me coming to share with you. My husband and I have been trying to start our family now for a little more than year. He just turned 37 in May, and I will turn 37 in August.
My older sister had the classic case of PCOS which eventually led to Endometrial Cancer and a hysterectomy. She never married and never had children. I have been diagnosed with have a “touch” of PCOS. I have the heavy hair growth on my lip and chin and fluctuating high levels of testosterone. My periods have always been regular though. My major problem is being diagnosed with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency. I have to take shots of Growth Hormone each night.
In late May, my sweet hubby volunteered to have a sperm count done. I thought for certain that the reason we hadn’t gotten pregnant was because of me alone. He had his first semen analysis done on June 1st. I was surprised when our Reproductive Endocrinologist told me that my husband’s count was low.
Our RE convinced my sweetheart to switch from briefs to boxers. (He always said he never liked boxers because he said they didn’t support him. Now he loves the way boxers feel.) I did some research and found out about the Fertility Blend For Men supplements and ordered a 3 month supply immediately.
Hubby has been wearing boxers since July 5th and took his first Fertility Blend capsule on July 7th. The RE ordered a second semen analysis which we took care of July 15th. In the meantime, our doctor had DH's blood work done. I asked him if he would because my husband hadn’t had a physical since he was a teenager.
I had also wondered if my hubby’s testosterone was low. He had always had a great sex drive but had really fallen off over the last couple of years. He had always been naturally thin but had gained a little bit of weight. His energy level had become almost non-existent and his strength wasn't as good as it had been.
We got his blood work back and his testosterone was on the lower end of the range – 213.6 in a range of 175.0 to 781.0. His Luteinizing Hormone (LH) was 2.3 in a range of 2.4 to 5.9. The biggest surprise was his cholesterol level –
Cholesterol – 306 - normal is less than 200
HDL – 46 – normal is greater than or equal to 46
Chol/HDL Ratio – 6.65 – normal is less than 5.0
Triglyceride – 478 – normal less than 150
VLDL, Calculated – 96 – normal less than 30
LDL – 0.00 –unable to calculate LDL because of high Triglycerides.
Everything else looked good on his results. His blood pressure was really good. That was a relief because high blood pressure runs in his family.
Here are the results of the first semen analysis taken on June 1st –
PH – 8.3 Normal 7.2 to 8.0
Volume 2.0 – Normal 1 to 6 ml
Concentration – 6.0 – Normal greater than 20 million
Motility (%) – 50 – Normal greater than 50%
Progression – Normal greater than 25% A or 50 % A+B
A= Rapid Progression = 10
B= Slow or Sluggish = 30
C= Non-Progression = 10
D= Non-Motile = 50
Morphology (by Krueger strict criteria*) *Very poor fertilization may occur with less than 5% normal forms – 4%
Total Motile Sperm – 6.0 – Normal greater than 20 million
Liquefied within 30 minutes – yes
Viscosity – Normal
Appearance – Less Opaque
Cell Debris – No
Cell Clumps – No
Agglutination – None
Comment: Oligozoospermia
Here are the results of the second semen analysis taken on July 15th –
PH – 8.0 Normal 7.2 to 8.0
Volume 2.0 – Normal 1 to 6 ml
Concentration – 10.0 – Normal greater than 20 million
Motility (%) – 41 – Normal greater than 50%
Progression – Normal greater than 25% A or 50 % A+B
A= Rapid Progression = 10
B= Slow or Sluggish = 22
C= Non-Progression = 9
D= Non-Motile = 59
Morphology (by Krueger strict criteria*) *Very poor fertilization may occur with less than 5% normal forms – 2%
Total Motile Sperm – 8.0 – Normal greater than 20 million
Liquefied within 30 minutes – yes
Viscosity – Normal
Appearance – Normal
Cell Debris – No
Cell Clumps – No
Agglutination – None
Our RE gave hubby a 30 day prescription of Axiron, a testosterone gel and a prescription of Lipitor. He wants to see him again in 3 months. Our doctor wants us to try for 6 more months on our own. If we don’t have any success, then we can try IUI and then IVF. He seemed optimistic because of the improvements in DH’s second semen analysis.
What do you ladies think? We are confused why a lot of his numbers improved but numbers which were good on the first analysis were poorer on the second.
Sorry for the long post. Hope you won’t mind. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think. <smile>
God Bless!
