Spouses with low sperm count.

[wannabeprego]

Hun i am so sorry to hear your news
I have replied in your thread you wrote hun, i was the same about the lap as wasnt sure if mine was spasming or blocked but it turned out that mine was.

I recommend time to think carefully but from my outcome i would recommend- how does your oh feel bout it?

I am so sorry once again and its horrible that you have to pay for all your procedures and treatments over there! Please keep us updated my thoughts are with you x

thanks hun... I saw your response on the other thread as well. I am glad the procedure for you wasnt that bad and that it was successful!!!

I just called my Dr's billing office and I am waiting for them to verify the cost of these procedures and to make sure that my health insurance will cover them, the biggest thing is veryfying the cost and figuring out how DH and me will afford it. As far as DH i think he wants me to do what I think is best and he will support me either way. So it will really end up being my decision in the end.

 

[scerena]

I hope the insurance helps cover the op, if they say it will then will you go ahead with the op?
Im still in some pain just hoping it goes soon
x

 

[wannabeprego]

I hope the insurance helps cover the op, if they say it will then will you go ahead with the op?
Im still in some pain just hoping it goes soon
x

I hope you feel better soon and the pain goes away soon hun....

AFM, Well, I just got off the phone with the DR's billing office and they said that my health insurance should cover both of the surgeries that I need. These surgeries are considered medically necessary because I have the polyp and fibroid in my uterus and that is a medical problem, it isnt considered the treatment of infertility, so I am relived to know that!!! Of course it is more expensive to do both procedures and the DR's office was only giving me the costs for their surgeon and not for the facility charges for where I would have to have the surgery or the cost of the anethesiologist either. So once i schedule the procedure i would have to follow up with the facility and the anathesiologist to verify those additional fees. So my health insurance has a 350 dollar deductible and than plan pays 85% so my out of pocket costs for just the surgeon would be about $450.00 but adding in the deductible would be about 800.00, but that is the max dollar amount, it could be less than that.

Now before I can move forward and schedule anything I just need to have DH do our tax return to make sure we will be getting enough $$ back to cover the costs of the surgery and once I know that I can move forward. My health insurance only pays a maximum of 3k per person per calender year for the diagnosis of infertility, but I am not sure if the surgeries would fall under this category or not, because the costs of the hysteroscopy ranges from 1,000 to 3,000, and the lap ranges from 1,500 to 3,000, but this is without any insurance coverage and it depends on how much work the DR has to do once they can get in there. So i will keep you posted once I take the next step about what happens....

 

[scerena]

When is oh's tax return due? I hope you can have it done (well if u want to)! We forget how lucky we are in the uk i ddnt have to pay a penny for mine i really hope things go your way

Im fine much better today i havent been in so much pain that i need a painkiller all day so definately progress and becoming more bareable x

 

[wannabeprego]

When is oh's tax return due? I hope you can have it done (well if u want to)! We forget how lucky we are in the uk i ddnt have to pay a penny for mine i really hope things go your way

Im fine much better today i havent been in so much pain that i need a painkiller all day so definately progress and becoming more bareable x

I'm glad you are feeling better today!! Yes, you UK girls are lucky when it comes to your infertility benefits and coverage that you guys have offered to you!!

I am hoping that maybe for my March cycle I can do the surgery and DH will have his tax return back by than. He cant file yet because he is waiting on some tax statements still so that is causing a delay for us right now. Hopefully we will get the paper work we need so we can file soon and get our $$ back!!

 

[scerena]

I hope that march comes around soon for you so that you can have a plan- I didnt have a plan for ages and its so annoying! Or hopefully you catch a before then and dont have to worry so much about things...
If it comes to it personally I would recommmend the op- yes its a bit painful etc but so much worth the benefits- I am appreciating having the op done now I am feeling a bit better.
I hope 2012 is the year that brings loads of miracles to all of us girls xx

 

[Icklebean]

hiiii, can anyone check out my chart, obv with hubbys low count i tring to do my best and this is frist chart and im confused, help appreciated
https://www.fertilityfriend.com/ttc/chart_module.php

 

[Skoer1360]

DH finally got an SA but I really don't know what anything means I've looked online but there's so much descrepancy between what's okay and what's not

Volume: 2mL
Count: 17mill (Do they usually put this per mL or is this a standalone number?)
Motility: 56%
-forward motion: 2.5%
-total motile: 19% (How can he have 19% motility with 56% overall motility?)
Morphology: 34%
-round cell: 1 (I really don't know what this means)
Ph: 8
Viscosity: 1 (this either)

Is this horrible/not horrible? The dr said his numbers were low in volume and motility but I don't know what part of it and (of course) she's on vacation until next week

this is all so confusing

Thanks so much in advance! xx

 

[Icklebean]

sorri for my message was a bit random with the rest, hope you all r ok! lots of love to u all

 

[tiatammy]

please can someone tell me can sperm count be affected by being diabetic? and if so is there anything that can help improve the sperms over all outcome?

There is no harm in trying... if you read my post previously, you will see that my dh's result was positively influenced by taking the vitamins that I mentioned.

thankyou is your husband diabectic? my husband is taking 1000mg of vit c and 50 mg of zinc already for the past 3 months I had him take those just from what I read on the web sites I have searched.

You're welcome No he's not diabetic hun but I was wondering what impact diabetes has on sperm. Does it have any? and if it does then I can't see why vitamins won't have a positive impact, since that have positive outcomes for non-diabetics.

I have read in some places it has an affect on the count, I was conserned, because hubby has routine blood work done for check ups and this last routine blood work came back as having a little high sugar level well he repeated it and it came back again as alittle high and now has to go for a 2 hr. gloucose test. and it had to have happened in the lkast 6 months because the most recent blood work was normal. we have been trying to concieve since april of this year with no results, I even like I said put him on vit c 1000mg and on 50 mg of zinc, he is also taking medicine for high blood pressure the medicine is working so blood presure has stablelized to normal, he to do a sperm anaysis this friday. I am just worried that its over for us because of him maybe having sugar problems now

Ohhh that makes sense then.. that's worrying too sorry you are having to go through that on your ttc journey. I can imagine that it just makes things a lot harder.

My dh is taking Fertility Plus. If you go to their website there is an email address and you can ask Dr. Glenville https://www.naturalhealthpractice.com/ContactUs.cfm Just mention that you are interested in taking her vitamins so it doesn't seem like a random question and mention the raised blood sugar.

I have contacted them before and they were really helpful.

Hello Imaan I am so nervous, hubby just came back from doing the sa, doc. should have the results tuesday. I am also worried.FRIENDS

 

[Melbram]

Hi everyone

just wondering whether anyone has their OH take maca and if so what dosage/mg??

 

[scerena]

Mine does... He takes the capsules and they're 500mg per capsule, not sure how many he takes though x

 

[Imaan]

My hub took fertility plus for men, cod liver oil, Q10, and 100mg vit C. His count went from 20mil to 78mil in 8 months, so Maca might be good but not essential.

 

[girlydreamer]

Please can you help ladies we have just been referred for ivf but when i phoned up for waiting lists it is far too long it may as well be 20 years for how i feel everyday is a struggle i constantly think about babies i feel like i cant wait. My dh has low sperm count about 1 million. i have one blocked tube possible endo and dont ovulate the doctor referred us without doing anything about me just because my dh has such low sperm. I dont want to go through waiitng lists do you think it is possible to still be referred but go to doctors and try and get lap and clomid will this help or do you think ivf or icsi is our only option. love and baby dust to you.

 

[scerena]

Firstly my oh had a count of 0.5 then 28mil then 15mil and then 34mil- he took wellman conception, 1000mg vit c, maca, horney goat weed and l-arginine. As you can see a massive increase. How many semen analysis have they done as they cannot judge from one sample?

I had a blocked tube and have pcos, i had a lap n dye, ovarian drilling and hysteroscopy as clomd didnt work for me, i had the surgery 9 days ago and they unblocked my tube and lazered some cysts off my ovaries to help regulate my cycle. We was told ivf around 6months- a year ago and now i have both tube and hopefully a regular cycle and oh has a 'normal' sa, i never thought we would get there but we have after a lot of heart break and being consistant with his vitamins.

I highly recommend getting a second opinion and working on your oh's sperm count increase- zinc and selenium are also essential for sperm and also folic acid, avoid hot showers/baths and also he should not wear tight underwear. I would also ask about the lap and dye as it has unblocked my tube so i am so happy i had the operation.

Please let us know what you decide/end up doing.
X

 

[Melbram]

My hub took fertility plus for men, cod liver oil, Q10, and 100mg vit C. His count went from 20mil to 78mil in 8 months, so Maca might be good but not essential.

wow that's a huge increase - i'll definately get him to try them

 

[Imaan]

My hub took fertility plus for men, cod liver oil, Q10, and 100mg vit C. His count went from 20mil to 78mil in 8 months, so Maca might be good but not essential.

wow that's a huge increase - i'll definately get him to try them

Yes! we can't believe it either. The Fertility nurse had told him that 'nothing' could improve his sperm! it was such a depressing appointment. But then I started to do lots of reading and researched the various vitamins.

Fertility Plus is a mix of various different vitamins. If you buy it online (not directly from the natural health website) then you will be able to find it cheaper. It's still costly but it's an investment and it's proven to work.

Make sure he takes 1000mg Vitamin C - my dh takes the one that dissolves in water to make an orange drink.

He is on Co-Enzyme Q10 (I think it might be 75mg)

And extra high-strength cod liver oil capsules

That's it.

All the best and let me know how you get on

 

[Melbram]

Thanks Imaan - will do. for the past 4-5 months he has been taking 1000mg of Vit C, ZInc and Vit E as advised by the fertility specialist. He has since had another SA so it will be interesting to see whether things have improved

 

[girlydreamer]

scerena thank you for the advice i will keep you posted on how i get on im going to push for a lap and dye as i really want my tube unblocked and have a feeling i might have cysts i am going to try fertility plus and vitamin c for men and hopefully we will conceive naturally.

heres hoping we all get our bfp 2012

 

[Imaan]

Thanks Imaan - will do. for the past 4-5 months he has been taking 1000mg of Vit C, ZInc and Vit E as advised by the fertility specialist. He has since had another SA so it will be interesting to see whether things have improved

You're welcome Melbram

Ooo that will be exciting to find out what kind of impact they have had. When do you get the results of the SA?