Two SA's... with two very different results?

[ao30]

First off, is it okay if I first posted this in a different section? I don't mean to be rude, but after posting I realized that I might get a few more answers over here.

Secondly, I've been reading some of these threads over the last few weeks and I always want to cry. Sometimes out of sadness, but often because there is so much hope hanging around here. I need some hope in my life.

I have a question. I hope you can help me (us!)...

In the last month husband has had two SA's (we should have done them sooner, but we kept thinking "maybe this month, maybe this month"), both with very different results. We just picked up the 2nd one this afternoon. It's Friday, so we won't hear from the doctor until after the weekend... After the 1st test came in we were told that it looked as if we would have to see a urologist (so far the assumption has been that I'm the one with the reproductive issues). Husband and I decided to go ahead with a 2nd test before going to see the urologist, just in case, and the numbers are so different!

1st SA:
Volume: 2.1
PH: 8.0
Non-motile: 73%
Non-progressive motility: 14%
Progressive motility: 13%
Sperm count: 277.5 (mil/mL)
Normal sperm morphology: 52%
Viability: 20%

2nd SA:
Volume: 2.7
PH: 7.5
Non-motile: 32%
Non-progressive motility: 2%
Progressive motility: 66%
Sperm count: 143.5 (mil/mL)
Normal sperm morphology: 45%
Germ Cells: 1 (out of 100)

The only thing that they really had in common was the Semen Viscosity, which was labeled "MKDLY INCREASED AB NORMAL" on both tests.

I'm just not sure what to do with these numbers. Do we trust the second SA test (66% progressive motility, up from 13%!)... could the first one be a fluke; perhaps his sperm is fine and the only problem is the viscosity (the thickness. Apparently it's not liquefying in time)?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, ladies.

 

[Imaan]

Hi there,

Didn't want to read and run. I wish I had an answer for you. In one of the posts about SA one lady recommended a website in which she said a FS will analyse the results for you if you send them to her. If you have a root through previous posts you might find it.

I remember reading that no two SA are the same but your samples seem to differ quite significantly.

Sorry I couldn't be much help

 

[Madgirl]

It would have been different factors going on that made the results so different. Perhaps a slight infection at the time and that caused the different results. The second set of results look just fine. You could have your dh take guaifenesin to counter act the viscosity issue. His progressive motility is great!

 

[ao30]

Thanks for the replies!

I am hoping that the second set are the real deal... for a moment I was sure that they had given us the wrong analysis!