Very upset about husband's SA results

[mrslgh]

Hi everyone,

Im so confused and was wondering if anyone can offer me some advice. My husband and i have been trying to conceive for about 7 months and I always thought we would have a bit of trouble because I had an ovary removed 6 years ago.

I got checked and everything seems fine but we just got my husband sperm analysis back and his sperm count and motility is VERY low. We are devastated. I haven't stopped crying because now my dream seems further than ever. He is being referred to an urologist but we are both very confused and don't know what our options are. Has anyone been through this? Is it impossible to conceive naturally?

Thank you for any advice you may have

 

[Deb111]

First of all ...

I haven't had exactly the same experience as you, but my husband was diagnosed with azoospermia 3 months ago - meaning NO sperm at all present in his samples. There are lots of women on here who can talk to you specifically about motility problems etc and who can tell you about lifestyle changes and supplements that may help, but I just wanted to say, go with the flow - right now you need to cry, scream, shout, stamp your feet - whatever you're feeling, you need to let it out. I've done all of the above at some point over the last 3 months.

Then, when you're ready and over the shock (which is largely what you're feeling right now) you need to start using this forum to gather some more info, get a list of questions ready for your next appt and be prepared - in my opinion, Dr's and FS's aren't the greatest at being forthcoming with info and you may have to push them for the answers you want. But, please be reassured, there is so much they can do these days. If we'd been given the news we have been, 10 years ago, that would have been it - no options other than to adopt, but now they're hoping that hubby just has a blockage and that they can extract sperm and use it in ICSI treatment.

Hoping you get some good news soon
Deb x

 

[mrslgh]

thank you so much for your reply and your suggestions Deb.

I wish you all the best and hope that you get your bfp very soon.

 

[MrsJA]

Hi Mrsl,
Really sorry to hear about your DH's SA results. There are plenty of us here who can sympathise with this problem.
Did they tell you what his count and motility %'s were? Like Deb said, there is plenty that modern technology can do these days, even if you don't have any sperm at all in your sample.
Sending hugs

 

[mrslgh]

thank you MrsJA,

I am trying really hard to stay positive. I know my husband is really upset, he just turned 27 and is otherwise healthy so he really didn't expect this. We just always figured that even though i was ovulating every month, I would be the one with the problem because of my ovary.

I am not sure what his percentages were. They are going to re-do the test in 2 weeks because they were not able to complete the morphility test (not sure what it is called) because his count was too low.

Good luck to you

 

[Flake-y]

Hi there; I'm the same as Deb, my DH had no sperm in his SA, but we're going for a sperm retrieval op in 3 weeks so fxed!!!

Even if the motility is poor, there are things you can do to improve it, I've heard really good things about some herb called maca you can buy at health food stores, might be worth a try?

When we found out about DH's SA, I felt the same as you; pretty horrendous! But at least now we know what the problem is, we can work round it & each day we are another day closer to having our baby.

Our urologist was fab & explained it all, and made us feel really positive, hopefully yours will be the same, though like Deb said, make sure you ask lots of questions, as drs can be a bit vague in what they tell you!

Lots of luck & hope everything works out for you!!!

 

[mrslgh]

Thank you and good luck. I have my fingers crossed for you!

 

[Mash]

hey girl... dont feel bad.... u need to be stronger for ur DH.. my DH has sperm motility issues and today the doc told him that my ovaries and ovulation etc is all perfect .. and the look on my DH's face just broke my heart b/c i love him so much that to imagine him feeling gulity for something that is not his own doing is something cant be tolerated... our physically strong DH's are weak at heart... .. just go on .. be hopeful .... and u will soon have ur BFP ... i am all prayers for u ...

 

[hayley1982]

its perfectly normal to feel like this after finding out there are issues.when me and dh got married we started to ttc.things wernt happening as my cycles decided togo awol.i automatically thought we would get pg straight away as i was told by my mum that our family is very fertile.things didnt happen .i went to docs quite early at about 6months into ttc as i was worried.i found out i wasnt ovulating.then we found out on dh sa that his count was low.all at the age of 22/23.at first is was a big blow.we both blamed ourselves but im glad we found out sooner rather than later.then we went togo onto doing ivf.im an egg sharer.

 

[DragonMummy]

If he is having his test redone, try and clear his guys out every other day and get him in loose fitting cotton undercrackers. Also try him with some zinc and vitamin c. Those things all helped my DH. When he has the test he should clear them out 2 days before. Every other day clearing out maintains the best quality whilst giving enough time to build up good numbers. x

 

[hayley1982]

i think my dh can go wks without what you call a clearout,will it make a big difference??

 

[mrslgh]

Thanks so much for your suggestions ladies. Very appriciated

 

[ilovecheese]

I am trying really hard to stay positive. I know my husband is really upset, he just turned 27 and is otherwise healthy so he really didn't expect this. We just always figured that even though i was ovulating every month, I would be the one with the problem because of my ovary.



Good luck to you

We had the same issue- DBF is very healthy but we found out he has a somewhat low count, low motility, and poor liquefaction... we're in shock, quite frankly and we found out months ago. We don't have any IF coverage, so we are doing two IUIs and hoping to get our miracles that way.

If we get BFNs, I don't know what we'll do. We don't have the money for any more cycles after that.

Good luck to you guys. Selenium, as well as l-arginine, l-carnatine, l-tyrosine, zinc, folic acid, magnesium, vitamin C, grapeseed extract- my DBF is on all of this and we're just hoping it will help. I figure it can't hurt!

 

[ilovecheese]

i think my dh can go wks without what you call a clearout,will it make a big difference??

They say it's best to clean the pipes, so to speak, every other day or every third day to encourage more sperm production.

 

[Deb111]

First of all ...

I haven't had exactly the same experience as you, but my husband was diagnosed with azoospermia 3 months ago - meaning NO sperm at all present in his samples. There are lots of women on here who can talk to you specifically about motility problems etc and who can tell you about lifestyle changes and supplements that may help, but I just wanted to say, go with the flow - right now you need to cry, scream, shout, stamp your feet - whatever you're feeling, you need to let it out. I've done all of the above at some point over the last 3 months.

Then, when you're ready and over the shock (which is largely what you're feeling right now) you need to start using this forum to gather some more info, get a list of questions ready for your next appt and be prepared - in my opinion, Dr's and FS's aren't the greatest at being forthcoming with info and you may have to push them for the answers you want. But, please be reassured, there is so much they can do these days. If we'd been given the news we have been, 10 years ago, that would have been it - no options other than to adopt, but now they're hoping that hubby just has a blockage and that they can extract sperm and use it in ICSI treatment.

Hoping you get some good news soon
Deb x

I meant to say ... apart from on the day when we got the news of the azoospermia, when we both had a good cry together, I haven't done the crying, screaming, shouting and stamping my feet in front of my hubby. But I did need to do it and still do at times. Hubby is dealing with it all incredibly well (at the moment - not sure how he will react if they do the SSR and don't find sperm) but I know he doesn't need the pressure of me falling apart on a daily basis in front of him xx

 

[Lulu86]

Hey ladies,

I just came on here to tell you that MACA is amazing!! We've been TTC for about 16 months now and just started the fertility testing 2 months ago. I ovulate like clockwork and all my numbers (progesterone, FSH, etc.) were great. I was almost sure that the problem would be my husband's sperm, but of course I was praying that it wasn't since that could be a little more difficult to treat. Well, thank God the sperm count was good. The first sperm analysis was 204 million sperm with 35% motility and volume was only 0.5 ml. But even with the low volume and low motility rate the doctor wasn't concerned because it still left us with a good number of sperm. But the doctor said that we should repeat the test anyways in a month. Well, right after that first sperm analysis, my husband started taking MACA and we did the 2nd test about a week ago. So, after one month of taking MACA his sperm count was 195 million sperm/ml and the motility rate was now 80% and volume had gone up to 1.5 ml, which the doctor was amazed with. So if you problem is the little swimmers then use MACA. It's all natural so if it doesn't help you, it wont hurt you but I'm confident that it will help!! Good luck and baby dust to all!!!

 

[mrslgh]

I am trying really hard to stay positive. I know my husband is really upset, he just turned 27 and is otherwise healthy so he really didn't expect this. We just always figured that even though i was ovulating every month, I would be the one with the problem because of my ovary.



Good luck to you

We had the same issue- DBF is very healthy but we found out he has a somewhat low count, low motility, and poor liquefaction... we're in shock, quite frankly and we found out months ago. We don't have any IF coverage, so we are doing two IUIs and hoping to get our miracles that way.

If we get BFNs, I don't know what we'll do. We don't have the money for any more cycles after that.

Good luck to you guys. Selenium, as well as l-arginine, l-carnatine, l-tyrosine, zinc, folic acid, magnesium, vitamin C, grapeseed extract- my DBF is on all of this and we're just hoping it will help. I figure it can't hurt!

Good luck with the IUI cycles! I found out yesterday that my sister's sister-in-law had 2 successful pregnancies after doing IUIs and that was 7 and 10 years ago! - I found a fertility clinic near my work so hopefully our doctor will give us a referral. We can't really afford IVF right now but maybe there are other treatments we can try.

Good luck

 

[maaybe2010]

Oh hun

I haven't read through most of the replies so sorry if I repeat anything
The points I consider important are taking his prenatals (my OH is on Wellman but they're are probably loads of different ones), riding a bike, laptop on his lap, tight underwear, beer and alcohol consumption? You probably know this already so sorry if if I'm no help lol

We don't have OHs results back yet, in fact he only did his first sample yesterday so I can't give any specific advise. . .

 

[Leilani]

i think my dh can go wks without what you call a clearout,will it make a big difference??

This will make a huge difference - if they are inside you partenr, or inside you (sorry tmi), sperm start to die after about 3 days. Also the more you use the machinery, the more efficient it becomes!

 

[faye38]

hi im really sorry to here about your dh my dh has 99% bad morphology so ivf here we come i think where he is a chef he has cooked his sperm !! but try not to get to upset the doctors today are very cleaver and good !! good luck stay postive and still keep trying it could still happen :winkwink x