babezone

jus wanted to say good luck xx

FJL

I disagree, they aren't easier to treat because most of the time they CANNOT be "treated".

There are ways to get a woman pregnant with sperm that are low in count/motility etc but unfortunatley that is usually through IVF.

Generally speaking, couples who are dealing with male factor infertility have only IVF to get pregnant.

I don't in any way want to freak the OP out, just kind of stating the facts that men are not easier to treat than women. It is totally dependant on the individual and their problem.

Most of the time the fertility specialist will want 2-3 SA's done to make sure the first one wasn't tested wrong, or was left on the bench for too long etc.

Sometimes it can be improved with the basics eg - cutting down on alcohol, quitting smoking and drugs, improving diet, wearing boxers instead of briefs, staying away from saunas and hot tubs etc, but in many cases its just one of those things that cannot be fixed.

Carley

* The concentration of spermatozoa should be at least 20 million per ml.
* The total volume of semen should be at least 2ml.
* The total number of spermatozoa in the ejaculate should be at least 40 million.
* At least 75 per cent of the spermatozoa should be alive (it is normal for up to 25 per cent to be dead).
* At least 30 per cent of the spermatozoa should be of normal shape and form.
* At least 25 per cent of the spermatozoa should be swimming with rapid forward movement.
* At least 50 per cent of the spermatozoa should be swimming forward, even if only sluggishly.

Helen

Hi

I just wanted to confirm what FJL said - unfortunately male factor problems aren't easier to treat.

Just wondered how your test was done? Was the sample done at home and taken in for analysis? We conceived using ICSI (IVF) with sperm motility problems. DH did two tests at home and took them into the local hospital. When we went to see the fertility specialist he said these results were not very reliable because of the time to take them in and to test them i.e. it could affect the little swimmers.

Anyway DH did another test in the hospital (yup like every bad comedy movie you've ever seen) and that confirmed things BUT it was a lot more reliable because they test it straight away.

You could try things like zinc supplements and reflexology or accupuncture which I've heard have good results as well as all the things like the smoking and hot baths etc that others have mentioned. Also... no cycling!

Good luck

Helen

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