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Reply: phytoestrogens and affects on Estrogen and Testost...
Literally hundreds of research papers on these topics with strong indications of the estrogen effects from food...More
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Reply: Chances of Pregnancy with 60% Motile Sperms
The numbers you provided are within normal parameters meaning you should have no problems conceiving and are a...More
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Reply: How is testosterone related to Male fertility?
The obesityis the most concerning. Obesity can cause male infertility and cause an imbalance in your hormone...More
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Will frequent masturbation affect testosterone levels and fertility?
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Reply: Could zero sperm count be related to blood in urin...
Blood seen in the urine can happen from time to time and most often a sign infection. If this untreated...More
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Reply: Testicular Sergury
I'm not sure a surgery is the answer for you. You need to seek the attention of a fertility trained urologist...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: Late 30's happily married male with kids, having ...
Probably not the right board for this type of question. Sorry to hear of your recent struggles but remember...More
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Reply: Sperm volume
AmyAALC I had a question on sperm count and motile speed. On March 2 and 3rd I had back to back IUIs. On each...More
Me(28) and DH(28), Married and TTC since April 2008, 3 rounds of clomid no success, 6 month break, Jan and Feb 2012 cancelled cycles due to cysts, Mar. IUIs 3/2-3/3, Testing 3/17
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Reply: Unable to produce anything when I ejaculate
Problems arise when we indulge more than nature provide us to do. I can imagine your problem. However, i...More
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Reply: Infertinlity...caused by injury as a teen
I am mentioning an exercise that might help you build stronger reproductive system (excluding the penis):...More
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His sperm looks normal usually but at times is very thick whitish and has gel like pieces. What could this be, if anything?

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Reply: Low Motility
Thanks! I got my 250-500 shot of ovidrel in the mail tuesday afternoon. A little scary when you take the items...More
Me(28) and DH(28), Married and TTC since April 2008, 3 rounds of clomid no success, 6 month break, Jan. 2012 BC for one cycle due to cysts, 1 IUI attempt Feb. 2012
Posted by jon3brn
Reply: Clomid for men and success
Any news? We are gearing up for our first IUI attemp at the end of next week. It just seems all to sudden to be...More
Me(28) and DH(28), Married and TTC since April 2008, 3 rounds of clomid no success, 6 month break, Jan. 2012 BC for one cycle due to cysts, 1 IUI attempt Feb. 2012
Posted by jon3brn
Reply: Male Infertility with vericocele
Reading all this post about varicocele, is great, we are going through a similar situation, can you...More
Posted by elenamaria51
Reply: Dr. Marks' Sperm Healthy Lifestyle Guidelines
Amy: Disregard my last reply. I found it. More
Posted by lindsycd
Reply: Low Morphology and Testosterone
Amy, I couldn't locate your discussion on sperm healthy lifestyle. Would you consider re-posting it? I'll keep...More
Posted by lindsycd
Reply: Do briefs cause low sperm / low testosterone ?
Scrotal temperature is a very important topic for proper spermatogenesis and a number of factors can hugely...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: Semen
You can not tell fertility of an ejaculate by color or consistency. These factors can change from day to day...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: Does Levothyroxine or Lisinopril affect fertility ...
I did a little research on the two medications and have some concern with the Levothyroxine but the Lisinopril...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: Zero Sperm" in semen analysis
I am in the same spot. My husband has moved from AndroGel to injectable T because he wasn't absorbing it...More
Posted by LMinogue85
Reply: What causes low sperm volume?
there are herbal supplements like fertilaid products or MEGA MAN GNC with contains all the vitamins and...More
Me(28)
Posted by jon3brn
Reply: A question on after effects of vasectomy
Thanks Amy, I'll keep trying.
Posted by mrwally
Reply: What do these results mean and is there any hope f...
You have a very low sperm count at only 2 million/ml, normal is 20 million/ml or higher, and no motility so...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: Male given the Depo provera medication
Interesting. Depo-provera is used as a birth control in women so giving to a young male is new to me but...More
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SHOULD MALES BE GIVEN ANY TYPE OF MEDICATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE INFERTILTY WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG AND LOOK FORWARD TO RAISING CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN
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Male given the Depo provera medication
I was put on depo=provera when I was 15 and they the doctors said it was used to treat my depression. iwant...More
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SHOULD MALES BE GIVEN ANY TYPE OF MEDICATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE INFERTILTY WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG AND LOOK FORWARD TO RAISING CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN
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  • UNDECIDED
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Reply: GNC Mega Man
Thanks for this. I spoke to my OB and showed her the information on the back of the Mega Man bottle and she...More
Me(28)
Posted by jon3brn
Reply: Low sperm count
Determining the cause to a miscarriage is often impossible when trying to determine sperm or egg related. The...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: can x rays make you sterile
No. The exposure during ann x-ray can have short term impacts but once the sperm cycle has turned over, about 3...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: What to expect
Responded to your second post/discussion thread. AmyMore
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Reply: What to expect
I'm glad to hear you are getting answers and moving forward with treatments to get fertility up. I think...More
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Reply: When to give up the hope of TTC naturally?
His volume, count and motility are normal so looks like the smoking could be the biggest problem. A fertility...More
Posted by AmyAALC
Reply: 0% Normal Sperm Morphology
The lengthening cycles are of concern and can be a sign of female infertility. Keep us posted on your upcoming...More
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