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Any suggestions would be a great help.Thanks!View Thread
I am working out regularly again and was taking a testosterone booster but recently discovered information on the Internet{and via health-club chatter} that it causes zero sperm count.
Is this something you have heard of and would you suggest departing from the booster or switching to another booster that works without interfering with my count.
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Frustrated and ImpatientView Thread
I am healthy and have a normal cycle...but is there anything more I can do for my part to increase our chances of becoming pregnant?
PS~ we do have children, but my last 2 took 3 years to concieve (I lost my last one due to miscarriage)View Thread
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I am working at Ras Al Khaimah,UAE
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Ras Al Khaimah,UAE
Mobile: 00-971-50-3743908. / 00-971-52-9064513.
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volume 4.0
sperm count 204
% viable 30
wbc in semen <1
motility 2
forward progression 1+
% normal sperm 10
sperm morphology is evaluated using who 3rd edition criteria abnormal froms include* sperm with missing tailpiece,shortened tailpiece,and coiled tailpiece.View Thread
ANALYSIS TIME, SEMEN
11:42
SEMEN VOLUME
2.0
>1.9
mL
SPERMATOZOA, NORMAL %
4
>29
%
WBC COUNT, SEMEN
<=1
<=1
SPERM COUNT, SEMEN
5
>19
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SPERMATOZOA, IMMOTILE %
54
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SPERMATOZOA, NONPROGRESSIVELY MOTILE %, SEM FLD
33
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SPERM SLOW PROGRESSIVE %, SEMEN
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SPERM RAPID PROGRESSIVE %, SEMEN
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SPERM, PROGRESSIVELY MOTILE, TOTAL, SEMEN
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I am a 28 year old female, and my husband and I have been TTC for almost a year. I have had many tests/ultrasounds done, and show signs of PCOS. My hormone levels are improving, though, and my cycles have become closer together recently (last 2 were each 34 days).
My husband had a semen analysis done, and he had a really good count & motility looked good (I don't have the exact numbers, this is just what the doctor told me). His morphology, however was 0. She recommended he make an appt with the urologist, and he has not had that appointment, yet. I've read the various posts and discussions on morphology and understand that it's a controversial issue. He is 29, healthy weight, exercises daily, has never smoked, only drinks occasionally, etc.
My doctor prescribed me Clomid, but I don't really want to start it if the morphology issue wouldn't allow us to conceive anyway. She prescribed it after his SA and after my most recent labs came back. I am assuming she wouldn't have recommended i take it if the 0% morphology would prevent us from conceiving even if i do respond well to Clomid. Thoughts on how much impact this could have? Should I go ahead and try Clomid or wait until he has some further tests?View Thread
I am 23 and also single. I am a university student and I study medicine.
I have this problem(sperm agglutination) for about 1 year. Before that my semen was normal but it is sticky since last year.I don't have any symptoms of UTI. Therefore I think it is because of antibodies.
I am so concerned about my infertility. What do you recommend me?
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We too were not told of the effects of Testim on sperm count and my husband has a zero count. It's so upsetting because I turn 40 in 6 months and time is so important. If I put my husband through these shots, is there a a decent chance the HCG will work? Or is it less likely because his age is 50 and he has been on Testim for 3 years? Is there another option we should consider? We did try to have him just go off the Testim and that didn't work. By day 5 he was too depressed to even want a baby. Our Urologist says he can stay on the Testim with the HCG injections. Can that be true? Will that lessen the results? My husband will take the shots for me but I just want to be sure this is the best path for us before I subject him to this pain. Running out of time and appreciate a response. Thank you!View Thread
He was on it for about 1 year, then stopped for 4 months, then went back for 4 months, took a 2.5months break and has been back on it uninterrupted for 4 months now.
He was injecting in a cycle of every 2 weeks, and a dosage that would start at "200" (I'm guessing it's 0.2ml since the vial contains 10 and one vial lasts for about 6months) for 3 cycles, then 300 for 3 cycles, then 400 for 3 cycles, and then would go back down to 300, then 200, then back up again and so forth.
We have recently started trying to conceive, and after 2 months of unsuccessful attempts, I suggested he had his sperm analyzed. We were in shock to find out last week that his sperm volume was below the norm but, most importantly, his sperm count was less than 1million/ml with a note from the analyst stating 1-2 sperms/HPF (what does that mean?), and the motility is only 10%, and progression is 1 to 1+ (meaning between no progression to sluggish).
After panicking and crying and all the reactions in between, I researched online and found that Testosterone therapy could completely destroy a man's sperm count. Of course, the doctor who prescribed the treatment never mentioned this to us.
Does anyone know if there's a chance to fully recover normal sperm production after going off such treatment? If so, what is the minimum time period and maximum time period when this might happen?
I understand there is no uniform answer to this question, but statistically speaking, how long does it take to get back to a normal sperm count and motility?
Also, what are the remedies available to accelerate the production of sperm, both with natural herbs/medicine or with synthetic drugs?
Thanks.View Thread
Recently I have heard a lot of conflicting news on phytoestrogens and men's hormone levels. I was wondering if you could tell me if phytoestrogens from sources such as Ginseng,Soy, and Flax seeds raise levels of estrogen in men or decrease levels of testosterone in men. I am somewhat concerned because most of the re-search on this subject is controversial or subject to opinnon.
Thanks for all your help on this matter.View Thread
I wanted to know what the chances of pregnancy or what is the least active motile percentage required for pregnancy.View Thread
Over a year ago, a regular physical urine analysis showed blood in my urine, so the doctor prescribed a course of antibiotics and asked me to repeat the test in one month. I never took the antibiotics, repeated the test, and never heard back so I assumed it was ok.
Just recently I had another physical and there was again blood in my urine. Between these two visits, my wife and I had been trying to get pregnant and finally found that I had zero sperm in my semen. The infertility urologist concluded without any further testing that the only way for us to have a biological child was through in vitro. Though it was extremely sad news for us, we've had lots of support and are now in the process of embryo adoption - an option we are very much at peace with.
But I can't help wonder if these two things are related - they are after all right next to each other down there, and I understand that sometimes things like enlarged prostate glands can cause blood in urine and can also block the vas deferens. I have an appointment with my infertility urologist set up for Monday, but in the meantime, I hoped to pose this question here.
I'm 35 years old, otherwise healthy, and no symptoms except that I can't get my wife preggo.
Thanks very much for any help.-curiousView Thread
I am 23 years old and I am Obese. I masturbate frequently and will this affect my testosterone levels in my body? Also will the testosterone level affect my fertility factor in my body? Please help...View Thread
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