Sperm analysis results...

[Emmalouw]

Think we have found the answer to our problem...

We had my partners test results back and it shows his count and motility are VERY low.

Our next step is for my partner to STOP PROTEIN SHAKES and to take wellman tablets for 3/6Months to see if they increase naturally....

Then have a re-test to see if it's helped... If not we are going to need some help from a fertility clinic I guess ... :/

I've got to loose 12pound to be able to receive any treatment on the NHS as my BMI is slightly over.

Does anyone know what treatment we would need if my partners sperm doesn't increase?.... Is it IVF? Or is there something else???.....

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Hi hunni..

Sorry to hear that the news wasn't want you or your hubby wanted to hear..you must be reeling

I can give some words of hope.. First thing is sperm can be improved by healthy diet..well man vitamins .. exercise.. Wearing loose underwear can help..and not having hot baths as that can cook the testicles..! Sperm takes around 3 months to make.. Does your husband smoke or drink as that can have a huge effect on sperm..?

Worse case scene rio it dosent work? Instead of ivf you will prob need to have Icsi .. This is slightly different to ivf.. Everything is same as ivf till egg collection.. They will inject your eggs with the best sperm they can find and has a higher chance of fertilizing an egg..men with low counts can still be biological fathers.. I think it's amazing how much medical science has come on.. My hubby might need to have Icsi when we have our ivf as his abnormal sperm was slightly raised.. Not by much but never the less when you go through something as hard as ivf you want it to have the best chance of things working..

Good luck hunni with if all,, let me know how you get on

Jess

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Hello. Sorry you are having such a awful time. I can confirm you will have to have icsi. It does not change what happens to you in a cycle just what they do in a lab. But I also want to encourage you that it's what me and my hubby are having and the success we have had with embryo quality has been fab. good luck. xx

[sjamalou]

I was just like you. I had to loose about a stone before they would do treatment and my husband had a problem with his sperm (even though he still doesn't acknowledged it).so we were offered one cycle of icsi on the nhs as they said it was the best and higher sucess rate.i can tell you it worked and i'm now nearly 29 weeks pregnant with a little girl. But I think the best advice I can give you is rest for the 2 weeks during treatment but make sure you're really healthy and happy. Good luck on your journey x

[Emmalouw in reply to sjamalou]

Seems like there is quite a few success stories out there feeling more positive!

Congrats on your baby news xx

[jenny34]

Hi, as everyone above says you will need icsi but my understanding is that they do this for everyone now as it gets better results irrespective of the fertility issue. With icsi they just need one good sperm per egg. We too had great results and our issue waswas male factor too. I'm now 24 weeks pregnant with a little girl so good luck! The way I see it, if your fertility issue is related to sperm, so long as they can fertilise an egg and put the embryo back your body will take care of the rest. It might take a few 'goes" but this was only our 2nd cycle xxx

[Emmalouw in reply to jenny34]

It's so nice to hear success stories

Congrats

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[kc21]

Hi can you tell me whether it was a doctor who said stop the protein shakes ?

[Emmalouw in reply to kc21]

The fertility clinic told us that there is an ingredient in the protein shakes that kill the sperm...

So I've banned all protein shakes...

They seem to think once the protein shakes are stopped and he takes some well man

[Emmalouw in reply to Emmalouw]

.... Takes some well man vitamins it should increase naturally and need a re-test in 3/6 months xx