I’m a mum to my beloved 25yr old daughter. Her husband has been diagnosed with very low sperm count after they have ttc for 3 years. They have had one failed icsi attempt earlier this summer and are just embarking on round 2 which is their last NHS funded attempt. It breaks my heart to see what they are going through and to read all your posts. I just wondered ....... is there anyone out there who has had a BFP result with icsi with an extremely low sperm count ? She so needs to know that it is possible to conceive this way. I wish all of you going through the struggle to conceive all the very best of wishes and peace of mind when faced with difficult outcomes.
Not had a positive outcome yet, but we are just starting our first cycle of icsi with the cause being my husbands very low count. Wishing her all the luck in the world xx
Hi. My husband has a zero sperm count and had to have it surgically retrieved. We got our BFP on our 3rd round of ICSI and our little boy is 12 weeks old tomorrow. Sending positive thoughts and baby dust her way xx
It is possible, of course it is. You’ll probably find ladies on here who’ve had success in similar situations. But it’s worth bearing in mind that ivf sometimes doesn’t work even if everything is 100% textbook, you have a 30% chance each time, 40% at best. You are a great support to your Daughter, posting on here for advice xx
Thank you for your reply. I know it only a 30% success rate from my research. Seems so low 😢 but as I keep reminding myself. It only takes one sperm !!! Xxx
My husband has a low sperm count. We were told we couldn't conceive naturally so icsi was our only option. Third time lucky for us, I'm 28 weeks pregnant.. there is hope cxxx
We had icsi in the same situation as well as problems on my side. We got our Bfp on the first frozen cycle! ( failed on first fresh) They only need one sperm! We are now 30 weeks
My OH has a low sperm count. I also had infertility issues. We has icsi and our first round worked. We have a beautiful 10 week old little girl. I really hope out works out for your daughter and her husband. I'm sure knowing she has so much support from you means the world to her. I would have been lost without my mum.
Hey! We had to use ICSI as my husbands sperm count is extremely low. I got a BFP first time round but sadly ended in a chemical pregnancy. So it is possible! We are doing our second round in January 🤞🏼
My husband has a very low sperm count and we are undergoing treatment. We havent had succes yet our clinics have always said its not a problem as they always have enough sperm to fertilise the eggs....Im sure you are aware but for ICSI they only need one sperm per egg. However the biggest thing to remember I guess is the success rates of IVF/ICSI in general is only around 30% so whilst she has agood chance and age is in her favour there are no guarantees unfortunately! Best of luck to her!xx
On goodness yes, we've been doing this for over 2 years now and its heartbreaking at times not to mention the fact that it takes so much out of you but at the same time I always think "you've got to be in it to win it". I do think there is a certain element of luck involved, bit like the lottery really.xx
Certainly a lot of luck involved but as you say. Got to be in it to win it and I think we might start buying tickets for that lottery as any future attempts will be self funded !!! xx
Hi, my partner has a sperm count of 1-2 million per ml, we were told we were very unlikely to conceive naturally (we have in the past after around 2.5 years trying before any investigations). We had ICSI in September and were successful on our first cycle. There is definitely hope xx
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Congratulations!!! I hope you enjoy your pregnancy and new baby There is definitely hope and it is so lovely to hear success stories xxx
Hello, my husband and I were given a 1% chance of conception naturally due to his extreme low count. I’m currently 13 weeks following our first go with ICSI. 🙏🏻 Praying everything will work out! Your daughters age is really positive so she should remain hopeful. Take care xxxxx
As the other ladies have said, it only takes 1 sperm to fertilise an egg, so it doesn’t matter how low the count is. They pick the best looking sperm and inject it.
The other ladies are right when they say there is still a low chance of it working, but the same is true for couples with no fertility problems. Not all embryos fertilise for them and for the ones that do, not all develop normally and stick - the couples trying just have no idea and assume the sperm missed the egg. In fact my clinic told me that when you compare a round by round basis, there is a actually a better chance of falling with ICSI/IVF than naturally. The challenge is that couples trying naturally do so several times every month as opposed to once every 3 or so months so end up with what seems like a higher success rate. Where the only issue is low sperm count/motility/morphology, I am fast starting to believe that it is just a numbers game and you’ll get there eventually. I’ve got PCO but my clinic don’t believe that was a factor in my hubby and I not conceiving and put it all down to his sperm. We got 4 embryos out of our cycle - 2 that failed (1 chemical) and 2 BFPs. I hope your daughter’s next round is the one that gives her her BFP.
Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. It is indeed a numbers game I hadn’t thought of comparing icsi to a natural conception but that is a very interesting thought ......
Delighted to hear about your BFP. Congratulations !!!
It is indeed wonderful. I’m going to show all these responses to my daughter Libby I think they will indeed give her hope and also realisation that she is not alone and even though she doesn’t actually
“Know” any of you in person we are all friends on this site xxx
We had a positive outcome from our second round of ICSI, my husband has a very low sperm count (low everything actually) and we ended up visiting Dr Ramsay privately as we were paying for our cycle anyway so wanted to throw everything at it. We also both improved our diet and took several vitamins. We got a bfp and my son is now 13 months old. We only ended up with one blastocyst and had no frozen embryos, so it really does take one. Wishing your daughter and her husband the best of luck. It is a very tough journey and it sounds like they have great support from you. x
My partner has very low sperm count- our chances of conceiving naturally where so low- on one of his samples he only produced 8 actual sperm. He had to produce a few samples before egg collection to ensure there was enough for ICSI.
We had a fresh round and frozen transfer through NHS which both failed and when we went private we had another frozen transfer which resulted in our 19 month old little girl.
We have gone through another fresh round at same private clinic and I am 39 weeks pregnant with another little girl 💗💗
It’s so important for her to have her mum to support her- you are amazing for coming here for advice xx
Congratulations !!! Am delighted to hear your news Wishing you all the best for your upcoming delivery and your two baby girls Once again thank you for responding. This site has been so supportive xxx
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