Sperm test result

[mythyroidlife]

Hi

I am a 30 year old male and me and my wife have been trying for the last year to conceive.

I had a private sperm test done and this was the result. I am not really sure what to make of it

Has anyone else experienced the same results as me...

Kinda at a loss as to what to do next.

[Niki_B]

Hey there, welcome to the forum 🙂

Well my partner has the same issues except hes got a much lower sperm count under 2million. But his sperm are the same...they dont really swim in a forward motion like they are suppose to...and with my tube issues this is not a good mix for both of us! Do you know much about IVF? It sounds like you and your wife may need to go down this route. So ICSI is what we had to have..its where they inject the sperm directly in the egg so it basically solves the motility problem. Normal IVF they just put the sperm in the petri dish and let them fertilize the eggs on their own...ICSI does it for you 🙂 so yes I dont know if you know much about IVF but your doctor should sit you down and discuss your results with you more in depth. I wish you and your wife best of luck 🙂

[mythyroidlife in reply to Niki_B]

Thank you for your reply..

I have a doctors appointment booked in for July... have to see what he says.

[Niki_B in reply to mythyroidlife]

That's great they should be able to explain things to you more in detail 🙂

[Maybay]

Yes I had my husband:

Stop alcohol and drink less coffee

coq10 am and pm

Vitamin c

Vitamin e

More vegetables and home made fresh juices every weekend

His sperm improved and we had great results.

Contact a clinic and get an appointment for ivf

[LunaLovegood11]

Hi there and welcome 👍🏻

We had a similar thing done on the NHS through our doctor, but all parts were below normal levels. It was gutting, my partner was very unhappy 😞

The doctors referred us to a fertility clinic and requested another analysis. The clinic recommended my partner take Proxeed which is a male sachet vitamin (we buy from amazon at £80 per month). I’m not sure if this had the full effect, but after a week of taking them his sample was normal on all accounts. Could have been some lifestyle changes etc. The doctor recommended another sample after 3 months of taking them.

The doctor may refer you both for some tests, ours referred us to the hospital fertility clinic. They can’t do a lot for us as there’s no IVf funding so we are pursuing this ourselves.

Good luck on the journey, we are all here to share stories throughout.

[Lizzielizzielizzie]

You can try supplements to improve quality, my clinic recommend condensyl. Also quit smoking if you do and consider cutting out alcohol. I would also strongly recommend taking this to your gp and asking to be put on to your local infertility pathway as this is the way to access ivf on the nhs which you may need. Although sadly it’s not available on the nhs in every area- another question for your gp.

[Kitcat12]

Hi there, my boyfriend also has antisperm antibodies and we had to go for IVF with ICSI. Happily I can say our treatment was very successful, all of my collected eggs fertilised with ICSI and I'm currently almost 8 weeks pregnant after our second embryo transfer. Best of luck!

[mythyroidlife in reply to Kitcat12]

Congratulations. How did your boyfriend feel when he got the results back?

[Kitcat12 in reply to mythyroidlife]

Thank you! To be honest I think it was a bit of a shock for him. But we had already started our IVF journey at that point so it almost didn't make much difference to us, we were already going to do IVF regardless. Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed and upset? It's such an intense thing to go through fertility treatment!

[mythyroidlife in reply to Kitcat12]

The problem is as soon we got married everyone was on about children, my brother in law has just had his 4th baby and everybody keeps asking when we will have ours.. I am very disappointed. I have a doctors appointment booked for July so I’ll take it from there...

[Kitcat12 in reply to mythyroidlife]

It's so hard being under so much pressure! Try not to worry too much, it honestly just makes it harder. I see you also have a thyroid condition (me too!) which is another tricky thing to manage so be kind to yourself! Try hard not to stress out and the dr will know what to do for the best.

[mythyroidlife in reply to Kitcat12]

Thank you...

Yeah I had a overactive thyroid for 4 years and recently had my gland removed. I am now on thyroxin 150mg

[Kitcat12 in reply to mythyroidlife]

It's a bugger to manage! Best of luck to you. Hope you get some answers from the dr and a good plan for how to move forward 👍🏼

[mythyroidlife in reply to Kitcat12]

Thank you. I wish you and your boyfriend all the best.

[Lots8788]

Hiya,

Hubby has had 3 sperm tests done so far and each time they have improved. He initially only had 2% sperm volume but this is now at 36. He changed his diet, cut down on drinking,quit smoking and stared taking fertilsan (who says ttc isn't fun?!😳🤪) I see Luna mentions proxeed sachets - we've recently bought some of these too and fertility dr recommended.

Has your wife had any tests yet?

I know it's easier said than done but try not to worry -you're both in this together and we are all here to support you both too.

Good luck for your appt in July

x

[mythyroidlife in reply to Lots8788]

Hi

Thank you for your message.

No my wife hasn’t been tested yet, she is going to speak to the doctor tomorrow about herself.

Because I have had thyroid problems and believe it or not the specialist doesn’t really know much about male fertility and thyroid problems, I decided to get myself tested.

Thank you for your support.