My husband and I have had 2 failed rounds of ivf last year.
My husbands sperm test results were very low hence why we were recommended ivf.
It seems throughout the process I've had a lot of tests and investigations and thorough history taking.... yet beyond the semen analysis my Husband has had very little investigation.
Is this normal or are there additional investigations that can perhaps determine the causes of the male factor infertility.
I cannot answer from personal experience however my cousin and her husband had an issue with his sperm and he was given tablets but no further tests. I’m really sorry but for the life of me I cannot think of the tablets name!
You could try impryl for 3 months like RubyVet mentioned, and have another sperm analysis done. Or you could privately see a urologist and have sperm dna fragmentation checked as well and have a more tailored approach from a consultant. How have your previous rounds gone?x
Thanks, will definitely look into impryl...we had one unsuccessful and one early miscarriage.We have thought about fragmentation test but weren't sure where to go to get this done
Any success ?
Hi lavendartea
I understand the frustration because I have asked the same to myself numerous times as I've had so many tests all seem fine and when my husbands sperm analysis came back low we were just reccomend healthy living advice, nutrients and straight to ivf by the fertility clinic. However our gp did refer him to a urologist who found a varicocele which he was meant to have an operation on but has been delayed. Our urologist seems to think this surgery will help but our fertility consultant doesn't agree. I've found Male factor issues tend to not have as much focus. Proxeed has help with his count. X
My partner's sperm isn't great either. He has had a few analysis and it has varied but his morphology has been as low as 0%. In our successful round, it was only 0.5%.We found that healthy living does make a difference. You can test for DNA fragmentation too. We didn't bother testing for it but used MACS to help select the best sperm and ICSI to help with fertilisation. It worked for us
I totally understand this frustration, my partner has azoospermia because he is a CF gene carrier and missing his vas deferens. Anyway Dr told him no point eating healthy etc carry on as no sperm is coming out of there which was true! worst mistake ever, they struggled big time to find live sperm in TESA so round 1 failed miserably. 2nd round I made him take menevit, quit drinking alcohol and drinking caffeine, no more underwear and only eat healthy 6 months before the 2nd TESE, it was by far a lot better than the first round and his sperm was better quality even though there was only a few sperm.
Lifestyle changes can definitely help fertility for men.
My husband has low motility and abnormal morphology...we also asked our consultant about a DNA fragmentation test after 2 failed rounds and a miscarriage. She said that ICSI helps with the sperm issues and if the eggs are fertilised that most likely means there is no DNA fragmentation, otherwise they wouldn't even make it to embryo transfer. I was worried we'd keep having failed rounds, spend lots or money, end up using donor eggs and they wouldn't even bother checking if there is any further issues with my husband's sperm, but apparently that's the way it is! 🤷🏻♀️
We are similar, my OH had very low count, motility etc. Clinic did only basic tests then straight to ICSI, after 2 rounds and 3 miscarriages we decided to privately refer to a urologist and it was the best decision we have ever made! After 3 months of lifestyle changes + lots of supplements (inc. Impryl and proxceed) we saw huge improvements - you can see our full journey in my bio. Currently waiting for our FET next Tuesday with the best graded and number of embryos we have ever got. Good luck xx
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