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Sara Johns
okay my story is,my husband already has 3 kids from previous marriages. He got "fixed" shortly after his daughter(who is now 11) was born. We just got together 4 years ago,and got married last year. I am only 22(he is 37) and its a real big problem because I wnt kids more than anything,and he already has 3 and cant have anymore.So we have looked into it and with a reversal being very expensive,we settled on using a sperm bank and having the sperm shipped frozen to our house. My question is,does anyone know if the success rate would be better if i have it shipped at home and do it myself,or to a doctor where they know what their doing. the vials of sperm are not cheap so i want to make sure it takes like the first time. I should ovulate pretty regularly because my period is regular. I know i am fertile because ive been tested. I just dont want to have to buy alot of vials because they can run like 6 to 7 hundred per vial. Any tips on inseminating at home? or doctor? or just tips period!? I know this isnt the natural way but its our only chance at having kids,and i cant wait to be a mommy!
@BooBoo. well its not that he cant get his vasectomy reversed,its that its been 11 years and even though yes im only 22 ive done my research. Ive found that your chances of a reversal actually taking is if you do it within the first 10 years,and it goes way down after that.
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i know one person that used donor sperm. the first ivf she fell pregnant but has been ttc again and has done it numerous times without success. i cant imagine that doing it yourself would be very successful though
i am suprised your husbands vasectomy couldnt be reversed given that it was only 11 years ago
i am also suprised that you are only 22 asking these questions
good luck though
i know one person that used donor sperm. the first ivf she fell pregnant but has been ttc again and has done it numerous times without success. i cant imagine that doing it yourself would be very successful though
i am suprised your husbands vasectomy couldnt be reversed given that it was only 11 years ago
i am also suprised that you are only 22 asking these questions
good luck though
low sperm motility....need help and advice?
blessed wi
Yesterday my hubby got his sperm analysis results.
His motility is 24 % and doc told its pretty low.its should be about 50%. Although they will do two more sperm test to check in next month to confirm infertility. morphology was also ok..
My question......
1.Is motility a big problem?
2. How much time does it take for it to get into normal range?
3. Is there a hormonal shot for men too like we have hcg shot for men?
4. what are the other option if it doesnt increase in next few months?
And yes his doc has already started multivitamin and Co Q tab and also L-cart dose for him.moreover also reccomended him to do exercise and wear boxers. So we will be doin it strictly now.
Please answer my ques and also give some tips.
Any success stories with low motility of sperms?
thanks and baby dust to all
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This isn't going to answer all the questions above but it's a great article and I wanted to share it with you. On the website below it has some more stats on the male factor.
Good Luck!
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Posted Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:03 AM
Get Your Sperm Moving
Newsweek
By Karen Springen
Like many couples, Brian Delaney, 35, and his wife, Daniela, 34, turned to in vitro fertilization after failing to conceive on their own. But after five attempts and an investment of $150,000, IVF failed them as well. Then Brian saw a male-infertility specialist, Columbia Universityâs Dr. Harry Fisch, who discovered that Brianâs low sperm production could be corrected through microsurgery. Three months later, Daniela was pregnant. Last November she delivered a baby boy, Harrison.
Long overlooked, male infertility has become a fruitful field of research. Doctors now know that, when a couple fails to conceive, the problem lies with the man as often as with the woman. And as the Delaneys learned, recent advances have dramatically improved expertsâ understanding of how to diagnose, treat and prevent the condition. âAnything that makes the body unhealthyâa disease, toxins, excessive alcoholâwill hurt fertility,â says UCSF urologist Paul Turek. âBut most of these things that hurt fertility are reversible.â Some tips for men:
Prune your prescriptions. Among the commonly prescribed medicines that can affect fertility or libido are SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, beta blockers for hypertension, alpha blockers like Flomax (used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate), the stomach-ulcer drug Tagamet and pain medications like morphine and oxycodone.
Men who are trying to conceive should also avoid using anabolic steroids and testosterone creams and injections because they shut down the bodyâs production of testosterone and sperm. âThe body loves it, but the testicles hate it,â says Turek. âThey say, âWell, thereâs plenty of testosterone. I donât need to make testosterone or sperm myselfâ.â
Have more sex. It sounds obvious, but some busy couples donât make enough time for it. During ovulationâabout 10 to 18 days after a womanâs period startsâcouples should have sex every other day to âoptimize sperm motility,â says Fisch, who is also the author of âThe Male Biological Clock.â After five days without sex, a man has a higher volume of fluid, which dilutes the concentration of sperm and makes them less active.
Stay fit. Doctors are seeing more men with obesity-caused infertility. Fat converts testosterone to estrogen, and obese men (or those with a waist circumference of more than 40 inches) are more prone to erectile dysfunction. Men with type 2 diabetes, often associated with obesity, are more prone to low testosterone levels, which negatively affect libido and sperm production.
Doctors can prescribe anti-estrogens like Clomid, used to increase egg production in women, to stimulate testosterone production and, in many men, sperm production.
Stay cool. Heat can damage sperm cells, so stay out of hot tubs, avoid putting your laptop on your lap and donât sit for long periods of time with your legs crossed or pressed together, says Dr. Peter Schlegel, chairman of urology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. Thereâs also some evidence linking cell-phone radiation with altered sperm cells in men, so donât âlive on the cell phone,â and keep the device in your jacket or holstered to your belt rather than in your front pants pocket, he says.
See a urologist. âEven those men who we considered to be sterile in the past, we almost always can treat them now,â says Schlegel. Urologists can provide treatments such as vasectomy reversals and outpatient microsurgery for conditions like blocked ducts, scarring from STDs and varicoceles, a type of varicose vein.
Men who want to boost their fertility should also quit smoking, cut back on alcohol, avoid illegal drugs (especially marijuana) and exercise regularly. âAnything that improves medical health is likely to improve sperm,â says University of Illinois at Chicago andrologist Craig Niederberger. Then be patient. âIn the world today, people want to act too quickly. âWe tried for two months, we didnât get pregnant, we want IVFâ,â says urologist Robert Oates, director of male reproductive medicine and surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Sometimes âtry, try againâ comes with its own rewards.
This isn't going to answer all the questions above but it's a great article and I wanted to share it with you. On the website below it has some more stats on the male factor.
Good Luck!
Sharon
www.InfertilityAnswers.net
Posted Saturday, February 16, 2008 11:03 AM
Get Your Sperm Moving
Newsweek
By Karen Springen
Like many couples, Brian Delaney, 35, and his wife, Daniela, 34, turned to in vitro fertilization after failing to conceive on their own. But after five attempts and an investment of $150,000, IVF failed them as well. Then Brian saw a male-infertility specialist, Columbia Universityâs Dr. Harry Fisch, who discovered that Brianâs low sperm production could be corrected through microsurgery. Three months later, Daniela was pregnant. Last November she delivered a baby boy, Harrison.
Long overlooked, male infertility has become a fruitful field of research. Doctors now know that, when a couple fails to conceive, the problem lies with the man as often as with the woman. And as the Delaneys learned, recent advances have dramatically improved expertsâ understanding of how to diagnose, treat and prevent the condition. âAnything that makes the body unhealthyâa disease, toxins, excessive alcoholâwill hurt fertility,â says UCSF urologist Paul Turek. âBut most of these things that hurt fertility are reversible.â Some tips for men:
Prune your prescriptions. Among the commonly prescribed medicines that can affect fertility or libido are SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, beta blockers for hypertension, alpha blockers like Flomax (used to treat the symptoms of an enlarged prostate), the stomach-ulcer drug Tagamet and pain medications like morphine and oxycodone.
Men who are trying to conceive should also avoid using anabolic steroids and testosterone creams and injections because they shut down the bodyâs production of testosterone and sperm. âThe body loves it, but the testicles hate it,â says Turek. âThey say, âWell, thereâs plenty of testosterone. I donât need to make testosterone or sperm myselfâ.â
Have more sex. It sounds obvious, but some busy couples donât make enough time for it. During ovulationâabout 10 to 18 days after a womanâs period startsâcouples should have sex every other day to âoptimize sperm motility,â says Fisch, who is also the author of âThe Male Biological Clock.â After five days without sex, a man has a higher volume of fluid, which dilutes the concentration of sperm and makes them less active.
Stay fit. Doctors are seeing more men with obesity-caused infertility. Fat converts testosterone to estrogen, and obese men (or those with a waist circumference of more than 40 inches) are more prone to erectile dysfunction. Men with type 2 diabetes, often associated with obesity, are more prone to low testosterone levels, which negatively affect libido and sperm production.
Doctors can prescribe anti-estrogens like Clomid, used to increase egg production in women, to stimulate testosterone production and, in many men, sperm production.
Stay cool. Heat can damage sperm cells, so stay out of hot tubs, avoid putting your laptop on your lap and donât sit for long periods of time with your legs crossed or pressed together, says Dr. Peter Schlegel, chairman of urology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York. Thereâs also some evidence linking cell-phone radiation with altered sperm cells in men, so donât âlive on the cell phone,â and keep the device in your jacket or holstered to your belt rather than in your front pants pocket, he says.
See a urologist. âEven those men who we considered to be sterile in the past, we almost always can treat them now,â says Schlegel. Urologists can provide treatments such as vasectomy reversals and outpatient microsurgery for conditions like blocked ducts, scarring from STDs and varicoceles, a type of varicose vein.
Men who want to boost their fertility should also quit smoking, cut back on alcohol, avoid illegal drugs (especially marijuana) and exercise regularly. âAnything that improves medical health is likely to improve sperm,â says University of Illinois at Chicago andrologist Craig Niederberger. Then be patient. âIn the world today, people want to act too quickly. âWe tried for two months, we didnât get pregnant, we want IVFâ,â says urologist Robert Oates, director of male reproductive medicine and surgery at Boston University School of Medicine. Sometimes âtry, try againâ comes with its own rewards.
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