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Ok, you SA experts . . .

GymDogFranGymDogFran
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The RE called (called! I didn't have to track them down like my OB/GYN.  So exciting!) and said DH's SA results were normal.  I asked for numbers, but I'm not sure exactly what some of them are.  I googled, but that's not as much fun as asking you guys.  Also, I'm not sure I got the 'official' terms for the stats, so I'm still a little confused after googling.  Anyone willing to decipher?

Count: 89.8 million (seems really good - I see that 40 mil is considered normal?)

Motility: 41% (I read different takes on this but over 40 seems OK, especially with a high count)

"3/4 forward progress" - not sure what this is.  Sounds like it would be motility, but she gave me a number for that specifically.

8% normal which she said was over the 3% normal standard - For 'normal' I see 30% standard online.  Hmmm . . . maybe its a different scale?  Refers to shape??

TIA Smile

 

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Re: Ok, you SA experts . . .

  • stacia1633stacia1633
    I think that 8% does refer to shape.  The RE told my DH that he only had 7% and that his sperm are oddly shaped. 
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  • cheekyalicheekyali

    Count: 89.8 million (seems really good - I see that 40 mil is considered normal?) this is a good number

    Motility: 41% (I read different takes on this but over 40 seems OK, especially with a high count) i think over 50 is considered normal, but 41 is not bad. Yes, a higher count will offset this a bit

    "3/4 forward progress" - not sure what this is. Sounds like it would be motility, but she gave me a number for that specifically. This is a grade that measures the amount that move forward, 3/4 is good

    8% normal which she said was over the 3% normal standard - For 'normal' I see 30% standard online. Hmmm . . . maybe its a different scale? Refers to shape?? This is morphology, which is the same as shape more or less. there are 2 different scaled WHO and Kruger, so find out which they used. Kruger has a lower number for normal range

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