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Anything to help Male infertility?

EstherNoelleEstherNoelle
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Hey everyone,

I haven't been on the nest for so long! I was on here all the time in 2006 when TTC with #1! And then when DS was little... anyway now I'm back TTC #2...

 We had DH's sperm checked in 2006 and it was great. I got pregnant in 2009 and then miscarried. Last month when we did our IUI they said it looked low so we did a full SA and yes it was so bad they are recommending IVF+ICSI. We can't afford that right now so I'm researching what we can do to increase his sperm and maybe be able to just try IUI with meds again...

Any ideas?

Thanks! It's nice to be back... 

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Re: Anything to help Male infertility?

  • kellyloveszachkellyloveszach
    We have MFI too.  My DH has low everything.  So far he is doing zinc supplements (you can also make DH eat a lot of sunflower seeds, strawberries and pumpkin seeds, they are all good for zinc), he does acupuncture and chinese herbs, and he takes clomid. It really has made a difference.  His counts, testosterone, and motility are up to normal, his morph is still low.  We will be doing ICSI in September.
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  • daisy*sparkledaisy*sparkle
    For dh my RE suggested:  Maca, zinc, selenium and pumpkin seeds to name a few. She really went on about zinc though. Good Luck!
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  • sbride03sbride03
    Have you gone to a urologist who specializes in male infertility.  If things have changed there could be a reason.  Acupuncture can help.
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  • hoping4morehoping4more member
    MH just started acupuncture and will be doing chinese herbs soon too. The RE said folic acid and vitalux too.
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  • uteandbuffuteandbuff
    My DH has low morphology and the RE told him that he could take L-Carnatine along with Zinc and Vitamin C and a few other vitamins/supplements if he wanted to, but they helped a lot more with count and motility than the morphology.  He's just been doing the L-Carnatine. 
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  • hoping4morehoping4more member

    imageuteandbuff:
    My DH has low morphology and the RE told him that he could take L-Carnatine 

    Do you mean L-Arginine? MH was taking this for awhile too 

    Edit- I just realized there is l-carnatine too.. oops, but my hubby was taking l-arginine 

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  • sommerraynesommerrayne
    I didn't read the other responses but DH swears by L-Arginine. Counts SKYROCKED.

    Here are some links on it:

    https://www.naturaleyecare.com/diseases.asp?d_num=52

    https://www.holisticonline.com/remedies/infertility/inf_men_nutrition.htm

    So our situation = 1st SA showed 4 mil total, bad motility, bad morph. 6 weeks on L-Arginine (alone!) next SA showed over 450MIL! with above average motility and morph (could be because of sheer #'s but WHO CARES!).

    There's a very specific way to take it: At night, Right before bed on an empty stomach. Avail at GNC in powder form. Mix in water and slam.

    Let me know if you have any further Q's :)
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  • Sharra711Sharra711

    I'm late here, but DH took L-Carnitine, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Selenium, Zinc and Vit C with a multi.

    All aspects improved from the "low normal" to the "high normal" so generally better.

    I'm gonna get him on the L-Arginine after reading this also!

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