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low sperm count

wildflower1717wildflower1717 member
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hey everyone!
this is my first time writing on any forum, so forgive me, im new to this! my husband and i have been TTC for 3 yrs, and just recently found out he has low sperm count. it did get a little better with clomid, but his overall count is still only 18 million. doctor said we could try IUI but super nervous. just wondering if theres anyone out there who was able to conceive naturally with low sperm in this range.
thanks so much!
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Re: low sperm count

  • ndz2018ndz2018 member
    Hey @wildflower1717 We also have MFI(low count 5-7 mil and low morp less than 1%) since i'm 37 our RE said IUI would be a waste of time pretty much and moved us straight to IVF.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    edited May 2018
    Not sure how helpful my experience is, since ...*edited*...  we also had to skip IUI and go onto IVF... :/
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  • suzycupcakesuzycupcake member
    @wildflower1717 Is it 18m total per ejaculate or 18m per milliliter? Have they been able to determine the cause?
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/low-sperm-count/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20374591

    This is a pretty good reading because maybe the cause could be something that can be improved upon. Sometimes, it would seem that testing urine could tell whether or not sperm is traveling backwards into the bladder rather than out of the penis. 

    In any case, if you don't have a female factor, I don't see why iui wouldn't be beneficial. We once had a low count after sperm washing because my husband had a migraine and could only give a low volume sample. I think it was about 8m post wash or something like that. We were told that wasn't a concern. 
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    How I feel all of the time.
    My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
    IVF
    IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
    Back on Levothyroxine
    FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
    FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
    Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 
    1st Beta on 7dpt 93
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    Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
    New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF

    IUI
    IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
    BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine 
    IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
    Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
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  • suzycupcakesuzycupcake member
    edited June 2018
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    People think we become mothers when we give birth but the truth is we become mothers the moment we start calling our babies to us in our thoughts, dreams and prayers. Some paths are short and some are so long that you can easily forget where you were headed.

    How I feel all of the time.
    My 7 Year Journey ***Tw in spoiler***
    IVF
    IVF #1 - September 2018; Follistim, Menopur, Cetrotide & Lupron/HCG combo trigger; PGS; ICSI
    Back on Levothyroxine
    FET #1 - October 2018; cancelled, all PGS aneuploid
    FET #1 - November 30th, transferred anyway
    Wondfo BFP 5dp5dt, CB Digi 6dpt, 
    1st Beta on 7dpt 93
    2nd Beta on 10dpt 510!

    TTC #1 since 2011. Tried for 5 years before we knew there was a one year rule.
    Diag w/MS 2016; w/PCOS & IF 2017
    New RE 2018; PCOS diagnosis taken away, IF due to ovary adhesions, but prev. RE insists PCOS IF

    IUI
    IUI #1 July 2017 w/100mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #2 October 2017 w/50mg Clo+trigger; BFN; benched w/big cysts
    IUI #3 February 2018 w/5mg Femara+trigger; low P
    BFP February; mc March; Subclinical hypothyroid started Levothyroxine 
    IUI #4 March 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
    Medicated cycle & TI April 2018 w/7.5mg Femara+trigger; BFN
    Tried several cycles on our own; all BFN
     
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  • mayflower513mayflower513 member
    My thoughts exactly @suzycupcake!
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    Me: 34, DH: 38                                                                                                                                                                                
    TTC #1 June of 2014  9/14 BFP, baby boy EDD 5/18/15. Elias (Eli) born 5/13/15 7lb0oz, 19 inches.                                      
    Surprise BFP 10/15, live ectopic, lost ruptured tube on 11/5/15 at 8 weeks                                                                              
    Started TTC #2 2/16                                                                                                                                                                   
    HSG 1/18 after no BFPs- diagnosed w/ tubal infertility and referred to RE                                                                     
    3/28/18 remaining tube removed                                                                                                                                              
    IVF 5/18: 15 retrieved, 11 fertilized, 8 blasts -- (3) 4aa, (2) 5aa (2) 4ba frozen -- fresh transfer of 1 day-5 4aa blast, BFP, EDD 2/4/19

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  • adiratadirat member
    edited June 2018
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    @bumpadmin This is spam from the same place in Ukraine we had to deal with on the boards last year. Can you please block or ban these spammers? This is actively harmful to women going through infertility.


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  • tinjp78tinjp78 member
    I've been enduring these spammers for a couple weeks now because I had no energy to deal with them but now that AF had come and I'm gearing up for my IVF#2, I'll join in guarding the threads.

    TO YOU DIRTY SPAMMERS!!!!


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