Has anyone else been in my situation?

Is it possible for my husband to get me pregnant with a low sperm count?  As soon as my doctors found out he has a low count, they stopped testing me.

My estrogen & progesterone levels were never tested, so I took it upon my self to use natural progesterone cream that doesn't require a prescription.  I've been feeling cramps almost steadily for the last 2 days, so I'm wondering if maybe I wasn't ovulating before(they didn't check for that either).

My OPK was positive for a surge yesterday afternoon, and hubby & I BD about 4:30am.  The time prior to that was Saturday afternoon.  We've been trying for about 3 yrs.  Thanks in advance!!

[pertykitty]

what did they recommend for his low count? im sure they had to say more than its just low. low doesnt mean impossible, just might be more difficult im sure. its best (from what i understand) to not have sex every day with a low count but at least wait every other day to let it build.

[babyscience]

It is possible to get pregnant.   A co-worker of mine is now 5 months preggo and didnt think it was possible.  Her husband had some surgery that was suppose to correct it..well that failed and the count was even lower.  So they put him on clomid, after 3-4 months she got pregnant.

[pertykitty]

you mean her on clomid right?

[sissymae]

how low is his count? my dh has low count also and low morpholigy,but as long as they have at least 20 million (that is what my housband has) but his morpholigy(shape and size) really hurts that too,but if i were you i would find another docter if possible because my docters pretty much said every thing was going to be okay and we could try iui with his sperm,well we did 3 iui's before i moved to donor sperm 2 times,when that did not work i figured there is no hope,so now i am going to find a new doc maybe a RE like everyone talks about,the doc i have been going to is  an infertility specialist but deals more with child birth then anything ,i've gotten to the piont that i dont know what else to do,so actually my docter quit testing me also when he found out about dh sperm evn though his is not that bad .

[vsentz]

I swear!!!! lol.....they are BABIES!!! i really really wish he would know what kind of embarrasement we go thru when we spread our legs in the face of an old *art......and get poked and turned......with maybe another pair of eyes looking from behind (nurse or nurses) and we can just remain quite and helpless there............i wonder, boy......what if he would be here right now and the doctor would be a nice ole ugly lady 'juggling' his junk around???!!!!!

huh??? did he think giving an SA was embarrasing??? what a brat........



anyway, yeah, i've heard that.....and i know my dad got a shot....he didn't actually take the pills, but it was that........

also, i gave dh (about a month or 2) before his SA a blend of 3 kinds of gingsen and caffeine, and vitamin E..........well, his numbers came back GRRRREAT!!! =))

[YvetteY]

Really they put men on clomid????   I wonder if they get the wacky symptoms women get.  I couldn't imagine my DH on clomid, geez, it would be ugly.;  He's such a baby sometimes.   He'd be worse than me.  


Ito the initial poster:   IUI is suppose to help for men with low sperm counts.  Shouldn't the doctors do another one?  Maybe it was just a "bad" day.  

[haileya]

my dh had low count etc.. and he started taking folic acid and it's help him dramatcally-just a thought

[vsentz]

i wouldn't be surprised if she really meant him......i've heard clomid works WONDERS for MEN with low sperm count or motility.......

my dad had it......and he was put on clomid.....boy, next month i was in my way!!! lol.....

;)

[irisheyes99]

Thank you everybody for your advice & suggestions.  He isn't on anything yet.  We're getting the runaround with the doc.  Three times his counts were checked.  5 million, 13 million, & 1 million.  He was referred to a Uriologist in Chicago, IL.  We haven't been able to go see him to get the latest results due to work conflicts.  My husband works the afternoon/evening shift, and the urologist isn't open on Saturdays.  My husband would have to take off work everytime we needed to go to Chicago to see this guy, and it's hard enough for him to get time off as it is.  I don't want him to get fired over this, and yes, he would.  I've been researching other doctors to switch too, that would refer us to infertility specialists in our area.

I am very interested to find out about him going on Clomid, I hear that the side effects aren't as great for men, as it is for women.  Also, I found out that Zinc plays an important role in sperm production & health as well.  I'm looking for herbal supplements for him to take.

[Funkee2munkee]

Some of the toxic chemicals found in all of your household products can actually decrease the sperm count...  and cause reproductive defects... maybe try switching or investigating your cleaners and what not.  

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