SPERM COUNT CAME BACK ZERO

[maZandi]

MY FIANCE AND I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM, WE WENT FOR SPECIMEN TESTING AND HIS RESULT CAME BACK SHOWING THAT HE HAD ZERO SPERM COUNT, WE REALLY NEED A CHILD, THE DR. MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO HAVE A CHILD BUT WE BOOKED TO SEE A UROLOGIST NEXT MONTH. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN TRY TO INCREASE HIS SPERM COUNT.HE IS 35 AND I'M 26.
WE REALLY NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET SO YOUR HELP OR SUGGESTIONS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ANYONE WHO HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND GOT PREGNANT?
PLEASE HELP.

[claireaturner]

I have no personal experience of this yet as my partners sperm hasn't yet been tested, however I have read some really positive comments on another post about zero sperm count. Some men with zero sperm count took clomid for 6 months and they got a sperm count. It wasn't loads but more than zero. They had to have IUI still or IVF but it was successful.  One also said her husband took folic acid and that increased his sperm count from zero to something. It was on a newer post than this. It seems worth a try if its worked for others. Good luck. Xx

[claireaturner]

Sorry, I've just seen the date on the original post so this advise may not be useful to you now but it may help others in similar situations.  The other post with the positive advise on was originally posted 26 May 2009 by chinadollD.

[claireaturner]

The previous post with positive answers is titled 'can a zero sperm count be reversed???' . Hope this helps you find it. X

[Belle313]

My husband and I had a similar problem. The urologist will run blood tests on your fiancé and may even order a testicular ultrasound which is painless. He may also want another semen analysis. It may be that he needs some help balancing out hormones or maybe even a small procedure where a biopsy is done and sperm may or may not be found can be frozen and used for an insemination. Im glad you are on the right tract and your fiancé is willing to look into his fertility issue. For some men it's very difficult to make that first step.
Best of luck to you both!

[Nat256]

Jesshopes4baby is ABSOLUTELY right. I also think that these are the men who make the best fathers. My OB/GYN said exactly what Jesshopes4baby said that being a biological father doesn't make the man a real father. I agree with her 100% It takes a lot of love and a lot of soul searching to go ahead with a sperm donor but it's actually been a very positive experience. Best of luck to both of you ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SEZ72]

My Son had been told he has no sperm in his sample. I am concerned as I have read that the cystic fibrosis gene can affect sperm. My daughter is a healthy carrier of the gene. I wounder if anyone knows if he can still father his own child through IVF. I am so worried about him as he really wants his own baby with his beautiful wife.

[jesshopes4baby]

My hubby was also present for my IUI and he had tears in his eyes, so whether it worked or not at least we are moving forward.

[jesshopes4baby]

Sweetie,

The same thing happened to my husband this past November when he went to see his urologist and after 3 SA and variocelectomy, his count is still zero. We found that is genectic, his body doesn't produce germ cells that are needed to make sperm. He was devastated and was so afraid that I would leave him that he would do things to try and make me leave. As his wife, I refused to because any man can create a baby but it doesn't make him a father! Once my hubby realized that, we went with a donor, we were afraid becaase I am AA and my hubby is IND that we wouldn'd find someone of his ethnicity but we did! I even let him pick the donor! We did photo matching and everything, the donor we picked looks exactly like my husband. They could have been brothers!

As we wait for our BFP (8dpiui), my hubby is so excited and is constantly taking about OUR child and he hopes I am carrying HIS baby. My advice to you is to not pressure your fiance, definitely don't desert him if you love him, and be very SUPPORTIVE. Let him express his feelings and even anger just be there for him. It doesn't matter if the child is not biologically his, these type of men make the best fathers! I'm here if you need to talk or vent!

[Nat256]

My husband is 36 and I am 30. We do not have any children period and are trying to conceive. My husband was diagnosed about a year ago with zero sperm or azoospermia. From what I've been told and from what I understand there are two major factors that can cause azoospermia, the first is obstructive. This means that something is blocking and/or killing the sperm (i.e. varococle vein) or even something I came across while researching this called retrograde ejaculation which is where the ejaculate actually goes into the bladder instead of where it's supposed to go. My OB/GYN performed the first test on my husband when he came back with 0 sperm. My OB/GYN was optimistic that maybe my husband could have this fixed if the problem was indeed obstructive. And he referred us to a urologist. The urologist said that he would repeat the test and also do some blood work and that if the problem was obstructive then often times it can be fixed. So, the urologist repeated the test (at a different lab along with a lot of blood work) and once again, it came back with 0 sperm. The blood tests also helped the urologist determined that in my husband's case the cause was not from an obstruction but was unobstructive meaning that the problem wasn't as obvious. Our fertility doctor performed further tests and they revealed that my husband has a genetic issue and is an xxy male (which shocked us seeing as how his testosterone is normal and he is very masculine but apparantly that can happen with this condition). So, our only route was to go with a sperm donor. I wasn't open to this to begin with and it was a very difficult choice to make but I've been able with my husband's support and with a lot of prayer, to make that decision to move forward. I told him I was so upset that I couldn't give him a child of his own and he said that this baby would be his child since he was going to be there from the moment of conception. The nurse at the fertility clinic even recommended that we be together after the IUI was performed. It helped a lot. Unfortunately that first IUI didn't take but we are about to go in for the second IUI. Although I will always wish that I could have a biological child with my husband I know that my husband doesn't care and that this child will be his. We are still trying to conceive and praying for a BFP. Hopefully your husband's azoospermia will be from obstructive and maybe can be fixed but if he's got a 0 sperm count and it's not obstructive then I think your chances are slim to none. I'm not trying to upset you but just to be honest. Our urologist came straight out and said if you continue with this you will just be wasting your money and your time. That was our case though and I can't stress that enough. Hopefully, it's something that can be fixed with your husband. I hope I've helped. Please let me know if you would like to chat about this. Please keep me updated. Good Luck!