Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Fertility / Infertility (Expert Forum)
Sperm Count help
Answered by
Elaine Brown, MD - Pregnancy, Gynecology
Elaine Brown, MD - BLOG
Billings - MT
Questions in the Fertility/Infertility forum are answered by doctors affiliated with USF Health. Topics covered include fertility or infertility issues, egg quality, fertility drugs and side effects, fertility tests, genetic testing, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), ovulation, relationship issues, risk factors, sperm count/quality, and surgery.
Sperm Count help
by MelissaS86, Jul 13, 2009 02:52PM
My husband had a sperm test done and I would like help understanding some of it and what are my chances of pregnancy naturally and what we should do?
count is 10ml
volume is 3.0
ph is 8.4
motility is 50%
morphology is Normal
count is 10ml
volume is 3.0
ph is 8.4
motility is 50%
morphology is Normal
Doctor's Answer
by Elaine Brown, MD, Jul 15, 2009 12:20AM
, Jul 15, 2009 12:20AMTo: MZCOCO
Hi!
I like this web site for people with questions about the sperm count:
http://www.ivf-infertility.com/infertility/investigations/male/semen.php
Its difficult to tell from your results above whether the count is normal or not. The motility and morphology look good. If the count is 10 million/ml, then it is a little low--but different labs use different normal values too, so it is best to discuss the test with your own MD. The first thing to do it the sperm count is low, is to repeat the test. Very often a different sample will have different results. If another test comes out on the low side, your doctor may then recommend IUI or intrauterine insemination. In addition to that, your husband should be evaluated by a urologist, and sometimes medications are prescribed to increase the sperm count.
I hope this is helpful!
Good luck!
Dr B
I like this web site for people with questions about the sperm count:
http://www.ivf-infertility.com/infertility/investigations/male/semen.php
Its difficult to tell from your results above whether the count is normal or not. The motility and morphology look good. If the count is 10 million/ml, then it is a little low--but different labs use different normal values too, so it is best to discuss the test with your own MD. The first thing to do it the sperm count is low, is to repeat the test. Very often a different sample will have different results. If another test comes out on the low side, your doctor may then recommend IUI or intrauterine insemination. In addition to that, your husband should be evaluated by a urologist, and sometimes medications are prescribed to increase the sperm count.
I hope this is helpful!
Good luck!
Dr B
Member Comments (3)
by MZCOCO, Jul 14, 2009 05:56PM
what is a normal sperm count???
by Nutkin, Jul 17, 2009 10:55AM
from all the treatment i have had i belive the normal sperm count is 44 million, anything below 18 million is low we were told.
