is there hope

I am 24ys old and presently a heavy drinker but I'm starting to believe that I may be suffering with very low fertility when I observe the density of my ejaculate. Is there any way in conjunction with stopping my alcohol consumption to reverse alcohol damage and increase sperm count? Help I'll like to have a kid or two some day

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are all detrimental to male fertility.  Its difficult to tell about the sperm count by simply looking at the ejaculate, so you may be completely fine, but I would never counsel you to continue heavy alcohol use!  Moderate consumption shouldn't be too problematic.  If you find you have difficulty stopping, consider AA --they are a really great group!
Finally, as BabyAnderson notes above, sperm takes 3 months to "manufacture" so you will not notice any  changes for at least that amount of time.
Kids are definitely worth the tradeoff!
Good luck!
Dr B

[BabyAnderson]

Sperm regenerates every 3 months per my RE, She told us to avoid alcohol, tobacco and caffeine for 3 months prior to the sperm analysis. My DH had super sperm when we got the results. Have you tested before?