low sperm count..need help

ok so af arrived today :( i am soo depresed. i have been ttc for 2yrs or so now and nothing...its so depressing..i have a hard time talking about it with dh cuz he feels like its his fault since he has low sperm count. i tell him its not his fault. i just dont no what to do. does any1 no of anything other than iui or ivf that could help me get pg. we dont have the money to get anymore help from the doc here since its not covered by our insurance. we did iui once but it failed..i really need some help or at least some encouragement. im begining to think its never gonna happen for us. i mean i no theres always adoption but i want to experience pregnancy and everything. any1 no anything that could help me??   :(

[Harley-girl]

I am sorry you are going through this. I do not know of anything except IVF for very low sperm count unless you wanted to use donor sperm and attempt IUI that way???

[sweetmoon11]

hi Allexa  dont be dishearted i can understand ur feelings i myself is trying to get pg for 16 months nothing happend .. :(
but what we r doing i n my hubby is eating honey n cinamon daily its like 1 tbsp of honey n 1 pinch of grinded cinamon mixed in it   for me n 1 tb of honey n 1 pinch of cinamon mixed in it  for my hubby just before he sleeps . i don know it increase spem count or not but i heard its good for sperm quality n increase fertility in man n woman 1 more thing u n ur hubby eat 1 piece of cabbage daily it also increase fertility my mom told me .. i tried both of these things just 1 month n left them but started again from today . may be it ll help us this time

[Berko]

I'm so sorry you're going through this - like harley-girl said i don't either know much about anything else that you can do for low sperm count except that i do remember my dr. saying something that if issues with sperm (and it could be he was talking about strengh/viability/mobility - whatever the word is - and not necessarily low numbers), but he said that there could be something my dh could take - if need be - in the end everything looked ok and we just did iui. ask your dr. if there are any medications or vitamins dh could take to help boost numbers. now what i'm telling you now i have no medical knowledge of and didn't hear from a dr., but a woman once told me to get dates and almonds and my husband should eat them before bding (she also said i should drink some wine) - i don't know how much of either, but i did actually get pregnant that time on my own - no clomid, no letrazole, no iui, just dr. monitoring my cycle and telling when to bd - that was my first pregnancy and i ended up m/c it (don't worry though don't think had anything to do with the dates and almonds and wine - turns out i have mhftr (blood clotting disorder) which tends to result in early loss of pregnancy - i found this out after testing after my 2nd m/c this past march) i don't know what the dates and almonds do exactly but supposedly good for him to take - i say try it - it can't hurt - maybe it'll help. good luck. keep me posted.

[Mikeal'smom]

I am so sorry for your frustations with ttc.  The only thing I can think of it to google "treatment of low sperm count" and there is a ton of information.  I also read (a while ago) about a natural supplement that is available from a health food store that is supposed to increase sperm count, morphology and motility- unfortnately I can't remember the name for it but I will keep searching and if I find it I will post it to you.  Good luck and keep your head up.  Dh and I have been ttc for over 2 1/2 yrs and have had 3 m/c in that time, fortunately I have ds to help me through thoes days when all seems hopeless.

[Berko]

yeah - this woman who told me about the almonds and dates also told me about something from a health/natural foods store - i also don't remember what it was - maybe something with a G? i didn't end of getting though cuz couldn't figure out exactly what it was and wasn't sure if wanted to use something like that - i'll try to remember the name too - if i do, i'll post it up.

[mslkpage]

There's a little bit of info on this babyzone site. It mentions aminio acids, zinc, and vitamin E.

http://www.babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?ContentID=133&PF=True

[Allexa]

thx every1 for all the support and also for giving me ideas on what i can do..i will definatley try the dates and almonds as well as the honey and cinimon..dh is gonna be a lil weirded out by all this but im sure he will try it. i will also find out about the natral supplement to help as well..hopefully ill have better luck this cycle..i think i was a lil thrown off on when i Oed last. it was earlier than usual and i think i noticed a lil late..i feel a lil better now tho thx every1!!

[Allexa]

thyx every1..im pretty much trying to do anything that could help..im gonna get some 1 a day vitamins for him..he said he wouldnt mind those and ill get some almonds and dates and try to throw it in with some wine :)

[Berko]

yeah - i guess after a while of wanting and trying you take anything for romance - better than just bd today, in 2 days, and to make sure you got it, try the day after that too - add some natural "remedies" to the mix of instructions and you get romance and if you don't to heck with the romance let's just get that sperm and egg to get together and stick!!!!

[Berko]

when wanted dh to take the almonds and dates i kinda made it sound like it was good for both of us to eat it - b/c didn't want him to feel funny that he was taking it - the almonds i didn't mind, but i'm not so crazy about how dates taste - but it's worth it if it works and i kept trying to push dh to eat more - since i was told it was good for him and not me - it was kinda funny....oh and really "romantic" - a late night snack, wine, almonds, and dates...what more could you want? :)

[mslkpage]

Allexa, you're welcome, and I hope it helps.

Berko, that's funny!! Trade in the strawberries and whipped cream for dates and almonds!! Throw in a bottle of wine and soft music.... :)

[Jenny77]

I had several friends from the Middle East in college, and it is actually an old Middle Eastern tradition for women to give their husbands dates and almonds to help with fertility. Not sure exactly what the reason is, but who knows, its definitely worth a try.

[Allexa]

wow i just checked out that site u posted..that is very helpfull im definately goin to my health store tomarow..thank you!!

also thanks to every1 who replied to me..you ladies are sooo supportive and encouraging..thank you all so much :)

[sparky168]

My husband has a low sperm count so he takes zinc every day.  This increases the production.  Also when we BD I make sure I have a pillow under my butt to elevate.  You have to stay like this for more than 30 minutes.  This has worked very well!!!!  Try it!!!

[tzvi]

honey&cinamon good for man&women 1 cup boil water with 1 teespoon honey and 1/2 teespon cinamon in the morning and b4 you go to sleep,good for many problems,also dates figs almonds
and GARLIC every day.GOOD LUCK