Low Sperm Count Chances of conception??

Question

My husband has low sperm count 12 million (should be 20million) and also have only 10% normal. What are the chances of getting pregnant, we have been trying for 16 mths?

Answer 1

My husband makes less than that (his was like 10 million) although he has a very high abnormal count same as your DH, and so I have suffered 2 miscarriages due to faulty sperm. However, we have managed to also have a baby. My daughter is 1 year old. A reproductive endocrinologist told us IUI was our only option, so I cried and I was about to give up and just say F it. The Army acts real funky about approving that kind of stuff on Tricare insurance. I guess they figure enough soldiers are having babies, they don't need to help the broken down infertile. Yeah, I was real down on my luck.

So I lost one at 12 weeks due to missing chromosomes (faulty sperm) then we kept trying. I did get pregnant 4 months later, and that's when I had my healthy girl. We had tried for 2 years and some change, lost a baby, I threw fits galore and HATED every pregnant woman I saw or whoever had a baby. I was a mess.

I watched my diet, I made him wear only boxers, I only cooked healthy foods (steamed or raw veggies, lean meats, whole grains, fresh fruits, juices and seafood) I got my DH on a multi-vitamin as well as extra zinc and L-Carnitine supplements (very, VERY inportant for sperm) and I think those really helped us luck out.

Beware, I speak from experience...men with a lot of abnormal sperm like ours will sometimes have an abnormal that fertilizes one of your healthy eggs, but their gene package is faulty and so the embryo will miscarry. We had an oops baby that I lost in October. My second miscarriage. It's very hard to go through, especially over the holidays. If you have the money or good insurance, the IUI can minimize this heartache for you. The doctors seperate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak...they weed out the bad sperm and only insert the good stuff into your cervix or uterus. Our insurance did not cover that option without us pleading our case and a bunch of red tape, and I was already too emotionally distraught to go through that kind of battle. I was ready to just throw in the towel when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. I'm not saying this will happen to you, but is is a very good possibility. Just a heads up.

We are going to try again, but I'm not getting my hopes up too high. I have a cut off too. I am 26. If it happens and we have another, GREAT!! If it doesn't happen before I am 30, game over. I am donating my eggs so I can get paid. May as well help someone else. Then I won't have to worry about this rollercoaster anymore. It's distressing to see EVERYONE getting pregnant so easily around you and you are struggling. It's a pain few people know.

Best of luck to you both. It can work out. Also, give his guys the best chance possible. Pinpoint your ovulation and have sex the day before and the day of. Lay on your back with your legs up.

Answer 2

Even though the docs have told you that you have a low sperm count try this, there is always a chance of you two having a beautiful baby. The egg must be fertilised within 24-36 hrs of ovulation. Sperm lives up to 72hrs in the vagina, womb and tubes. The most successfully time is 72 hours before ovulation to 36hrs after. The week before you expect your ovulation, aim to have sex each morning, because most women ovulate in the afternoon and this helps if the sperms are waiting. Also aim to have a orgasm this helps the sperm to get to your egg also try lying on your back afterwards with a pillow under your hips for 20minutes during and after sex. I hope this helps you and your partner to conceive your new Lil bubz. :) good luck and have fun. ;)

Answer 3

I'm going through this right now. 4 years of ttc.

We are working with a urologist. He is putting my husband on medication to try to get the count up. (I don't know if it is going to work yet) His advice was to not have sex every day... only every 3 days. Doing this doubled his counts. Still not enough, but it's an improvement.

By the way, I know a couple that the husband was around 3 million. They had 2 IVF children and thought they were done. 4 years later they were surprised with a bundle of joy.

Answer 4

Considering he's producing less than 60% of the sperm he should, and only 10% of those are viable... I'd say its not impossible, but you could defitely be trying to years.

I'd look into invitro. They can isolate viable sperm cells from your husbands semen, fertalize an egg, and then implant it directly in you. That way you're not some how shooting into the wind, but actually hitting the target.

Answer 5

As long as there is normal sperm, there's alwasy a chance...it just might take a while. He can however, increase his sperm count with a healthy diet and multivitamins. GNC has a multipak for men...it's a virility formula. He can try that. To increase your chances though, he will definitely need to improve his diet.

Answer 6

As the saying goes. It only takes 1. You may want to look into trying different concepts.

Just remember once the baby comes out. It takes you 1-2 years to teach them to walk and talk, And the next 20 years telling them to sit down and shut up! :)

Answer 7

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Infertility is a condition defined as not being able to become pregnant after at least one year of unprotected, regular, well-timed intercourse. Women who suffer from multiple miscarriages may also be diagnosed as infertile. Infertility may be classified into two groups, primary and secondary infertility.

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Answer 9

DO everything the doctors are telling you to do!! Like the lose skivvies, and warm showers and stuff! It helps the little guys development!When you stop trying so hard you will get pregnant! Some couples have been trying for years and give up and stop trying so hard and they get prego the next cycle!! Good luck !

Answer 10

i had a low sperm count....about 10 million i think...
i just relaxed let things happen....
we now have a three year old daughter....
what we did was to just keep going during sex and every time i came she held me in as deep as i could possibly go.....
and filled her up basically to improve our chances and it worked....
though not always so you may need to think about foster care or surrogacy...