Hi, we are also dealing with low count, less than 1 mil. We saw urologist too, said try taking zinc and loosing a few pounds. But unfortunatly dr said not a whole lot you can do to raise sperm count that much. Is your DH against IVF due to cost?

My DH had poor morphology (he had a whole bunch but they were all funny looking) IVF was what we needed. I am not able to offer advice on increasing the # of sperm but remember, it only takes one.
Good Luck.

luvdog-yes its for financial reasons. Not purely b/c of the cost, but b/c there is no guarantee. He has no pblm spending 10,000 + if it equates to a baby

We have male factors issues but DH was not with me when RE went over the results of the s/a with me. i wasn't aware that he was so I am still somewhat unsure of what types of problems we are dealing with. Re seemed to think IUI would be fine but that didn't work so when I meet with him again next week I plan on asking a lot more questions and hopefully completley understanding what we are dealing with. Moving foward with IVF is a scary decision b/c it is soo $$$ and there are no guarentees at the end.

We are also dealing with MF. My DH had cancer when he was younger and had to have a bone marrow transplant and chemo and also radiation. We had an S/A done about 2 weeks ago and there was zero sperm. We havent gotten to go back to the RE to discuss options.

We have male factor, DH has no sperm. We decided to try IUI with a donor. I'm not sure why more people don't consider this option. If you adopt a child it's not going to biologically be yours so what's the harm in using a donor where it's biologically one of yours.

My DH was told, by a doctor, to eat jalapenos. Doc said it was a "natural" way to increase testosterone levels. Thus, increase the sperm count. Our problem was, my DH had already had scar tissue build up from his vasectomy reversal. His urologist confirmed this and recommended IVF for us. My DH did say, that the jalapenos did raise his testosterone levels. So, who knows? Your DH might want to try it. Good luck!

Jen Care-how much did the jalepenos raise the count? My DH loves spciy food!

As I left before - FertilAid for men. We order from LuckyVitamin.com. It's a complete vitamin, with zinc and a couple other things that are specifically to raise counts. My husband started taking it, and in 5 months, his count went from 1.8 mil w/ only 8% of those being any good up to 8.6 mil with almost 15% being good.

We also have male factor and DH heard on the radio one day that tomato soup gives you "super sperm"!! We haven't had him tested yet because we are already doing IVF, but it may be worth a try. He also is taking 200 mg of CO Q-10, which you can buy at walmart. Good luck!

we had a male factor. I didnt want to resort to ivf. But 8 yrs on I did it. Its early days but im 6 wks pg through it. I had in my mind 3 go's and thats it. There has to be a finacial limit. Lucky it took one go. I felt I had to do it to close this chapter in my life. Stop torturing myself. stop all the "what Ifs". I saved hard for a year to get enough for one go. Still hoping for a miriacle. I saw the money I saved as a baby fund either for Ivf or if I got lucky for baby clothes and equipment. I know im only 31 but wanted to hit the menopause later on knowing that I had exhausted all avenues so Id have absolutely no regrets. Good luck to you I hope you get your BFP. Maybe you should set up a baby fund. Not necessarily for IVF but for baby stuff. For every month I had AF I thought oh well got more for my baby fund! its just a thought at least if it goes on for years you have money and therefore more options. Heres hoping youll have luck soon.

Good idea, Lollipop! My DH has lowish sperm (10-20 mil) and poor morphology (4 normal forms). Our RE suggested L Carnitine, Co enzyme, and a couple of other vitamins. His sperm count did improve, but his morphology stayed the same so we have moved onto IVF after two IUIs. As my DH says, a baby is going to cost alot more than the cost of the IVF!

We have male factor...my husband has slightly poor morphology and slightly low motility. We have done IUIs because they thought it might work. My husband has been going for accupunture and has been taking a tea made of herbs (given by the accupuncturist. He is also taking many supplements, including L-Arganine, L-Carnitine, pycnogynol, selenium, and vitamins C and E. He's been taking if for awhile now, and at our most recent IUI, his counts had really improved - before the wash it was 120 million. We're still waiting for my beta test, so we'll see. Good luck to you!

I don't have much to say, but wish you luck. My husband is getting a SA this week for the first time. After two failed cycles we are now going to just make sure he is okay. The RE let us wait this round but since it didn't work its time to rule it out. Which is totally fair for us ladies that they do it :)

I have PCOS and don't ovulate without help.

I will let you know how his test comes back. I will be interested to compare what it all means!

They gave my BF clomid (yes, the same stuff we take) and something else to get his counts up before. I would think that there is always hope if there is any sperm. It only takes one good swimmer to get the job done! Good Luck :-)