socondary male factor infertility

[lisam1]

Hi, anyone care to share their stories of secondary male factor infertility? I have three kids all conceived within 1-3 months with the same father. We have been trying for over a year this time with no luck. a recent SA showed very low sperm count. He has had no trauma and lives a very healthy lifestyle. We are both in our early thirties. I just dont understand how things can change so drastically in a couple years. Any thoughts or comments? I am interested in hearing similar stories. Baby dust to all!

[iMama]

We are in a similar situation. I have 2 other kids and my DH and I conceived one within a month or so of getting off BC about 4 1/2 yrs ago. My DH began taking meds for diabetes and high blood pressure more regularly in the interim, so we think that is the reason for the low count. I think you might be a good condidate to try some of the vitamins like conception XR, etc for men. Keep in mind it takes 3 months to grow sperm.

If your count is low but over 5-7 mill motile, you may want to try iui. You can get this done for cheap and it's often covered by insurance.

For us, we waited over 4 years to get a diagnosis of MF and due to having a count of 2 mill motile, we tried clomid for me cause it's cheap and are going straight to IVF next.

Clomid also sometimes helps men with sperm count. Check out the male factor thread for more info on clomid and men.

You should have his hormone levels checked and get a few different opinions on them. My insurance co thinks my DH's hormones are low but normal. However an RE told me he thinks they are low and deserve some treatment.

The tough thing is, RE's don't typically specialize in treating male hormone problems, so if that's your challenge, you will likely need to push your regular Dr to treat this.

HTH!