I'm a moron on male factor - pls help

ChelseaF · 03-18-2005, 03:12 PM

Okay,
TTC 7 years... mild PCOS and now on Metformin.

I know there are other issues besides count and motility... hubby is fine on both.

What are other possibilities... antisperm antibodies, I read something about fructose being absent or something?

The reason I wonder is this...

Sorry Gross, but after 7 years who cares about gross right?

Morning after BDing... we get a fishy smell which I believe is the sperm dying... because.... sorry again, when we discarded a condom once... next day, same smell.

I wonder if they have a short life span? Like maybe there is something missing in his semen to keep them alive?

When he was born he had a botched circumcision. We did not know this until last year! MIL never thought it was important info! Is there something that could have been damaged then?

Please help, I haven't really learned much on male factor.

Chelsea

momto3angels · 03-20-2005, 11:14 AM

I really don't have an answer for you, but wanted to mention a great book called "Overcoming male factor infertility"--it is available at most large bookstores. Perhaps that book will have an answer for you.

good luck!

CindiR · 03-22-2005, 07:12 AM

You want to get his critical morphology checked. It is the shape of the sperm. My dh's first SA (semen analysis) came back fine, but then he had a more extensive test by our RE and they found that his critical morph was 3% which is severe male factor. We were told b/c of this we had a 5% chance of getting p/g on our own. There are different opionions on how significant morp is but you may want to check it out-good luck!

03-18-2005, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChelseaF Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 33	I'm a moron on male factor - pls help Okay, TTC 7 years... mild PCOS and now on Metformin. I know there are other issues besides count and motility... hubby is fine on both. What are other possibilities... antisperm antibodies, I read something about fructose being absent or something? The reason I wonder is this... Sorry Gross, but after 7 years who cares about gross right? Morning after BDing... we get a fishy smell which I believe is the sperm dying... because.... sorry again, when we discarded a condom once... next day, same smell. I wonder if they have a short life span? Like maybe there is something missing in his semen to keep them alive? When he was born he had a botched circumcision. We did not know this until last year! MIL never thought it was important info! Is there something that could have been damaged then? Please help, I haven't really learned much on male factor. Chelsea

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03-22-2005, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
CindiR 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Michigan Posts: 2,274	You want to get his critical morphology checked. It is the shape of the sperm. My dh's first SA (semen analysis) came back fine, but then he had a more extensive test by our RE and they found that his critical morph was 3% which is severe male factor. We were told b/c of this we had a 5% chance of getting p/g on our own. There are different opionions on how significant morp is but you may want to check it out-good luck!