Sperm Wash - 31 to 4 Million!!

Fer · 03-10-2009, 01:14 PM

Hi - I had my first IUI done today and am a bit concerned about the post-wash sperm results. DH's pre-wash was 31 million, but post wash as 4 million! Is that normal or did the lab do something wrong? I was told to bring the sample in a 9 am, yet my IUI wasn't scheduled until 11 am. They didn't do the actual wash until 9:45 am. Is this in line w/ everyone else's experiences?

tenseintexas · 03-18-2009, 09:41 AM

Hey Fer- I have spoken with you on other threads...My Dh went from almost 7 million to 1.7 million... Since it was so low to begin with, I was just thankful there was some left. That was very similar to my time frame as well...in at 9...picked up at 11...was processed at 10 something...

Fer · 03-18-2009, 10:06 AM

Hmmmm........I'm wondering if it has something to do w/ the timeframe, then. I'm glad that we're not alone! And don't worry too much. I've read stories where girls have gotten BFPs with under 1 million post-wash!! It Only Takes One!!!

mmi · 03-18-2009, 10:07 AM

My dh also had counts that were just normal or slightly above normal and we never ended up with a post wash over 7 million. We ended up going to IVF and found out we also had some morphology issues. good luck.

aidan'smom · 03-20-2009, 02:15 PM

Fer-
What type of wash is this? There are a couple of different types out there? I'm not sure what type your doctor uses, but this is something you could talk to him about.

I would say that you should have had more than that post wash. In my experience (via 5 iui's), our post wash is usually 1/2 of the prewash.

Fer · 03-20-2009, 02:18 PM

Thanks so much. Yeah, my research led me to believe that I should have had about 1/2, as well. I'm scheduled a "debriefing" meeting w/ my RE the day after my Beta and I will ask him about the specifics of the sperm wash.

03-10-2009, 01:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fer 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,248	Sperm Wash - 31 to 4 Million!! Hi - I had my first IUI done today and am a bit concerned about the post-wash sperm results. DH's pre-wash was 31 million, but post wash as 4 million! Is that normal or did the lab do something wrong? I was told to bring the sample in a 9 am, yet my IUI wasn't scheduled until 11 am. They didn't do the actual wash until 9:45 am. Is this in line w/ everyone else's experiences? __________________ My Story Me (37) DH (33) High FSH - (31.4) and High TSH IVF # 1 - 9/09 - 1 Egg Retrieved / 1 Egg Transferred - BFP! Betas - 100 (15 DPO); 268 (17 DPO); 10/20/09 - 1944 (22 DPO); 3493 (25 DPO) 1st U/S at 7w - 11/02/09 - HB! 120 bpm 2nd U/S at 8w2d - 11/11/09 - HB! 161 bpm

03-18-2009, 10:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fer 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,248	Hmmmm........I'm wondering if it has something to do w/ the timeframe, then. I'm glad that we're not alone! And don't worry too much. I've read stories where girls have gotten BFPs with under 1 million post-wash!! It Only Takes One!!! __________________ My Story Me (37) DH (33) High FSH - (31.4) and High TSH IVF # 1 - 9/09 - 1 Egg Retrieved / 1 Egg Transferred - BFP! Betas - 100 (15 DPO); 268 (17 DPO); 10/20/09 - 1944 (22 DPO); 3493 (25 DPO) 1st U/S at 7w - 11/02/09 - HB! 120 bpm 2nd U/S at 8w2d - 11/11/09 - HB! 161 bpm

03-18-2009, 10:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
mmi 5000-9999 post king of hearts Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,471	My dh also had counts that were just normal or slightly above normal and we never ended up with a post wash over 7 million. We ended up going to IVF and found out we also had some morphology issues. good luck. __________________ 3 years and 15 medicated cycles(clomid, injections, iui's, ivf's, fet, you name it) and 2 angels before finally getting princess 1 (1999) 2 injection cycles for princess 2(2002) Truly miracles! "Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

03-20-2009, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Fer 1000-4999 post queen of hearts Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,248	Thanks so much. Yeah, my research led me to believe that I should have had about 1/2, as well. I'm scheduled a "debriefing" meeting w/ my RE the day after my Beta and I will ask him about the specifics of the sperm wash. __________________ My Story Me (37) DH (33) High FSH - (31.4) and High TSH IVF # 1 - 9/09 - 1 Egg Retrieved / 1 Egg Transferred - BFP! Betas - 100 (15 DPO); 268 (17 DPO); 10/20/09 - 1944 (22 DPO); 3493 (25 DPO) 1st U/S at 7w - 11/02/09 - HB! 120 bpm 2nd U/S at 8w2d - 11/11/09 - HB! 161 bpm

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03-18-2009, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
tenseintexas 900-999 post jack of hearts Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 913	Hey Fer- I have spoken with you on other threads...My Dh went from almost 7 million to 1.7 million... Since it was so low to begin with, I was just thankful there was some left. That was very similar to my time frame as well...in at 9...picked up at 11...was processed at 10 something...

03-20-2009, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
aidan'smom 0-99 post 2 of hearts Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 66	Fer- What type of wash is this? There are a couple of different types out there? I'm not sure what type your doctor uses, but this is something you could talk to him about. I would say that you should have had more than that post wash. In my experience (via 5 iui's), our post wash is usually 1/2 of the prewash.