How do I boost up my low sperm count ? This is one of the commonest questions I am asked.
I first have to request the patient to send me their semen analysis report. Lots of labs do a very poor job of reporting a semen analysis - and many doctors still don't know that a count of more than 15 million per ml is considered to be quite normal !
They label a man whose sperm count is 30 million per ml as being infertile, and start "treating" him for his low sperm count ! No wonder so many of them get pregnant after the " treatment" - they never needed this in the first place !
Many men do have a low sperm count, and then I need to educate them about what we can do to help them.
I tell them to read more about the problem of a low sperm count ( oligoasthenospermia)
at http://www.drmalpani.com/knowledge-center/the-infertile-man/oligospermia
However, I remind them not to jump to conclusions based on just one report.
I tell them to get it re-checked again - from a reliable lab !
If it is persistently low, I remind them that there is no reliable way of improving sperm count or motility with medicines or surgery. False hope can be cruel, but wasting time and money doesn't help ! If they want to try alternative therapy, such as Unani medicine or ayurvedic potions ,
However, if it is persistently low, then often their best option is ICSI ( www.drmalpani.com/our-services/icsi)
The good news is that we can always fertilise eggs in the IVF lab using ICSI, no matter how poor the sperm count is, because we need only 1 motile sperm to fertilise 1 egg when doing ICSI !
Need help in getting pregnant ? Please send me your medical details by filling in the form at www.drmalpani.com/free-second-opinion so that I can guide you !
I first have to request the patient to send me their semen analysis report. Lots of labs do a very poor job of reporting a semen analysis - and many doctors still don't know that a count of more than 15 million per ml is considered to be quite normal !
They label a man whose sperm count is 30 million per ml as being infertile, and start "treating" him for his low sperm count ! No wonder so many of them get pregnant after the " treatment" - they never needed this in the first place !
Many men do have a low sperm count, and then I need to educate them about what we can do to help them.
I tell them to read more about the problem of a low sperm count ( oligoasthenospermia)
at http://www.drmalpani.com/knowledge-center/the-infertile-man/oligospermia
However, I remind them not to jump to conclusions based on just one report.
I tell them to get it re-checked again - from a reliable lab !
If it is persistently low, I remind them that there is no reliable way of improving sperm count or motility with medicines or surgery. False hope can be cruel, but wasting time and money doesn't help ! If they want to try alternative therapy, such as Unani medicine or ayurvedic potions ,
However, if it is persistently low, then often their best option is ICSI ( www.drmalpani.com/our-services/icsi)
The good news is that we can always fertilise eggs in the IVF lab using ICSI, no matter how poor the sperm count is, because we need only 1 motile sperm to fertilise 1 egg when doing ICSI !
Need help in getting pregnant ? Please send me your medical details by filling in the form at www.drmalpani.com/free-second-opinion so that I can guide you !
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