I’m trying to understand my husbands semen analysis results. I’ve reached out to male infertility on Reddit about it and got mixed messages on if his results are ok for natural conception or not.
We are ttc going on 5 years with the last 1.5 years being pretty regular menstrual cycles. I have PCOS but started to get it managed with diet change. Before then, I was only getting 1-3 periods per year. I also lost about 50 lbs over 2 years and am now on the edge of a healthy bmi weight. I’ve had 12 periods in the last 1.5 years and in a day or two onto 13.
We have been seeing doctors for almost a year now and an RE over 6 months. We are on letrozole cycle 2 now and I’m about to get my period. I have had RE pre-treatment blood testing and an HSG all coming back normal minus the blood work confirming I have pcos.
My first letrozole cycle was monitored with a trigger shot on 5 mg for 5 days and I grew 2 dominant follicles but the trigger shot failed and I ended up ovulating a few days later. It was a weak ovulation though as my progesterone was low but showed ovulation.
This recent letrozole cycle, cycle 2, was 5 mg for 5 days unmonitored plus 500 mg metformin starting after my period. I ovulated on CD 14/15 and my progesterone on 7/8 dpo was 22 ng/ml. I know pcos can cause a lot more problems than just ovulating but I’m still unclear if we are dealing with possibly mild male factor and if IUI is going to be a much better option for us than timed intercourse.
Here are my husbands semen analysis results:
Volume (ml) = 2.4
Color = Normal
Liquification = Normal
Viscosity = Normal
PH = 8.0
Concentration (x 10[sup]6/ml)[/sup] = 21.5
Motility (%) = 46
Progression = 3-3+
Total Motile Sperm (x 10[sup]6)[/sup] = 23.7
Agglutination = None
Round Cells (x 10[sup]6)[/sup] =
We are ttc going on 5 years with the last 1.5 years being pretty regular menstrual cycles. I have PCOS but started to get it managed with diet change. Before then, I was only getting 1-3 periods per year. I also lost about 50 lbs over 2 years and am now on the edge of a healthy bmi weight. I’ve had 12 periods in the last 1.5 years and in a day or two onto 13.
We have been seeing doctors for almost a year now and an RE over 6 months. We are on letrozole cycle 2 now and I’m about to get my period. I have had RE pre-treatment blood testing and an HSG all coming back normal minus the blood work confirming I have pcos.
My first letrozole cycle was monitored with a trigger shot on 5 mg for 5 days and I grew 2 dominant follicles but the trigger shot failed and I ended up ovulating a few days later. It was a weak ovulation though as my progesterone was low but showed ovulation.
This recent letrozole cycle, cycle 2, was 5 mg for 5 days unmonitored plus 500 mg metformin starting after my period. I ovulated on CD 14/15 and my progesterone on 7/8 dpo was 22 ng/ml. I know pcos can cause a lot more problems than just ovulating but I’m still unclear if we are dealing with possibly mild male factor and if IUI is going to be a much better option for us than timed intercourse.
Here are my husbands semen analysis results:
Volume (ml) = 2.4
Color = Normal
Liquification = Normal
Viscosity = Normal
PH = 8.0
Concentration (x 10[sup]6/ml)[/sup] = 21.5
Motility (%) = 46
Progression = 3-3+
Total Motile Sperm (x 10[sup]6)[/sup] = 23.7
Agglutination = None
Round Cells (x 10[sup]6)[/sup] =