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What Is The Possibility Of Having A Child As Per My Semen Analysis?

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Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014
Question: Hello Doctor, I am 34 years old married. My semen analysis report shows that I have Asthenospermia. Below are the details of the report: Liquefaction: Normal; Volume: 1.6 ml; Ph: 8.0; Viscosity: Normal; Total Sperm Concentration: 27.6 Mill/ml; Progressive motility: 37%; Non Progressive Motility: 12%; Immotile sperms: 51%; Semen morphology: 7%; Progressive motile sperm concentration: 10.2 Mill/ml; Functional sperm concentration: 1.8 Mill/ml; Sperm velocity: 10 micron/second; Sperm motility index: 68; Total sperm number: 44.2 Million; Total motile sperms: 16.3 Million; Total functional sperm: 2.9 Million. Please advice as per the above test result what is the possibility of having a child and what I need to do? Thanks in advance.
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Answered by Dr. V. Sasanka (21 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
USG of scrotum and basic biochemistry

Detailed Answer:
Hi
While there are some indices of your semen analysis which need improvement, it does not look too bad. Your sperm concentration is well over the lower limit of normal, and what the report indicates is that the motility is not as good as it ought to be. The overall morphology is spetm is also reasonably good in that we are OK with a sperm morphology of over 4% and in your case it is 7%.( This is assuming that the lab has used what we call strict criteria, as they seem to have dome).
What you can do is get an ultrasound scan of your scrotum which might pick up lesions like a Varicocoele which often us the cause of reduced sperm motility. You can also have a few basic endocrine tests done which include
1. Serum total testosterone
2. Serum FSH, both Ideally at 8am in the morning.
Once these reports are available we will be in a better position to advice you.
Hope I have been of help.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. V. Sasanka (34 hours later)
Thank you Doctor.
Apart from the tests you have mentioned, please let me know if I need to start taking any medicines to improve the condition.
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Answered by Dr. V. Sasanka (12 hours later)
Brief Answer:
We can wait for the reports

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
We can wait for the reports and see if you need any medications.
Some patients are put on empiric treatment with what we call 'nutraceuticals'. They are mostly vitamins and minerals and usually do not cause an harm. Whether they cause benefit is open to debate. If you are keen on starting medicines, you can try these. There are several brands and many are available as over-the-counter medicines, while some may need prescription like Paternia / Popson / Lycopene / CoQ etc.
Once we have an idea of the FSH report, we will be in a better position to advice you.
Another important aspect to note is that we should ideally never depend only on one semen analysis report. Ideally, you should get another semen analysis done, preferably at a centre which specializes in semen analysis, at least one month after the first report, and this should be done preferably after 3-4 days of sexual abstinence.
Please let me know once your reports are ready.
Note: For more detailed guidance, please consult an Internal Medicine Specialist, with your latest reports. Click here..

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Is The Possibility Of Having A Child As Per My Semen Analysis?

Brief Answer: USG of scrotum and basic biochemistry Detailed Answer: Hi While there are some indices of your semen analysis which need improvement, it does not look too bad. Your sperm concentration is well over the lower limit of normal, and what the report indicates is that the motility is not as good as it ought to be. The overall morphology is spetm is also reasonably good in that we are OK with a sperm morphology of over 4% and in your case it is 7%.( This is assuming that the lab has used what we call strict criteria, as they seem to have dome). What you can do is get an ultrasound scan of your scrotum which might pick up lesions like a Varicocoele which often us the cause of reduced sperm motility. You can also have a few basic endocrine tests done which include 1. Serum total testosterone 2. Serum FSH, both Ideally at 8am in the morning. Once these reports are available we will be in a better position to advice you. Hope I have been of help. Regards.