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Trying To Have Baby But Sperm Analysis Shows Dead Sperm. How Can It Be Rectified?
Hi, I'm 33 years old and married to a 30 year old woman. We have been trying to conceive for the past 4 years without any success. She has 2 kids from a past relationship. I once impregnated a girl in the past but sadly lost the child at birth. I recently went for sperm analysis and was told that my sperm was dead and only 3 percent was alive. We are desperate to conceive and are not getting any younger. How can we improve this? What remedies can you recommend?
Mon, 6 Jan 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Presence of only 3 % alive sperms is insufficient for conception.
However, since you have mentioned that you were able to impregnate a woman in past, a repeat semen analysis is required.
Get the repeat semen analysis after atleast 3 days of abstinence.
Sometimes presence of factors like infection of the genito-urinary tract will lead to false results.
Post the results of your semen analysis for further opinion.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Presence of only 3 % alive sperms is insufficient for conception.
However, since you have mentioned that you were able to impregnate a woman in past, a repeat semen analysis is required.
Get the repeat semen analysis after atleast 3 days of abstinence.
Sometimes presence of factors like infection of the genito-urinary tract will lead to false results.
Post the results of your semen analysis for further opinion.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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