Hello i have been trying for a baby with my partner for over 2 years, and nothing has happened. I have a 7 year old child from a previous partner (only took 2months to conceive), and i have been with my current partner for 5 years.

About 6 months ago my partner went to his doctor to ask for a sperm test, and i went to my doctor to see what she could do for me.

My partners doctor gave him a form to take to the hospital lab along with his SA sample, then after a few weeks he went back to the doctor and she told him there wasnt enough to test??, and he should repeat it.

But she did say there seems to be a bit of a problem, i think she said something along the lines of 'from that sample it has shown there are only approx 30% healthy sperm.

I went to my GP and she sent me for CD21 blood test, and an untrasound scan because i had bad period pains.

My cd21 blood test came back great, which showed i was ovulating (does this mean ive no need for clomid?)

And when i went for my ultrasound, that seemed perfectly normal.

Last month we moved house so my DP joined the same GP surgery as myself, and he went to see the GP yesterday, and she gave him another SA form, and told him we both need to go back to see her when the results are back.

I think she will probably refer us to the fertility clinic, because when i went asking to be refered, she said she doesnt want to refer us until DP has done his SA, which i agree with.

If it turns out that DP does has problems with his swimmers, what sort of procedure would help us? would IUI help?

I know that we may not get funding off the nhs, because i already have a child. this doesnt bother us too much, but i dont think we could afford IVF yet.

thanks very much.

Nikki xx

Hey,

We have also got problems with sperm. We were told that it depends on how bad the problem is when deciding the treatment. For example my DH has 40mill sperm per ml which is above the 20mill they like but only 4% are normal so we were referred for ICSI. For IUI to be a viable option they need to be able to get about 4-6 mill sperm ( I think thats what we were told). IVF is an option as well and so is ICSI if the problem is bad.

In the mean time there is plenty that he can do to improve his sample. Get him to take a good multivitamin ( a lot of the ladies on here have their other half taking wellman) and zinc is good for male fertility as well. Wearing loose cotton boxers to keep that region cool, avoiding hot baths and saunas etc. Cutting down on alcohol and smoking and generally adopting a healthier lifestyle are all good for sperm. We certainly noticed a dramatic improvement when we tried these things!

Hi, thanks for replying :)

my DP has a cough at the moment and is on anti biotics, so we have to wait until he is better.