Just one sperm

[NickiMark]

Hi girls, I am so happy!!!

Just been told that dh's latest semen test showed one sperm.

Doesn't sound good, when the average is about 40 million sperms but to us, one is great after thinking that dh had azoospermia and had nil count. 1 sperm has in fact doubled our chances naturally. Aparently the little herbert (my name for it) is a fit sperm.

I was in the doctors and my eyes were full of tears, the doctor still went on about how it's not good, blah blah blah but in my eyes, thats great huh???

It only takes one!!!!

It's made me feel so much better, but now i am slightly confused......

Yikes, what do we do??? Still with the Donor option? or try for ICSI.

The doctor said that Donor was still our bestest option, I havent even told dh yet, he's not in from work yet. I am sure he'll be happy too....

I'll keep ya posted, I just had to let you know How much one little sperm has made me feel.

[Terri2]

well..........it only takes one! And how did it go from none to one? Whatever he has been doing, maybe he should keep doing it and maybe it will increase again?
there is always hope.

[NickiMark]

Terri, I dont know that he's been doing anything different.....

Yes, i know. I mean where was this little herbert hiding???

Bless him, he was swimming rounding looking for some mates!!!

(sorry being silly now!!!)

[DebraP]

Nicki, that's great. I can see why you'd be so happy to find your little singleton Herbert! I'm sure DH will be chuffed too.

You'll still go donor though won't you? this isn't my area of knowledge but read the other day that the sperm push against each other and help propell themselves along and so the one who makes it only does so because others behind him have given him an almighty final push. Not very technical language I'm afraid.

Did you see Traci trying to contact you earlier/down the page?? Looks like she's on for February

hugs
Debra

[Lavender1]

My DP has been diagnosed with azoospermia with a zero sperm count on two seperate occasions. We went for retrieval the other day hoping to do ICSI...didn't expect anything, but they got some and froze them down! Said they look good too!! Really hoping it's all gonna work out.
If your DH is showing one in the sample, surely they'll get more from doing ICSI? Might be worth a go? That is, if it doesn't happen naturally b4 you get that far!
x

[crasmus]

hi there nicki-

can you do both donor and dh together as IUI?? or do icsi with the dh spern they get and the rest donor?? giving you a chance both ways, also dh might feel that if it does work, it was his strong little guy making it there first? swim buddy swim

colleen

[HOLLY SANDERSON]

GO HERBERT I LOVE THAT NAME!!!!

[NickiMark]

Just told dh the news about herbert!!!!

He laughed his head off!!!!

Reckon we will still do donor as debra said one needs the pull from the zillions!!!

x x

[DebraP]

Nicki, I loved Colleen's idea of adding DH's to the donor's. In fact it made me all emotional. Daft hormonal moo that I am....

Debra

[gailp]

I love the name Herbert, that made me laugh so much. It does only take one, so have a bit of fun

[LittleP]

Long live HERBERT - what a find!!!

Bet DH is smiling now .... just goes to show doesn't it - you take care of yourself sweetie (and Herbert of course!!)

Big hugs

Little P

[Judy]

Hi - not Judy, but Judy's DH. Saw this thread and wanted to jump on to offer you some encouragement. Back in May, they told me I was azoo. Zero. But the test was done routinely at a hospital, and so I was advised to go to a specialist fertility clinic for another semen analysis, and they told me I was severe oligo and had 'very occasional motility'. Anyhow, even wtih VOM, they said we should go for ICSI, which we did. (They subsequently froze 15 ampoules and then - 3 months later (after complete detox: no coffee, no alcohol) - they froze another 15 ampoules.) As it happened, I was able to provide a fresh sample on the day of Judy's EC which had some little fellas in there, and they fertilized 17 of the 25 eggs collected. To cut a long story short, TODAY we found out we have a BFP!!!!!! So, yes, you have every hope of a successful outcome even with one sperm. (I should have added: during all this I also saw a specialist andrologist and he said that if there is one sperm in the ejaculate then that's all they need for ICSI and that even with one, chances are when they use a centrifuge they can usually find many more than one - and if THAT fails, provided there is one in the ejaculate, they can then surgically remove sperma from the testes or the epidymus and use those.) In other words, there is a WORLD of difference between being azoo, and having just one. I'd insist on ICSI if it was me ... Good luck with whatever you decide. And wishing you a BFP, too!

[CARINABOO]

That is great news. Are you positive they mean LITERALLY 1?! When my DP was told he had only 3 (on 2 sperm anaylsis in a row) the scientist told me that when they centrifuge it and found the 3 that is was 3 per unit of measure. I dont know what that unit of measure was but it actutally meant 3 per whatever depending on the volume of ejaculte (e.g. 3.0mls) I still dont know how many that added up to but there was no mention of this from the doctors, they told us 3 was a grim number and obviously wasnt viable for banking as they said they have minimm of 100'00 sperm needed to be classed as a normal banking of sperm. They did however freeze as many deposits of the 3 times whatever?!? as they could before my partner started his cancer treatment. The chances of those thawing out are fairly grim though. (we have 3 frozen embies we are depending on!) Anyway, Our specialist told us that even men with absolutely no sperm can go for a anaylsis 6mths later and there can be some there! they said it is quite common. THE THING THAT REALLY BUGGED ME!! WAS..... when Dp had his first analysis they told us he had 0.00 count. Full stop, end of story - nothing ZIPPO ZILCH....... We cried for a week and then our doctor told us to get a second one done and they said his count is ZERO but that means he has under 100'000 and that we might find some if we centrifuge it THUS OUR 3 X however many!?!?! very happy day to know ICSI was an option!!! GOOD LUCK HURBERT!!!!

[hlloyd]

Wow Nicola, that all sounds really positive. Make sure you pass all this info on to DH. I love the idea of using his sperm and the donor it will probably make him feel a whole lot better about the whole thing.

Congratulations to you, DH and Herbert...may he be the first of many!!

Cheers
Heather

[CARINABOO]

Just had another thought - when we were told DP had only 3 sperm they said that when there is a number like that at least you know that they are more than likely to be strong ones. For whatever the infertility reason is. If there is only a couple they must be stong to get though and still be alive to show up in the centrifuge!?!? food for thought anyway. Herbert could be the pillar of strength.!!