Infertility treatments for men
If you are reading this page you have probably been told that you have a low sperm count. If so the first thing you must remember is that sperm count is a poor test in terms of predicting whether you will actually be fertile or not. So, unless you have almost zero sperm count you should not give up..... There are also plenty of men around who have normal sperm counts but unfortunatley no children. The fact is that we still are unable to predict precisely which couples will be fertile and which couples will not!Results of a clinical trial have been published in the USA suggesting that a treatment for sub-fertile men can give results within 3 months. The clinical trial involved 300 men who had low sperm counts or motility and were in relationships suffering from long term infertility where the male factor was thought to be the cause. One group took a dummy pill and no improvement was seen in sperm quality. However the group taking high doses of two naturally occurring Carnitines showed significantly improved sperm quality and 28% pregnancy rate. This is the first clinical study to show improved pregnancy rates and therefore strongly suggests that couples might improve their chances of achieving conception naturally. Proxeed contains the same dose of carnitines used in the study above and costs around £70 ($100) per month.
When the cause for the semen abnormality can be identified, treatment directed specifically at this cause is the most direct and effective plan. Your doctor is the only one that can advise you about this. However, in many cases of low sperm count the cause for the semen abnormality will not be discovered and the doctor may not offer any treatment. In this situation the couple will usually be recommended for IVF which works for some but is costly and waiting lists are usually long !
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