PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for February, 2001: Re: Rare Fertility Problem

Re: Rare Fertility Problem

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:32:14 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Jodie wrote: >
>My husband and I have been trying to conceive a child for over a year
>and a half. We went to see a specialist and he had us do all of the
>fertility testing. I came back completely fine except I am told I have
>a really retroverted uterus, my husband came back with having a rare
>problem, I don't know what it is called but my doctor says that his body
>naturally produces a large amount of semen and it then drowns out his
>sperm. His fertility was normal but the motility came out to be a
>little low it came to 45% instead of 50% (I guess thats the normal
>precentage.)he says his motility is low because his sperm can not swim
>through the semen and therefore he thinks it never makes it to my egg in
>time. The doctor suggested that I go on 50mg of clomid and then have an
>IUI done.(I will be doing that in March) I could not find any
>information on my husbands condition anywhere, Does anyone have any info
>on this? or a success story on conception? any advice or comments are
>very much appreciated and welcome! Thanks
>
>--
>Jodie
>

Jodie, Do not know about the problem they are describing. With a motility of 45%, there should be no real problem. Clomid my increase the percentages, but I would probably forgo the insemination... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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