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Re: high percentage abnormal sperm

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:34:50 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 7 Oct 2001, Andi wrote: >
>My husband was recently tested and the dr. discovered he has a high
>percentage of abnormal sperm. About 4% are normal, when most men have
>14% normal in order to be considered fertile. However, his sperm count
>is much higher than average at 132 million. We did the math and figured
>out that his high count counteracts the low percentage of normal sperm,
>giving him about 5% normal per ejaculation. Is our calculation correct?
>Also, we have gotten pregnant three times in one year, although each
>pregnancy resulted in miscarriage. The first two were very early and
>the last one was at 9 weeks due to xxy. We wonder if my husband's
>abnormal sperm are causing miscarriage. And we also wonder if it
>matters that his percentage of normal sperm is so low due to his high
>sperm count. Will we have a hard time getting pregnant in the future or
>does our past record seem to indicate we will conceive?
>I would welcome your analysis, doctors.
>
>--
>Andi
>

Andi

All great questions that i have no answers for. If a patient of mine had similar concerns, I would send her to a reproductive endocrinologist. Perhaps that is your next step.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
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health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
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