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Re: sperm count and infertility

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 01:56:58 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 17 Nov 2000, name wrote: >
>Can you tell me what the normal sperm count is?

> 20 million

>How is a sperm count measured?

nowadays, by automated machine

>Does regular intercourse reduce the sperm count and why?becasue you are using them up

>How does smoking affect the sperm?

kills them

>How long does it take for normal levels of sperm and healthy fertile
>sperm to develop after giving up smoking?

about 3 months

>Are there any drugs or treatment to raise the sperm levels and increase
>sperm fertility?

depends on what the problem is -- a specialist called an andrologist is the best person to see. If not, a urologist can also treat low counts and male infertiltiy -- insemination to get the most sperm where they need to be is another possibility

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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