1. What are the biggest signs of fertility in a semen analysis, out of the all of the many things that are checked?
Sperm count (number of sperm), motility (percentage of living sperm), and morphology (normal shape of the sperm) are most closely linked with good fertility rates.
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2. I had good motility on my first sperm sample, but later it was very low. What could cause that?
If you had a good motility on the first reading, you may have a low sperm motility later because of a genital infection or because of an inflamed prostate gland.
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3. I would like to have my sperm tested, because my wife is having trouble getting pregnant. For various reasons, I don’t want to have my sperm collected in the doctor’s office. For religious reasons, I don’t want to wear a condom during the sex act. What can I do?
Masturbation in the privacy of your home would be the best solution. A small pinprick in the condom may be an acceptable compromise for you if you must collect the sample during intercourse.
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4. Shouldn’t they check my wife’s fertility first?
When a couple cannot become pregnant, it is much easier, less invasive, and less expensive for the man to be tested first. A man requires only semen analysis, and the samples can be collected and ruled out very quickly. If the man’s semen is normal, then it makes sense to move ahead with the more invasive and expensive tests for female
infertility.
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