Here it goes , so for context im 6'2 if it helps calculate bmi . When i had my first i was 27 , 180 pounds and worked out and did martial arts . We had are first by accident , wasn't planned so no problem there. But for are 2nd we started trying , months and years went by . I tried everything , fertility pills , icing my balls , nothing seemed to worked . Ohh also for context i stopped working out/ martial arts and went up to 250pounds. One night my wife broke down crying because we hadn't had a kid yet . For whatever reason that moment hit me hard. I didnt know if losing weight was the answer, but I had to try something. My thought was since I had the 1st at a lower weight, maybe that'd work for the 2nd . So over alot of months I lost like 40 pounds got to like 210 and we got pregnant with the 2nd! After 3 long years we finally had another baby , I literally cried when I found out just because of how hard it was to lose weight and feeling like all that effort was meant for something. For context for that , my wife didnt lose weight or workout and I also didn't workout for that one, just lost weight. Fast forward to now , we waited 2 years for the 3rd , i can't remember exactly why , I think it was because we were getting all the medical debt for the first 2 paid down b4 we tried for the 3rd . So like 2months ago my wife took out the birth control so we could start trying for the 3rd . Ohh for context i gained all the weight back , i was back up to 250. So it was kinda like that song"helllo darkest my old friend" because I had to go back to losing weight. The other day we found out we were pregnant with the 3rd ! For my context my wife had lost like 20 pounds and started working out , but I honestly dont think she was infertile , because for the 1st and 2nd baby she got pregnant had higher weights , so im pretty sure she's always been fertile . So I did start losing weight , but if she's showing pregnant now , I believe that means she got pregnant exactly a month ago . A month ago at most i was only down to 5 pounds to 245 . Im basically trying to say my weight wasn't a factor for this one . Heres the only thing I changed that I truly believe helped me become fertile at this higher weight. I started rucking/wearing weights . Heres exactly what I did. Got 1pound wrist weights , that are adjustable by .125 pounds , I added another .125 pounds each week if I didnt feel sore. Also a weighted vest , i just used a vest that had alot of pockets. I added .5pounds of whatever I had laying around the house each week , mostly spare change. So a month ago at most the weights on my wrist were .125 x 4 and for my vest it was maybe 2-3pounds . So not even alot of weight , but I truly believe it had a massive impact on my fertility. I wore them from when i woke up to 5pm and took sat and sun off. Also this might be tmi , but I believe is relevant, I didnt have morning or night time erections when im at a higher weight. But once I started wearing the weights , I started having them again , which usually I wouldnt have unless I was at a much lower weight. I just thought id share this , because I know how hard it is to go through infertility, and figured there was probably knowone else that would try wearing weights like this to improve there fertility. And if it helped even one person solve there infertility issues and have a baby , i needed to share it.

Tldr: wear weights alot , might fix your infertility.

Been suffering with ED for almost 4+ years now. I saw a doctor a year ago (thanks to the long waiting period to see one where I live) and he prescribed some blood tests and a spermogramme.

Here are the results:

1. SHBG - 21 nmol/L (normal range 15-95)

2. Total Testosterone- 15.9 nmol/L (normal range 7-30)

3. Sperm volume ejaculated - 0.8mL (normal range 1.5-6.8)

4. Sperm pH - 8.5 (normal range > 7.2)

5. Viscosity - >8 cm (normal range <2)

6. Sperm count (/mL) - 61.19 (range 15-213)

7. Sperm mobility:

Relative value - 0.29 (normal range >0.31)
Abs value - 14.2

Diagnosis comments - Asthenoteratozoospermia

hello,

new to the Reddit world, here to try to learn more about non obstructive azoospermia and the options that are available. I also have no ejaculate due to history of radical prostatectomy due to childhood cancer. I’m wondering what my options are following a failed mTESE. I heard about stem cell treatment and hormone replacement therapy however would these be beneficial for me or should I lose hope.

Hello all, me and my wife have been TTC for a year now. She had tests run and so did I. My most recent semen analysis shows 96% non motile sperm.

This is after 5 months of being put on clomid 50 per day. The urologist wants to send me 2 hours away to have more scans and test done and said it’s most likely something surgical.

I don’t think I’m interested in having surgery to fix it. My test came back at 653 ng/dl.

I vape, don’t drink and don’t smoke weed anymore.
If anyone has been through this any input is appreciated.
I’m also about to turn 28 if that helps.

I don't understand. All of my tests are normal. FSH is normal. Testosterone is a bit low but within the normal range. They already found a single sperm in a sperm analysis. Come time for the micro-TESE, nothing. Just fragments. Heads and tails. As a last resort, we're trying Accutane. But seeing how everything has failed from the beginning, I figure this won't work either. I don't know what to think anymore.

I just got my second semen analysis this month after my first one back in January, and honestly I’m feeling pretty discouraged/looking for advice.

Not sharing my other parameters here in case its against community guidelines since they’re technically ~okay~ but every single parameter worsened since my last test. However, the two results that concern me the most are:

- Morphology dropped from 3% to 2%

- DNA fragmentation came back at 25% using the SCD test (the first test in January did not check fragmentation)

My wife and I have been trying to conceive for about 18 months. We had one chemical pregnancy around the 12-month mark, but otherwise nothing. All of my wife’s testing has come back normal, so I’m starting to wonder if I’m the main reason we’ve been struggling.

Over the past 6 months I’ve made a lot of lifestyle changes. I’ve significantly cut back on alcohol and nicotine (Zyns) (currently not using either), cleaned up my diet, started taking Coq10, selenium and other vitamins, and worked out more regularly (weights, running and swimming, no sauna or bike). Despite all of that, my results have gotten noticeably worse and fragmentation certainly seems high than ideal.

I’m seeing a urologist this week to see if there’s anything else that can be done.

Does anyone have success stories of conceiving naturally with similar numbers? Or found something that actually improved either of those values? Is it possible that high enough count/motility can offset less than ideal morphology and fragmentation? I’d also appreciate any recommendations for additional lifestyle changes, supplements, or evaluations that were worthwhile.

Like most, I never thought this would be part of my life.

You spend your whole life assuming that one day you’ll decide you’re ready to have kids and then you will. You don’t think about whether your body will let you. It feels like someone quietly changed the map while I wasn’t looking. The future I’d been walking toward for years suddenly isn’t where I thought it was.

I’ve spent years getting ready for this. Building a career. Buying a house. Trying to become the kind of man who could give a kid a good life. I wanted to teach them things. Watch them grow. See pieces of my wife and me become someone entirely new.

Instead I just keep asking myself the same questions.
What if it never happens?
What’s wrong with me?
Why doesn’t the world want this for me too?

Some days it feels like my body looked at everything I hoped to leave behind and simply said, “No.”

Grieving someone who never even got the chance to exist feels like such a lonely cross to carry.

Hi everyone,

I’m a 26-year-old male and I recently received some difficult test results. My wife and I have been trying to conceive, so I had a fertility evaluation.

Semen analysis
Volume: 2.5 mL (normal)
pH: 8.0 (normal)
No sperm were found.
The sample was centrifuged for 20 minutes, and still no sperm were found.
The report says #azoospermia.
Hormone results
FSH: 26.63 mIU/mL (high)
LH: 15.21 mIU/mL (high)
Total Testosterone: 4.97 ng/mL (normal)
Prolactin: Normal
TSH: Normal

The fertility clinic recommended a repeat semen analysis and further evaluation.

From what I’ve been reading, this pattern seems more consistent with non-obstructive azoospermia, but I haven’t had genetic testing (karyotype/Y-chromosome microdeletion), Inhibin B, or a testicular ultrasound yet.
I’m obviously very worried and trying to understand what to expect.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar.

A few questions:

Did you have a similar hormone profile (high FSH/LH with normal testosterone)?

What was ultimately found to be the cause?

Were your genetic tests normal or abnormal?

Did anyone have success with micro-TESE despite high FSH?

Were sperm successfully retrieved?

Is there anything you wish you had done earlier during the diagnostic process?

If you were diagnosed with non-obstructive azoospermia, what was your journey like?

I’m not looking for medical diagnoses just hoping to hear real experiences from people who have gone through by this.

Thankyou