Need advice for hubby

[tinksmagic]

After being told my 2 miscarriages were due to maternal age, we just found out today hubby is operating with only 8% normal sperm. I'm crestfallen. We are doing ICSI which I'm hoping will improve our chances. What can he do to decrease the abnormal ones?

[nuthinbutpink]

Is he taking a good fertility supplement? Are you using 24-chromosome testing?

Cyvita is what most of the HT gals have their husband take or something like Fertility Blend for Men from GNC.

Natera testing will actually tell you if the abnormality is maternal or paternal. Requires a FET though with day 5 biopsy.

[tinksmagic]

Yes, we're doing the 24 through Natera (finally!-AND to top it off, we WERE lied to again by the last clinic about Natera). We've already done our karyotyping (both normal) and our blood and chromosomes are with Natera now.
I'll def pick up at GNC tomorrow.

[nuthinbutpink]

We have't seen good results with your cliinic honestly.

Natera will be able to tell you where the abnormalities are coming from.

[tinksmagic]

Our clinic is FCNE out of Dedham, MA. What results have you heard? They were the only clinic we met with who meet our desires. We interviewed 6 others, none would do gender.

[tinksmagic]

What does cyvita do to help? Performance is not an issue :) He's been taking supplements and maca for almost 2 years now.

[nuthinbutpink]

I'm sorry. We have had a couple of BFPs from FCNE.

[nuthinbutpink]

What does cyvita do to help? Performance is not an issue :) He's been taking supplements and maca for almost 2 years now.

It is a specific fertility supplement designed to yield better results with sperm. Your age comes into play more that his but it should only help to get him on a good supplement. I would stop the Maca.

[tinksmagic]

I've gotten bfp with each cycle, just abnormal embryos. My numbers have been great (with the exception of them giving me bcp's and chemically spiking my fsh). At this point, I'm hoping the ICSI will be our saving grace and gender is secondary, I'll take whatever I can get who us healthy at this point.

[tinksmagic]

So Cyvita isn't like Viagra? Google search results make them seem synonymous. What will maca do? Last cycle when he took it we got 5 boys out of 6.

[nuthinbutpink]

He has sperm issues. Any RE is going to recommend that he take a real fertility supplement to try and help. It is not like Viagra. Walmart sells it. My DH took the GNC one.

[nuthinbutpink]

So you're not doing GS this time? Why not just try naturally then?

[tinksmagic]

I'll try Walmart tomorrow, CVS didn't carry it in store (just went out to check). Yes, still doing gender for 2 boys, re says if we have 3, we'll put back all 3 (he's big on just 1 though).
I'm just at the point where we've got almost 20k into this if we even get 1 normal, I'll take it! Boy or girl, just tired of walking away without. Met a 40 yo today preggers with #7!!!
I can't get pregnant naturally, my right tube is junk and the Hashimotos isn't helping though I've finally got it under control. Spent the last 2 years getting healthy, my fsh averages 6.3, not bad at 42.

[atomic sagebrush]

My 2 cents is to try dropping the maca (actually wean him off it over the course of a month-6 weeks). Replace with a good male fertility supp.

The thing with these hormonal supps is that they DO stuff that adds up over the course of time and there is really no data on long term use of any of them. Something that has been studied for 8-12 weeks, and seems to work great in that short time period, accumulates over the course of time and can do bad stuff. In the short term Maca may help his hormones and boost sperm count, but hormones are in this delicate balance and over time if you mess with that balance, things that start off being positive, end up being negative.

[tinksmagic]

I was able to find the Cyvita after trying a few WalMarts (price drop/disco, completely out) so he'll be on it daily now. We start my ivf cycle in the next 3 weeks. That gives him 6 solid weeks on it.

[atomic sagebrush]

good luck and a ton of sticky blue dust headed your way.

[tinksmagic]

Old post, but do they still make this stuff? Their website is gone.
What is the now recommended supplement for male DNA fragmentation support?

[atomic sagebrush]

I'd just do the carnitine if you can't find it.