Hysteropingogram (HSG) and swaying

[atomic sagebrush]

I"m no expert either but honestly it looks pretty good to me, with a couple things that stand out The pH is a little high but that may be partly because his volume was a lot more, and/or he may have a low grade infection (very common) which will clear up in no time. That could also be a reason why his count is down. The high viscosity is actually something to think about - it means his semen was thicker than normal and the sperm may have more trouble getting out of it. You may want to have him take a guanefesin the day of attempt, or just drink a little more fluid that day (if, of course, that is ok for him to do). It may help your sway though, if fewer sperm can get out of the semen. I would have you lay flat for 15 min. to give them a fighting chance (not if he takes the guanefesin, in that case only lay flat for 5 min)

[atomic sagebrush]

Bumping per atomics request.

thank you

[Trishy74]

Thank you so much for your input. I was worried about the viscosity myself. I actually was able to fax the results to my urologist who treats male infertility and she looked them over for me and told me they typically say 40 million count is normal so she said being he isn't far off from it we shouldn't worry. She wasn't worried about ph or the viscosity either which I was surprised about. She did say if we go 6 mos without conceiving we should go to a reproductive endocrinologist due to our age. However DH doesn't want to do iui. I don't think he is allowed to take meds like mucinex which contains that ingredient that could break up the viscosity amount. I told him to drink more water. When we bd the other day at pos opk I laid down for a half hour bc past few months I've done 15 or 20 min and nothing. So I figured it couldn't hurt to extend the time. I know when I conceived ds I passed out for like an hour after and then got up. However I am noticing after we bd that a lot of senen is just coming right out right away. Even after lying down for a half hour or just immediately after bd'ing. Sorry for tmi. Next month I will try 2 dabs of preseed like you recommended just really really hoping that wouldn't sway away from girl. I'm so scared to use that stuff. I had purchased it a few months ago and returned it bc we didn't use it. But I just can't see how astroglide would do anything for us with the viscosity and count. I would think it would make it even harder to conceive. Last month we used a lot of astroglide and this month I used barely any so hopefully we will get good news in 2 weeks but I'm so worried about this month bc it was really difficult with christmas cookies! I def went off the diet and figured few days before ovulation. Very difficult time of year to diet! Lol. Thanks for your help.

I"m no expert either but honestly it looks pretty good to me, with a couple things that stand out The pH is a little high but that may be partly because his volume was a lot more, and/or he may have a low grade infection (very common) which will clear up in no time. That could also be a reason why his count is down. The high viscosity is actually something to think about - it means his semen was thicker than normal and the sperm may have more trouble getting out of it. You may want to have him take a guanefesin the day of attempt, or just drink a little more fluid that day (if, of course, that is ok for him to do). It may help your sway though, if fewer sperm can get out of the semen. I would have you lay flat for 15 min. to give them a fighting chance (not if he takes the guanefesin, in that case only lay flat for 5 min)

[atomic sagebrush]

It's normal for "stuff" to come out. That is mostly dead sperm and empty semen and is totally normal. (the stuff we discuss on here LOL)

[Trishy74]

Lol I know right! Some of these things I could never talk to my friends about! Lol. So thankful I have you and everyone else on this site to speak to about these things! Lol. Wow if you ask me bc so much stuff comes out so quickly id say he must have a lot of bad sperm bc it seems like a whole lot and happens right away and a half hour later! When I took his sample to the lab I was like this is it? The amount seemed so little. Lol. But looking back to his last sperm analysis in 2010 he produced less volume but better sperm count. Guess we will see what happens.

You still think I should use 2 drops of preseed next month right? Even though the fertility urologist said things looked ok to her? Just wondering. Preseed terrified me bc of boy friendly. I hate saying that bc it makes it sound so bad about me having another boy. I don't mean it to sound the way it sounds. Just want a chance for a little girly. That's all. Ill be happy with whatever god gives us but just would love to add a little lady into the family. I watch caillou with my ds and when I see caillou with Rosie the little sister I dream that would be my son and a little sister bc I know he would be a wonderful big brother. But I know he would be a wonderful big brother to a little boy too.

It's normal for "stuff" to come out. That is mostly dead sperm and empty semen and is totally normal. (the stuff we discuss on here LOL)

[atomic sagebrush]

No, semen doesn't have a brain LOL - there is no difference in what comes out in a guy with super healthy sperm or not. The semen just does what it is meant to do and the sperm swim out on their own if they're good 'uns and don't go anywhere if they're not, and come out in the wash, basically. The semen is just like a life raft for the sperm - the sperm have to do the work to get out of the life raft and into the rescue boat (aka the egg white cervical mucus) and the ones that aren't strong enough to do that, are typically the cruddy ones that ya don't want anyway.

I don't necessarily think you need to use Preseed if you are really not comfy with it but I DO NOT want you using Astroglide. If you need something for comfort, it HAS to be either Preseed or Conceive Plus and not somethign that's going to be harmful to sperm. 2 drops of Preseed can't really sway blue by much, but 2 drops of harmful stuff can kill off at least some sperm and should be avoided in this scenario.

[Trishy74]

Thanks for explaining about the semen. As far as preseed maybe I will skip it next month and if still no bfp then ill use a drop the following month. I definitely will not use the astroglide like you said. Thanks for your help.

No, semen doesn't have a brain LOL - there is no difference in what comes out in a guy with super healthy sperm or not. The semen just does what it is meant to do and the sperm swim out on their own if they're good 'uns and don't go anywhere if they're not, and come out in the wash, basically. The semen is just like a life raft for the sperm - the sperm have to do the work to get out of the life raft and into the rescue boat (aka the egg white cervical mucus) and the ones that aren't strong enough to do that, are typically the cruddy ones that ya don't want anyway.

I don't necessarily think you need to use Preseed if you are really not comfy with it but I DO NOT want you using Astroglide. If you need something for comfort, it HAS to be either Preseed or Conceive Plus and not somethign that's going to be harmful to sperm. 2 drops of Preseed can't really sway blue by much, but 2 drops of harmful stuff can kill off at least some sperm and should be avoided in this scenario.