Shortly before our son was born, I became aware of a firm offering support and supplies for home semen analysis. Kokopelli Technologies offers several reasons for doing home fertility tests, but this one resonated with me…
“Male fertility often fluctuates a great deal from week to week. You should not give up if one or two […]
Despite all the vitamins Rich has been taking, the results of his semen analyses have not improved. He still has a very low count and poor motility. So the doc decided it was time to test Rich’s hormone levels. He tested for testosterone, free testosterone, and free follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). […]
Since Rich has low sperm count, low motility, high viscosity and alkalinity of his semen, I’ve been researching ways to boost the results of his semen analysis. A thread on a message board caught my attention. There was a discussion about improving semen quality of a guy who, like Rich, is a biker, […]
After the miscarriage and Rich’s last dismal semen analysis, we decided to consult with the doctor who performed the vasectomy reversal about our options. He was helpful and laid out our choices and a suggested course of action.
It's been two months since Rich's last fertility test, so it was time for another. Since we were in Sacramento last week, we decided to go in to the doctor's office and have the test done there. Yesterday we had a chance to speak with the doctor about the results. The news was not […]
Anti-sperm antibodies can result from a vasectomy, and lead to problems conceiving following a vasectomy reversal. This is a complex subject and, rather than try to explain it myself, I'm going to provide a number of resources for further reading on this subject:
An excellent article on antisperm antibodies from the Northern California Fertility Medical […]
Last month, Rich started to take some vitamin supplements that are supposed to help when Trying to Conceive (TTC). Now that Rich’s semen analysis results are back (and not so great), I wanted to review supplements again and make some changes based on the test results. Since it takes three months for sperm […]
Immucon has announced that it is now offering the detection of protein P34H on the surface of the sperm through all fertility centers and andrology labs located in North America. A recent study involving three fertility centers and which results are being published this month in Fertility & Sterility, reveals that the lack of protein […]
I just got the results of my second fertility test, and while they aren't good, they are better than the first post-vasectomy reversal semen analysis. I'm not as freaked as before either, after learning that it isn't unusual for counts to start out low, and only begin increasing some months after the surgery. It definitely […]
My wife and I had somewhat unrealistic expectations regarding how long it would take her to get pregnant after my vasectomy reversal. Since sperm were seen at the time of the reversal, we were told that it could happen immediately, and I was thinking that it might happen the first time or two she was […]
