This post is about male fertility.
My partner just received his sperm analysis results and he has Asthenoteratozoospermia.
To get straight to the point, does this mean we can stop using protection? He could definitely use some cheering up and if I can tell he can throw out the condoms I’m sure this will help.
Is it as simple as we can now stop using protection? Or is there still a decent chance of conceiving?
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Reduced fertility isn’t the same as *zero* fertility. If you’ve been using condoms for BC reasons, getting rid of them introduces unnecessary risk especially since there’s no way to reliably know what his actual fertility is. As long as there is any viable sperm, there’s a risk of pregnancy.
If you want to get rid of condoms and don’t want to explore hormonal BC then I’d look into an IUD as a primary BC option. But going in with no protection at all would be unnecessarily risky
You can definitely still get pregnant. If the doctor called you to give the results, ask them that question.
No. Reduce fertility doesn’t mean sterile. There is still a slim chance you get pregnant if you don’t use protection.
Without reproductive medicine treatments, the possibility is around 8% through intercourse and marginally higher with intra vaginal deposit. The difference may be that attempts with IVF might be scrapped because there were no viable sperm in the sample. Rates go higher with lab fertilized eggs, but still in a margin of less than 30%.
Donor sperm may be the answer.
The issue with asthxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxspermia is the cause. If they haven’t determined the cause, the asth. is a symptom and cannot necessarily be permanent. So, use protection.