[wastcougr]

Hey everyone,

I'm Christi and I'm almost 39. DH is 42 and has a 13-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. I have no children of my own, nor do I think I can get PG due to health issues (never been PG, either). Despite this, we've been TTCing for 4 cycles now, and I just have a quick question.

DH had blood work done recently, and in light of us TTC, he asked for his testosterone to be checked. We got the results back yesterday and he's low... nearly 60 points lower than the low end of the "normal" scale.

My question is: What can we expect from an SA that he will be having at the end of this month? Will the low testosterone cause a low number of sperm, or will it affect motility, etc.?

Thanks for reading and any replies,
Christi

[nqhappy1]

From my understanding sperm count can be related to testosterone levels, at least that's what i've read. I think one of the treatments for low sperm count can be Clomid, which can trick the body into producing more testosterone in men. So it's possible that his sperm count will be low. I don't think there is a direct relationship between testosterone levels and morphology, but I don't know about motility.

Hope that helps.

[AshleyTurner]

I'm just bored, lurking around different forums and wanted to chime in.

I once dated a guy who had very low testosterone. His testosterone was so low that he actually did not produce sperm. So yes, they definitely are related.

I'm sure your DH does not have it as bad as my ex did. His testosterone was really low. I don't know the exact numbers, but I do know it was like the lowest it could possibly be. It was extremely low.

[Jlynn]

My husband has next to no testosterone. We just found this out in Sep. His counts are low and his morphology is awful.
They put him on clomid in hopes that it will help.

[susanmiller696]

I think your husband should go for continuous checkups and appointments and there are many products available in the market concern with the good doctor and try out them.