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My semen contains bacteria. Please suggest.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 32-year old man with a weight of 60 kg. I noticed for about a month now that my sperm has become yellowish gray. So, I recently went for semen analysis and the result was that I have Staphylococcus epidermidis in my semen. Please, what antibiotic can I use? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bacteria in semen may cause decreased quality of sperm in it or bacterial toxin may affect the viability of sperm. But to be sure, the bacterial presence in semen must be confirmed as not from contamination of skin. Staphylococcus epidermidis is a very common bacteri... Read Full »
What does the presence of pus cells in semen analysis suggest?
Query: Hello doctor, My semen analysis shows: Sperm Count - 98 millions/ml, Liquefaction time - 25 minutes, Reaction - alkaline. Motility: active - 70%, slugglish - 10%, non-motile - 20%. Morphology: Normal forms - 92%, abnormal forms - 8%. Other findings: Pus Cells 40-45/HPF. Semen culture also ... Read Full »
Dr. Dattaprasad Balasaheb Inamdar
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If you do not have symptoms of urinary infection like burning, frequency of urination, blood in urine or semen, you need not take any medicines. Immature sperms also appear like pus cells on microscopy. One good option is to repeat the semen analysis after one week. Do... Read Full »
I am worried about my husband's sperm count. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor,I am 28 years and 11 months old, and my husband is 29 years and 11 months old. We got married six years ago and started trying to conceive five years ago. I have had blood work, urine tests, and a transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) done. All my reports are good, except my ultrasound shows a sma... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq, and thank you for choosing us as your provider for health care. I have gone through your history and understand your concerns. Take healthy precautions and try to be consistent. Less than 15 million per ml and less than 39 million per ejaculate are considered abnormal. Con... Read Full »
Can I get pregnant if I had sex on 13th day of my cycle?
Query: Hi doctor, I got married before three and a half years and before three months decided to have baby. Last month I consulted a gynecologist. She did some test both for me and my husband. Everything is normal except that I am hypothyroid. Doctor prescribed me Thyronorm tablets for three months. Again ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your problem. You should be aware that chance of pregnancy is there in every cycle, but in which cycle you will be pregnant is not predictable. The more desperate you become, the stress will cause more delay and so relax. You have mentioned that all tests w... Read Full »
Kindly tell me a feedback on my semen analysis report.
Query: Hello doctor,I would like to get a feedback on the semen analysis report. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Your sperm count is normal, but the motility and normal forms are low. If you are taking any medicine or nutritional supplements on a regular basis, then it may be due to its side ef... Read Full »
My wife and I are unsuccessful in conceiving. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I got a semen analysis done and the results are 2.5 ml volume, 57 million per ml (142.5 million total), 47 % total motility, 8 % morphology (Kruger or Strict), 93% viability, pH, viscosity, and liquefication all are normal. What do you think of these results? My wife and I have been tr... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to know a few more details to answer your query better. Do you have the entire report, if not, then at least the detailed report on motility? Has your wife been evaluated by a gynecologist? What is your line of work, is it sedentary, does it involve a lot of ... Read Full »
Does sex before the day of semen analysis change the result?
Query: Hi doctor, In my semen analysis, the semen count is 66. But, there are 95% dead cells. Ultrasound scan revealed that I have varicocele. Can varicocele operation improve the quality of semen? I made sex the day before the analysis. Did it make the difference? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your sperm count is good, but the motility is low. If you plan fertility treatments early, then that will be better. What is the grade of the varicocele? If it is mild, then no need for surgery. Please get 3 hour glucose tolerance test also to rule out diabetes. You can s... Read Full »
Please review my semen analysis reports.
Query: Hello doctor, Good day. My wife and I are trying to conceive and one of the tests done was a semen analysis test for me. I picked the results up from the laboratory, but I would not be able to see my doctor till a couple of days because of work. I am anxious and I would love an interpretation. I hav... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity) suggests that it has normal liquefaction time, total sperm count is in the normal range and active mobile is low, volume adequate, and normal morphology is low and also has pus cell which indicates ... Read Full »
Please review my semen analysis report.
Query: Hello doctor, The semen analysis report is in my hand, but I cannot understand it. The liquefaction time is 30 minutes and the duration of abstinence is four days. The semen's appearance is creamy white and the volume is 4.0 ml. The pH is 8 and fructose is present. The motility is 100. The spermatoz... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concerns about the semen analysis report. As per the available semen analysis report in the query, you have very low sperm count and most of the available sperms are defective. As you can see that almost 80 % of your sperms are d... Read Full »
Can low sperm volume cause infertility in me?
Query: Hi doctor, I feel that I have low sperm volume. We are trying for baby over the last four months. We used to have sex daily but only once as I have low volume of sperm. Sometime sperms come after intercourse. My wife has a regular 30 days of cycle (May 4, June 4, July 7, August 6 and September 4). F... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read and understood your problem. I would like to suggest you to get semen analysis done after two days abstaining from sex. If this test is normal then your wife will need tests, but you can wait few months for that. You can go for alternate day sex which is enoug... Read Full »