Options when Your Sperm Count is Low
Men's Health
Obie Editorial Team
Hormone Therapy
There are a variety of medications and hormone shots that can be used to help balance out your hormone levels and increase your sperm production. This can take several months of therapy before you see any measurable results.
Fertility Intervention
Men with a low sperm count are sometimes candidates for an in vitro fertilization procedure or an Intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedure. In IVF, your sperm is used to fertilize an egg which is then implanted into your partner. With ICSI, the sperm is injected directly into your partner. In either case, the fertility specialist will extract the sperm from your ejaculate. In some cases, the fertility specialist may have to extract the sperm surgically.
Avoid Lubricants
Certain lubricants can keep sperm from moving, which is critical when you’ve only got so many sperm to work with. It won’t solve your low sperm count, but it will increase the odds that one of those sperm will make it to its destination.
Time Your Baby Dance
If your partner is tracking her ovulatory cycle and you have sex daily for three or four days leading up to ovulation, you’ll increase the chances that a sperm makes it to the egg. More than three or four days can further decrease your sperm count (temporarily) so be sure you get the timing just right.
If you’ve been diagnosed with a low sperm count, talk to your doctor. They can help identify the possible causes and, in many cases, provide workable solutions to help you and your partner get pregnant.
Sources:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/low-sperm-count/DS01049/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs