Low Sperm Count & Motility
Low Sperm count and Motility (Male infertility)
With the use of ICSI, men with low sperm count and motility can conceive. This is a procedure that is used to treat male infertility.Signs of healthy sperms:
- Semen volume (ml) 1.5
- Total sperm number (million per ejaculate) 39
- Sperm concentration (million per ml) 15
- Progressive motility (%) 32
- Vitality (live sperm, %) 58
What is low sperm count ?
Low sperm count occurs when a sample of sperm contains less than 15 million sperm per millilitre of sperm. The semen analysis test frequently reveals this. Men with a low sperm count will have a hard time conceiving. This is known as male factor infertility, and it is fairly frequent in infertility patients. One out of every three couples will experience infertility issues.
Why is there low sperm count?
- Hormonal imbalance
- Genetic problem
- Injury to the testes
- Structural problems (Tubes that carry the semen are damaged or blocked)
- Genital infections
- Varicocele (large veins in the testes)
- Testicular torsion
