Male Factor Infertility

Whilst the focus of most couples coming through for treatment is on the female side, there has been a large shift now to the male, and many believe the effects of sperm are greater than once thought. However there aren’t many tests available that give concrete evidence underlining the reasons behind poor embryo development due to the sperm’s involvement. DNA fragmentation has been met with some criticism and very few couples even repeat the test to see if it fluctuates
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Diet changes, lifestyle improvements, antioxidant foods, vitamins; all sorts of suggestions have been made but which do we choose?
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What we are learning is that more emphasis on the sperm is needed and with so few options for testing, some room for improvement is required
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What tests have you had on your semen sample and what changes have you been recommended to improve the semen quality?
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