Male Fertility Q&A - Morphology, Testicular Cancer, and IUI

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford answers voicemail questions about male fertility. Questions included: I have been trying to get pregnant for 18 months, had a miscarriage, and am seeing a fertility specialist. My husband's sperm motility is 36% and morphology is 2%. The clinic says the numbers are minimally low and we can still try medicated cycles and IUI. I want feedback on whether we should stop the medicated cycles and focus on improving my husband's sperm first. I have two healthy children but have had two recent miscarriages. My husband's semen analysis shows normal count/volume but only 3% normal morphology. I want to know if the low morphology could be causing the miscarriages and if we would still have a good chance of conceiving naturally. My husband was treated for testicular cancer and we were able to bank his sperm. I am trying to decide whether to try IUI first or go straight to IVF given our limited sperm supply. My husband has 1% sperm morphology but all other parameters are normal. I am getting mixed advice - the urologist thinks we can conceive naturally, but the RE recommends IUI. I want to understand more about the importance of morphology. Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter to receive updates, Q&A, special content and my FREE TTC Starter Kit and Vegan Starter Guide! Don't forget to ask your questions on Instagram for next week’s For Fertility’s Sake segment when you see the question box on Natalie’s page @nataliecrawfordmd. You can also ask a question by calling in and leaving a voicemail. Call 657–229–3672 and ask your fertility question today! Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you: Quince- Go to Quince.com/aaw for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual-Go to ritual.com/AAW to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today. Hello Fresh - Get 10 FREE meals at HelloFresh.com/aaw. Uncommon Goods - Go to uncommongoods.com/aaw for 15% off your next gift. Calm - Go to calm.com/aaw for 40% off a Calm premium subscription. If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Sunday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram @nataliecrawfordmd, check out Natalie's YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out Fora Fertility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.5	Welcome to as a woman, fertility hormones and beyond.
0:40.1	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and I am a board-certified OBGYN and fertility physician
0:45.2	and also co-founder of Forrefertility in Austin, Texas.
0:49.1	Each week on this podcast, I discuss health and fertility and how they relate to your true self.
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0:59.3	I hope you enjoy the episode.
1:07.4	Hello and welcome back to the As a Woman podcast.
1:10.6	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and we are in the middle of our Q&A series answering your fertility questions.
1:18.2	These are all voicemails that you have called and left asking some really fabulous questions.
1:24.2	Today, we are breaking it down and talking all about male fertility sperm and treatments that relate
1:30.3	to male fertility in the questions that you're asking because I think so often we talk about a lot
1:36.6	of the female factors but half the time there is some male factor present and a third of the time
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