semen analysis

Hi, I am trying to conceive and just had an appointment with new fertility doctor who is recommending a new protocol as follows; Fertility Protocol 50 mg Test Cyp per week 3000iu HCG x 3 per week Arimidex .5mg x 2 per week Current Protocol 14mg Test Cup daily (98mg week) 500iu HCG x 3 per...

Hi just received my semen analysis results and feeling a bit concerned. I’d love to hear the experience from other members in this group about conceiving while on TRT. A bit about me, 39 years old and have been on TRT for 5 years. Currently 14mg daily and HCG 500 IU 3 times a week. Was taking...

Hi, I’m 30 years old. From around the age of 22, I used steroids and TRT intermittently. These were never high bodybuilding doses, only doses meant to maintain sports performance. For the past year, my wife and I have been trying to conceive, and after 7 months of unsuccessful attempts, I went...

About the Presenter Dr. Joshua Gonzalez, M.D., is a urologist, fellowship-trained in Sexual Medicine, specializing in the management of male and female sexual dysfunctions, including hormone deficiency, sexual arousal, orgasm, ejaculation, libido/desire, sexual pain, penile curvature, and...

DID YOU KNOW Male factor infertility is one of the lost topics when discussing men's health? In the latest episode of The Dismantling You Podcast I interview Dr. Justin Houman, leading urologist specializing in men’s reproductive health and fertility. Dr. Justin Houman is a urologist and...

Gentlemen I had a semen anlysis done last week and I thought i would post the results. My background is that I engaged in ~8 years of steroid and TRT use. Mostly the latter in the final 2-3 years of my journey. I never did hcg consistently (nor AI for that matter) I tried essentially every...

In this episode of Backtable Urology, Dr. James Smith, Director of Male Reproductive Health at UC San Francisco and CMO of Fellow, discusses advancements in semen analysis and fertility testing with Dr. Jose Silva. First, Dr. Smith introduces the significance of a comprehensive approach to...

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The long awaited time is here where I’m getting a Semen analysis next week in preparation for IVF. Wondering if maybe I should do a little extra hCG and HMG a day or two before it. What do you guys think? If everything looks good, I’ll go back in and freeze it and then I’m off of these drugs...

It seems like most guys that perform semen analysis on TRT are taking things like hCG and FSH in order restore their fertility. I'm curious about the opposite: has anyone on TRT without hCG performed semen analysis in order to confirm their infertile status? I know people caution against...

Male infertility is less often discussed than female infertility. Dr. Ajay Nangia, a urologist specializing in male infertility, discusses when a man should seek help with conceiving, what constitutes a "normal" semen analysis, and what treatments are available to help men dealing with...

Ejaculation: the Process and Characteristics From Start to Finish (2023) Matthew M. Mason, Kyle Schuppe, Alexander Weber, Aaron Gurayah, Akhil Muthigi, Ranjith Ramasamy Abstract Purpose of Review—Semen analysis serves as the initial step in the evaluation of male infertility. However, given...

I am a 40M who has been on TRT for about five years. My fiance is 29 and wants to have children. I decided to get a SA done to check on my swimmers. My current protocol is 120mg of Test Cypionate/week and 1000IU of HCG/week. Motility: 16 (>=32%) pH Semen: 8.5 (7.2-8) Sperm count: 3.4 (>=15.0...

Infertility in men: assessment and treatment (2022) By Ramjan S Mohamed, Danai T Balfoussia & Channa N Jayasena An overview of the causes and endocrinology of male infertility considering the available treatment options, the role of medicines, and how pharmacists can support patients. CPD...

Ejaculation: the Process and Characteristics From Start to Finish (2022) Matthew M. Mason · Kyle Schuppe · Alexander Weber · Aaron Gurayah · Akhil Muthigi · Ranjith Ramasamy Abstract Purpose of Review Semen analysis serves as the initial step in the evaluation of male infertility. However...

Hi, I'm 26 and will be starting TRT soon (with or without HCG initially - not sure yet). Would you recommend having a Semen analysis prior to starting TRT and would you recommend getting Sperm frozen for fertility concerns if you have the opportunity...

Started TRT/HRT 1.5 years ago. Have been on either 250iu/300iu HCG once or twice per week nearly the whole time outside of a few weeks in the beginning. Seem to feel best on 250iu HCG once per week on Wednesday mng and that's what I'm doing now. Monday mng 80mg test cyp/80mg Thur evening...

Not impossible to get someone pregnant , but very low concentration. 1.45 mil , with minimum recommendation 15 mil. I would probably need to try a more aggressive approach say 500iu EOD. What do you guys think here?

So after 6 months of adding FSH to my TRT protocol I got a sperm analysis done. A quick background. My fertility was normal before TRT and went to zero when I started TRT without HCG. Adding HCG 500 IU 2x a week my sperm analysis results were: sperm count 2.1mm (normal >=20mm) total sperm 7.2mm...