Hi emmy,

Unfortunately many GP's don't know too much about sperm results. When we first started TTC my DH had several tests (he had testicular cancer and treatment so we knew there would be an issue) GP upfront said results looked normal but when we started to see a FS very different story - those same results gave us a less than 2% chance per cycle according to our FS.

Motility of 50% or more with forward progression can be considered 'normal', Morphology of 30% + with normal forms can be considered normal. But 'normal' has a huge range.

the other issue is that semen analysis generally needs to be done a few times at different intervals to get a clearer picture. sperm production is a constant process and sperm in a teste is a different stages of development. It takes about 70 days from beginning to a sperm that can fertilise an egg.

There are many things you can do to improve sperm quality if this is an issue for you.

Also, with your FS appointment, your ages should not be an issue, you have TTC without success for 11 months so you have every right to look into this and start whatever treatment may be necessary.

Good luck at the FS and hope you get some answers that bring you your BFP.