PCOS and low sperm morphology

[babyonmind]

Noone...???

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Sorry, didn't see this before. Sperm count can be raised quite easily, by changing to boxers if he doesn't already wear them, drinking heaps of water, staying away from alcohol and soft drinks - ESPECIALLY diet soft drinks, taking Menevit. He can get acupuncture as well. I think it's about 3 months before you'd see a change in his count/morphology.

As for PCOS, I've conceived 4 times with PCOS and DH with very low count. I personally wouldn't recommend going to IVF straight away when there's other things you can try, unless there's other factors to consider, like your age. There's a PCOS conference in Melbourne this October, I'm going because I think it's gonna be brilliant for info, most of the doctors over here aren't up on PCOS.

Good luck

[onthefly]

Hi babyonmind, welcome to BellyBelly. Sorry the circumstances are not happier.
You might have more luck posting in Long Term TTC (there are subforums for male-factor infertility, IUI, IVF, etc)
Morphology is a tricky one - not sure there's much you can do about it Some swear by certain supplements, which may improve motility (though I'm not sure about morphology).
We faced a similar issue. DH's morphology was not quite so bad, but his motility was very low, so we were recommended to skip straight to IVF. Success rates with OI or IUI are much lower to begin with, and with sperm issues those would only be lower. Although it's less invasive and cheaper per go, you could well end up having a lot of "gos" - which is the rationale behind recommending IVF first.

It may be possible to do something about the PCOS, but that doesn't help the sperm, which is the main issue. Still, I think trying to improve your health and wellbeing first is a great idea - it might help you out with conception, but at the very least it would help you both feel healthier, adn that can't be a bad thing. At your age, I think you've got a little time, maybe give it 6 months and see how you go?