As a male, when I was told that I was infertile, it kind of hit me on the visceral level. How could I be infertile? I didn't smoke. I exercised when I could. It's been a little tougher of late because of longer work days, but I would get to the gym at least twice a week. My wife and I had been trying to get pregnant for about a year. All of our friends were having babies and we were sort of the last holdout. After about nine months and a visit to her doctor, my wife came back at me and told me that I should go to the doctor to see what was going on with my body. He referred me to a fertility specialist, and this is where I found out the horrible news: I'm infertile. My sperm count is low to be exact and they aren't good swimmers.
It was like a punch in the gut. I know I'm not supposed to think this way, but I couldn't help but think that this made me less of a man. My purpose in life was to procreate; I couldn't even accomplish this. What was the point of my life now? The fertility specialist reassured me though and said that a wide variety of men experience issues with fertility. In fact, he told me that at least fifty percent of all pregnancy issues derive from issues with the sperm. Whether it's count, mobility or motility, it's much more common than you would think.
He told me to make some lifestyle changes before I attempted something more drastic like testosterone therapy. I took down my Missing Person's flyer down from my gym wall and started making a concerted effort to work out now. I also have tried meditation. I had no idea how much stress had an impact on fertility. I also started looking at natural ways to increase male infertility. I found a product called Optisperm that looks promising. I will report back on how well it goes. What I have discovered is that there are ways to respond to a male infertility diagnosis that doesn't have to involve feeling sorry for yourself.
It was like a punch in the gut. I know I'm not supposed to think this way, but I couldn't help but think that this made me less of a man. My purpose in life was to procreate; I couldn't even accomplish this. What was the point of my life now? The fertility specialist reassured me though and said that a wide variety of men experience issues with fertility. In fact, he told me that at least fifty percent of all pregnancy issues derive from issues with the sperm. Whether it's count, mobility or motility, it's much more common than you would think.
He told me to make some lifestyle changes before I attempted something more drastic like testosterone therapy. I took down my Missing Person's flyer down from my gym wall and started making a concerted effort to work out now. I also have tried meditation. I had no idea how much stress had an impact on fertility. I also started looking at natural ways to increase male infertility. I found a product called Optisperm that looks promising. I will report back on how well it goes. What I have discovered is that there are ways to respond to a male infertility diagnosis that doesn't have to involve feeling sorry for yourself.