trying to have a baby

iskumbro · 10-31-2007, 01:41 AM

Can you please advise me on whom to consult or a specialist for a workup regarding getting a sperm count? I have been trying with my wife to be able to have a baby although i am SCI T9 - T11. The past 4 years have been futile.

Are there success stories where male post injury SCI were still able to have a baby with their partners? Any advise will be appreciated.

lynnifer · 10-31-2007, 02:24 AM

Hi iskumbro ... I moved your post to the 'family' forum, instead of the cure forum.

Good luck!

SCI-Nurse · 10-31-2007, 02:53 AM

Any decent urologist should be able to arrange a sperm count and semen analysis for you. I assume you are ejaculating? Or are you asking for a clinic to help you ejaculate? Be sure to collect the specimen and deliver to the lab exactly as instructed.

There is a subspecialty in urology for male fertility problems. It is called andrology. Ask your urologist for a referral if they don't know much about this area.

Keep in mind it is not just the count, but also the morphology (shape) and motility (how quickly they swim) of your sperm that is important, and SCI can impair all of these factors.

I have a number of clients who have fathered children after their SCI. A few did it naturally as they were ejaculating on their own and obviously had good semen. Most needed to use some form of ART (artificial reproductive technology), which can be quite expensive.

(KLD)

iskumbro · 10-31-2007, 11:14 AM

Noted lyninifer

Hi SCI-Nurse (KLD)

I will do see a urologist.
I do ejaculate but somehow I noticed that ejaculation during sex with my wife can take so long (sometimes it does not even happen)

Quote:

Keep in mind it is not just the count, but also the morphology (shape) and motility (how quickly they swim) of your sperm that is important, and SCI can impair all of these factors.

And if this is the case when there is impairment, will it be impossible to father a baby?

SCI-Nurse · 11-01-2007, 03:44 AM

Impossible to say without the semen analysis. Can you ejaculate with masturbation? That would be required to obtain a specimen for analysis.

(KLD)

10-31-2007, 01:41 AM	#1
iskumbro Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 246	trying to have a baby Can you please advise me on whom to consult or a specialist for a workup regarding getting a sperm count? I have been trying with my wife to be able to have a baby although i am SCI T9 - T11. The past 4 years have been futile. Are there success stories where male post injury SCI were still able to have a baby with their partners? Any advise will be appreciated. __________________ He ai'nt heavy, he is my brother! Rufus Wainright ronaldlora.blogspot.com

10-31-2007, 02:24 AM	#2
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,441	Hi iskumbro ... I moved your post to the 'family' forum, instead of the cure forum. Good luck! __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

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10-31-2007, 02:53 AM	#3
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,516	Any decent urologist should be able to arrange a sperm count and semen analysis for you. I assume you are ejaculating? Or are you asking for a clinic to help you ejaculate? Be sure to collect the specimen and deliver to the lab exactly as instructed. There is a subspecialty in urology for male fertility problems. It is called andrology. Ask your urologist for a referral if they don't know much about this area. Keep in mind it is not just the count, but also the morphology (shape) and motility (how quickly they swim) of your sperm that is important, and SCI can impair all of these factors. I have a number of clients who have fathered children after their SCI. A few did it naturally as they were ejaculating on their own and obviously had good semen. Most needed to use some form of ART (artificial reproductive technology), which can be quite expensive. (KLD)

11-01-2007, 03:44 AM	#5
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,516	Impossible to say without the semen analysis. Can you ejaculate with masturbation? That would be required to obtain a specimen for analysis. (KLD)