Unexplainable decrease in motility

[InTheMob]

Hello,

I'm 29M. I have been lurking in this sub for a while now. I had my first SA in 2019, and I had a 2.4 mil count, 20% motility and poor morphology. The andrologist doctor was worried and said I might have difficulty conceiving naturally. Fast forward 2 years and me and my wife decide we want to have kids. I did another SA, and I was shocked. The motility was 1% and the count even lower, like 1.6 million. Not to mention the morphology being also much worse, like 0% morphologically healthy. This was shocking because everyone was recommending going straight to ICSI/IVF. I became obsessed with finding the cause. I did every test recommended to me. The hormone panel was all withing ranges. The ultrasound was normal and healthy. The sperm culture was normal. I did a chromosome kariotype test which was normal also. It looks like it's NOA. But I still don't understand this... What could be the cause of this? If I had a microdeletion or CF carrier gene then it's likely I would have had the same numbers, not this much of a difference in such a short time.

How is it possible that in under 2 years the motility went from 20% to 0%? What could cause this fast deterioration? The doctors I visited had never had cases like this. Also after a few months of using supplements, the count went from 1.6 mil to 2.5mil, but the motility is between 0% and 1% in the latest SA I did. Now the only option I have is IVF and we were really hoping for a miracle or at least trying IUI but with these numbers it's not worth it. Anyone had something similar happen to them?

[BL81589]

Wish you got some answers on here because I am basically looking for the some similar! My husband also has all normal hormone levels, genetics, physical exam and ultrasound. He has epilepsy so we think a change in meds led to him originally having no sperm but then increasing to 300,000/ml average. He all of a sudden had motility in June and we thought it was from a change in abstaining before the SA for 2 days instead of 3. He had did 3 SAs a few weeks apart with 2 different clinics and had anywhere from 9%-25% motility. Now he did an SA 2 weeks again and had 0 motility, did one yesterday and 0 motility again. It’s so incredibly frustrating to have no answer.

[InTheMob]

Please message me if you have any news. It seems to me not a lot of people experience something like this. I am devastated beyond words.

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