Has anyone heard about a way to increase sperm count, quality, etc? I thought that I heard that vitamins had helped some of you here in this ng. My RE said that there are no drugs to help increase/improve sperm, yet I’ve heard conflicting stories from other clinics, so what gives? Anyone used drugs and had an improvement? Vitamins? Anything else?

Prostatitis or BPH can reduce the sperm count and mobility. The ducts from the testicles pass through the prostate. If the prostate is infected the duct can be compressed by the swollen prostate thus reducing the number of sperm available. Also the prostatic secretion becomes very thick and changes pH which can lower the mobility. The infection can also get to the Seminal Vesicles which provide 4/6 of the seminal fluid. The ducts transporting the sperm are also not immune to theinfection..

Treatment of prostatitis is difficult. Antibiotics alone have about a 30% cure rate. A technique called prostate drainage seems to increase the cure rate.

Here is the long list of vitamins and herbs my hubby takes.  These (or the varicocelectomy) has helped his motility and morphology at least.  (Up from 30% each to 60% motility and 97% morphology.)

The vitamins and herbs he takes are:  multi (without iron but with zinc), 1mg C, 1000 mg l-arginine, 200 IU E, Bee Pollen and Siberian Ginseng in 500 mg pills, 100 mcg selenium, high potency B-complex, and 250 mg l-carnitine.

His multi vitamins have: 10000 IU beta carotene, 400 IU D, 150 mg C, 100 IU E, 25 mg B1, 25 mg B2, 25 mg B6, 100 mcg B12, 100 mcg niacinamide, 50 mg pantothenic acid, 300 mcg biotin, 400 mcg folic acid, 25 mg PABA, 25 mg choline bitartate, 25 mg inositol, 25 mg calcium, 7.2 mg magnesium, 5 mg potassium, and 15 mg zinc.

Other than that I’m sure you have already gotten the usual advice that he should avoid hot baths and wear loose fitting underwear and pants. Zinc and copper supplements, vitamin E, Saw Palmetto extract might be worth trying.