Interpret semen analysis results please?

[bcblondie]

I went to my RE appt today to get the semen analysis results. I know they are good. THe RE was pleased. I know that over 15 or 20 million/ml is good. But his motility is a bit low and morphology is like half what it should be. Although the high count probably makes up for this...

The paper says this:

Volume: 2.5 ml.
Viscosity: Moderate.
Concentration: 186 million/ml
Motility 30%
Progression: 3 out of 4
Total motile count 129.5 Million.
Morphology. 2% normal.

Preperation: "puresperm" density gradient.

Volume processed 1.5 ml.
Rovery volume: 0.5 ml.
Concentration 27.2 Million/ml
Motility 90%
Progression 3+ out of 4.
Corrected TMC: 20.4 Million.
Post Morphology 4% normal.

Comments : Suitable for IVF.

Does anyone have any interpretations/explanations or any notes or anything to share about this? What do you think of this?

I have gotten pregnant 4 times. (2 miscarriages.) so obviously some of these guys are getting through. My RE says that's more important than numbers on a paper anyways... but. I like to hear opinions.

[Vegan Princess]

The count is amazing!! But I think the morphology might be your issue. I found this:

http://thenewlifeofnancy.blogspot.com/2008/02/morphology-what-does-it-mean.html

The comments "suitable for IVF" - did your RE say anything about that?? According to this article I linked, they could want you to do IVF bc of the morphology. But the comments on the article do say that a high count can make up for low morphology. 

Do they think your miscarriages might be caused by his morphology? Or do misshapen sperm just not fertilize an egg? 

Anyway, I don't know a lot about morphology. My DH has low count (4 million today at IUI!!) but his morphology was pretty high when he had his SA done a few months ago (they didn't check morphology for the IUI today). 

Cindy