What Does Low Sperm Count And High WBC Count Of My Semen Analysis Indicate?

Posted on Sun, 23 Feb 2014

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Question : having a hard time understanding semen analysis....semen color white, consistency non viscous, semen volume 5.0, count unable to perform accurate count, motilty unable to perform, wbcs 1 million, semen ph 8.0, semen morphology unable to perform other info strict morphology has been correlated to be prognostic vale for fertilization in vitro 8 immature sperm/hpf 13 sperm observed/hpf rare motile sperm seen Optional Information: Person's Gender: Male Person's Age: 31 What have you tried so far?: semen anaylsis for infertility

Answered by Dr. Manuel C See IV (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: You have infection and needs treatment. Detailed Answer: Good day and thank you for being with healthcare magic! Your semen analysis showed very few sperm cells about less than 100 sperm total. The wbc or the pus cells in your semen are very numerous which would indicate an infection. For my patients i give them Ciprofloxacin for 2 weeks then repeat the semen analysis after a month with 3-5 days of sexual abstinence. You may need to see a doctor since antibiotics requires a prescription. Your infection may be the reason why you have very few sperm in your semen although other etiologies should be ruled out like testicular failure and hormonal abnormalities by blood exams and a complete physical examination. regards, Dr Manuel See

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar