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Male Infertility

Tue, 05/08/2007 - 06:57
I stumbled upon this website in a desperate attempt to link my husbands medication to his fertility problems. He is taking Tegretol Retard and we have just been told that he has a very low sperm count with only some movement but all the sperm are abnormally shaped. Has anyone had any experience of trying to conceive whilst taking this medication? Thank you for your help.

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Let me try to ease some of

Submitted by Dees on Sun, 2017-07-16 - 18:42
Let me try to ease some of your troubles. Someone that is very very close and dear to me, and still young has multiple tumors in his brain and can not have more surgery's. Nor has his wife conceived. 8 years of trying. I hope this clarifies some of the troubles. I pray they have a baby soon. 

Re: Male Infertility

Submitted by megan408 on Mon, 2012-11-19 - 18:11

Hello, 

I'm just wondering if any of you have had success since these original posts were made?  My husband is on carbatrol (tegretol) 1200 mg per day and lamotrigine 300 mg per day.  We have been trying to conceive for a year.  We had another child before his epilepsy so I am wondering if the medication is causing a problem. 

Also, does anyone know which anti-seizure meds do not affect male fertility?  I saw lamotrogine is one but my husband just uses that as a secondary med.  I think he would consider changing meds because his current combination is not working that well.  He's had more seizures than usual this year.

Hello, 

I'm just wondering if any of you have had success since these original posts were made?  My husband is on carbatrol (tegretol) 1200 mg per day and lamotrigine 300 mg per day.  We have been trying to conceive for a year.  We had another child before his epilepsy so I am wondering if the medication is causing a problem. 

Also, does anyone know which anti-seizure meds do not affect male fertility?  I saw lamotrogine is one but my husband just uses that as a secondary med.  I think he would consider changing meds because his current combination is not working that well.  He's had more seizures than usual this year.

Re: Male Infertility

Submitted by Anie on Sun, 2007-05-13 - 10:57
Hi. My husband is on Tegretol Retard and Keppra.Previous to Tegretol he was on Phenytoin. He has erectil disfunction due to his medication and he was just been recommended to see a specialist in male fertility (andrologyst,i think). Unfoutunatly the AED does causes infertility and low sperm count. :( I got that information in this website. For how long is your husband in this medication and what is his dose? Mine is on keppra 1500mg/bd and tegretol retard 600mg/bd. Smile :)

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