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Male Infertility
Tue, 05/08/2007 - 06:57Topic: Medication Issues
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.
Comments
Re: Male Infertility
Submitted by SweetSag on Thu, 2007-05-24 - 14:57
We have also just been diagnosed with male factor infertility. My husband is on tegretol-XR (1000mg per day) and he was told he has low sperm count and low motility.
We know have to figre what will be best. I hope that this can be improved somehow
Re: Male Infertility
Submitted by courtneyadams on Tue, 2011-03-15 - 12:27
Sometimes it's necessary to try many different options. It's good you are seeing your doctor and not relying on just hearsay about what to do. Sometimes it's frustrating and challenging going through a multitude of tests, but realize it's necessary. I was desperate to have a child so I read as many resources as possible(there are tons online, but that doesn't mean they should all be trusted.) The American Pregnancy Association is a trusted site. BabyMed has a good infertility resource page as well. Keep doing your homework and keep trying and you will succeed!
Re: Re: Male Infertility
Submitted by KEB1 on Mon, 2007-05-14 - 09:06
Hi there, thanks for your reply. He has been on Tegretol for about 6 years, I'm not sure what dosage he started on but now he is only on 300mg. The urologist has said he thinks it could be the medication and from the research I've done on the internet it definitely is this. He will try and speak to his Neurologist this week to see if there is an alternative medication he can switch to.