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Natural supplements for low to no sperm please. Any success stories?

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Karlove · 15/05/2026 10:06

Hello all

My Partner and I have been so sad today as the GP gave my partner bad news. Apparently the first semen test had 0.5 sperm and the second has 0.

I feel like there is still a natural way to have his sperm increase and improve in quality.

I know from my passed experiences I have taken herbs and supplements or eaten nutritional foods to rectify my ailments more than 3 times which to me personally is proof that there must be some solace out there with a herb or supplement that will help him.

I have asked him to stop wearing polyester shorts, drinking bottled water from plastic bottles, avoid caffeine, take some normal supplements like Ashwaghanda, panax ginseng and the likes of vitamins.

Is there something else, that he could do or not do? Would also be nice to hear some success stories from no sperm count diagnosis with natural herbs, remedies, etc. while we await the medical route sadly.

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Karlove · 26/05/2026 08:18

PinkElephants356 · 19/05/2026 07:16

So FSH in a man triggers the body to produce sperm, a high FSH in a man suggests the body is being triggered to produce more sperm because it is not producing that much. It’s worth getting this, testosterone and oestrogen levels tested. We did this through our GP.

The ultrasound to check for varicocele we also did through the GP.

The karotype and cystic fibrosis we had done when we went to fertility, maybe the GP can arrange the test but I’m not sure.

We did a sperm culture and oxidative stress test with a private clinic before seeing a urologist because we though it might save time but they wanted to do their own tests of these so that was a waste of money, they did however rely on the ultrasound and blood tests done by the NHS.

I tried to get urology through my GP, she told me to wait to see if fertility would direct us there or look into things. That didn’t happen so I wished I’d insisted to go to urology before fertility, but it all depends how much time you have before you want to try treatment.

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I honestly want all the tests possible to get to a diagnosis as to why there have been no sperm.

So the next appt I have a chat with the GP, I will ask for FSH, prolactin, ultrasound for variocele, testosterone and ostrogen levels checked.

Thank you for helping me figure this out. Very kind x

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Karlove · 26/05/2026 08:20

TheGoldPlayer · 19/05/2026 11:21

Hi
Im sorry for your news.

I would recommend you :

Get on some good supplements
Good sleep
Regular moderate exercise
But also importantly is Optimal Temperature - for Sperm production (spermatogenesis) requires an environment cooler than core body temperature get some loose fitting cool underwear.

yes, for sure. We have invested in some cotton underwear recently. Hopefully this will improve. Thank you.

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Karlove · 26/05/2026 08:24

SurreySenMum26 · 26/05/2026 08:18

Completely stop all alcohol too. Sperms.take three months? To regenerate as well so anything you do will take time to show results. Dh count was low ( in the millions) and it did improve. Think he took zinc as well. He got some home testing kits in between nhs tests. Not sure how accurate they are but was interesting to see things improve after stopping drinking and taking zinc.

There's more to it than that, but it was a fair while ago.

That’s what I have been hearing - 3 whole months. So I said to him, why don’t we take a month’s break as he has his friend’s weddings and summer holidays coming up. Be done with it and start with no alcohol, no smoking (he had stopped ages ago but started due to the break) and focus on supplements, eating the right food and everything while we have our tests done.

what kind of test kits were they? Any good at all?

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SurreySenMum26 · 26/05/2026 08:38

The test kits was just from online pharmacy. About £30 15 years ago. So not cheap but not to expensive. You just do the test at home and it shows you a colour for count and mobility it think? Not sure how accurate they are but it was a reputable firm and fairly common to buy. We only took it on value of improvements.

Honestly it's so stressful. Starting supplements and having a break would be a good idea. Spend time doing research. But it depends if your time frame allows for it. Try some low alcohol beers, get a plan together. There are so many things you can do. But I'd start the supplements now.

I have 4 kids. Twice I found out I was pregnant waiting for my second fertility appointments. I'm sure stress has a big hand in this too. No problem getting pg with our first or last. But the middle two I'm afraid took years. 12 and 24 months in fact.

PinkElephants356 · 26/05/2026 14:28

Karlove · 26/05/2026 08:18

I honestly want all the tests possible to get to a diagnosis as to why there have been no sperm.

So the next appt I have a chat with the GP, I will ask for FSH, prolactin, ultrasound for variocele, testosterone and ostrogen levels checked.

Thank you for helping me figure this out. Very kind x

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No problem! I hope that all goes well for you.

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