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What Causes Increased Viscosity Of Semen?

Posted on Mon, 6 Apr 2015

Question: my husband's report says increased viscosity, delayed liquefaction, moderate tail to tail autoagglutination & 8% normal acrosome bearing, can IUI be successful in our case or shall we go for IVF? will there be medical treatment to this in case we wait and undergo medications for normal conceiving process. Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Semen culture and sensitivity test

Detailed Answer:
Hi

I understand your concerns about increased viscosity. I have gone through the uploaded report.

Increased viscosity and prolonged liquefaction are suggestive of semen infection. Increased agglutination is also due to same reason.

He needs to undergo semen culture and sensitivity test to diagnose the organism causing infection and take the antibiotics medicines as per sensitivity report.

You can conceive normally or IUI with this report. No need of IVF as of now.

Let me know if you need any more clarifications.

Regards
Dr. Mahesh Koregol
IVF and Infertility Specialist

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Follow up: Dr. Mahesh Koregol (2 hours later)

thanks for your answers.
Attached are his culture (result seems scary) / previous analysis report (Nov 2014), please advise (medicines, if possible).
I think I have a good Gynae in New XXXXXXX (Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXX), any thoughts?

Thanks
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please attach culture report

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I find only attached semen analysis report. Please attach the culture report also. Or you can mail them to YYYY@YYYY with Subject as Attention: Dr Mahesh Korigol

You can contact Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX in XXXXXXX Her number is 0000. You can mention Dr. Mahesh from XXXXXXX reffered you. She is qualified reproductive medicine specialist with lot of experience.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta

Follow up: Dr. Mahesh Koregol (32 minutes later)

attached the reports again.

Thanks, I will contact Dr. XXXXXXX for myself. Is she also good for my husband, XXXXXXX's treatment?

Answered by Dr. Mahesh Koregol (58 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Repeat semen culture and sensitivity test

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

There is no growth in the attached culture report.

I suggest you repeat the culture and sensitivity test again from a standard laboratory and take report with you along.

If no organisms are grown in culture, ask dr. XXXXXXX to prescribe broad spectrum antibiotics for your husband which she will do.

Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX can advice on your husband's reports too.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta