About Anti-sperm Antibodies

I've looked up links on this topic for online friends who have had to contend with this male-factor fertility problem.

There are a few different types of anti-sperm antibodies, they can attach at the head, mid-section or tail. Identifying what type you have is key as it helps the doc to know what kind of wash to do prior to an insemination.

General information about this condition:

Treatment of Infertility Associated with the Presence of Sperm Antibodies in the Man

Anti-Sperm Antibodies

Antisperm Antibodies

Immunological Factors & Infertility

Immunological Testing and Treatment for Infertility

When Sperm Meets Egg: Sperm-Mucus Interaction

Medical articles and abstracts about anti-sperm antibodies

Semen sample collection in medium enhances the implantation rate following ICSI in patients with severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Sperm antibodies

Intra-uterine insemination versus cyclic, low-dose prednisolone in couples with male antisperm antibodies.

A comparison of intrauterine insemination in superovulated cycles to intercourse in couples where the male is receiving steroids for the treatment of autoimmune infertility.

Characterization of spermatozoa surface antigens by antisperm antibodies and its influence on acrosomal exocytosis.

[Chinese traditional medicine yi kang ling to treat immunity infertility caused by anti-sperm antibody: the experimental research II]

[Effect of antisperm antibodies on assisted reproduction]

[Effect of heavy metals on immune reactions in patients with infertility]

[Immunological approach to male contraception]



The Infetility Cure also mentions that ASA can be treated with chinese herbs, focusing on the pattern of deficiency or excess. At any rate, the anti-bodies indicate an immune reaction in the body and taking the efforts to try to improve the man's health overall should help provide some results, even if it is just better quality sperm for IVF. I'd do the MFI supplement cocktail, though consulting with a TCM practitioner would be an excellent place to start.

This may sound crazy but caffeine can help sperm swim faster. Truly. Read about it:

Coffee makes sperm speed up
18:24 14 October 03
NewScientist.com news service
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994267

You might have your partner stop and get a double espresso before the next IUI or you get up early and make/get coffee for him and switch your BD schedule to the AM (as the coffee certainly would disrupt sleep if taken at night).

Just for everyone's information I thought I would share with you a reason why I thought we could influence our fertility in spite of doctors telling us that morphology is just something that you are born with and you can't change. We were working with a biotech company a couple years ago and they had developed a compound that would enhance a plants ability to both combat pests and disease and at the same time had the added benefit of increased fruit production of increased proportions. That was why I went looking for all those links in my sig for sperm maturation and morphology. I thought surely there has got to be a way to influence this process. Finally I got my partner to agree to try the extended supplement regime, thinking that at the very least we would be improving the opportunity to grow better sperm. Take a look at the PDF article at the link below when you have a chance and you can see what I'm talking about.

Messenger for Citrus
http://www.edenbio.com/documents/Eden+Citrus.pdf

Today I've been feeling mostly good but then burpy- yucky, then STARVING (at 11am after I already at leftover Thai food for breakfast and a banana and a glass of almond milk at work), so I had to go buy something pronto. I don't know what would have happened if I didn't but it sure felt desperate.

My partner and a good friend at work are both noticing the physical changes in my already (I noticed them two weeks ago). I've got a little extra fat around my belly button, I'm starting to be a little more rounded in the front as well, and still with the big boobs. I'm thinking about getting some new bras because the ones I have aren't really enough support but that was just based on what I own on not because I look like Busty Dusty (ever hear of her, famous porn star).

All About Sperm

These are some of the better links I've found about sperm generation and basic men's infertility.

MALE INFERTILITY

Male Infertility Overview ~ Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Male Reproductive Problems

Advanced Urology - FAQ's on Information pertaining to Male Infertility

Infertility in Men


SPERMATOGENESIS

Maturation of a sperm cell - diagram

Spermatogenesis Slides -- with details of various constituents involved in process

Spermatogenesis

MORPHOLOGY

Semen Characteristics: Advancement in Andrological Assessment - PDF
Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2005, 20 (1)
173-183
R.S. Sharma** K.K.Gaur#, P.C.Pal*, Monika Manocha*, Deepak Tomar*, Arif Azam Khan*, Vinita Tripathi*, Vineeta
chattree* and A. Kriplani+

The Importance of Sperm Morphology in the Evaluation of Male Infertility

Poor Sperm Morphology

Sperm Abnormalities: Testicular Causes

Illustration showing nomal to abnomal sperm

More images showing sperm morphology (Google Image Search)

Differential production of reactive oxygen species by subsets of human spermatozoa at different stages of maturation

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:

Vasectomy Reversal Information

Semen Analysis

Improving Your Semen Analysis