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by khaledkteily 2163 days ago
Yep - this is a great question and I have tons of thoughts here.

First and foremost: sperm quality is an indicator of overall health, and the two are closely correlated. This is both good and bad.

Good because living a healthier lifestyle improves sperm quality. Bad because there is no easy fix to improve sperm quality. Supplements are fine, and there is some limited research to support them, but they are not a panacea.

We brought on a sperm expert from Harvard - Dr. Mariel Arvizu - to create a protocol to assess and evaluate the lifestyle of our clients and create personalized recommendations based on what we believe is highest impact.

We bucket our recommendations into categories like nutrition, sleep habits, etc. and reference WHO or other trusted resources when possible.

We also get you in touch with a urologist (we have one on-staff) to do a consult if needed. He can discuss your specific case and provide insight.

Lastly, it depends on the results of your analysis. For example, morphology (how "normal" your sperm is) can be significantly impacted by things like using saunas, hot tubs, etc. or even from having the flu. There are simple and easy changes you can make to address things like that.

Sperm takes about 2.5-3 months to regenerate, so any changes you make today will be reflected in your sperm analysis after that time period.

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Is there a good resource to learn more? I went to a fertility clinic and was told nothing really could be done lifestylewise to improve motility. They seemed to think IVF and IUI are the only way, which they offered for a fair chunk of change.
Of course they're incentivized to tell you that... we have a fair amount of resources here: https://www.givelegacy.com/resources/ and are working on making them more user-friendly.

In brief, you want to focus on improving your overall health as that's closely correlated with sperm quality. If you have more specific, medical questions, I'd be happy to connect you to our urologist for a short (free) consult.