I’m (37) TTC with my partner (38). I have “occult diminished ovarian reserve” and he has morphology 1% (dec 2020) increased to 1.5% (dec 2021) after taking Fertilaid. We have been TTC for 6 months and because of my age and lower AMH (0.7) we are moving straight to <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a>. Doctors say that Letrozole or <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IUI</a> aren’t likely to help.

After getting his result of 1.5% morphology, which the medical team never discussed with us, my partner recently stopped taking his Fertilaid and has been working a ton of nights and drinking lots of coffee/energy drinks. He also told me that “it doesn’t matter, I have enough good sperm” and when we were discussing fertility, even mentioned a real zinger - that if he had sex with a 21 year old, she would get pregnant. I said, sure, but it would take longer than normal, and if I had sex with a young guy who had normal semen parameters, I would probably get pregnant eventually too because I do ovulate like clockwork every month. And regardless, we both need to take our vitamins.

I just want to vent. Even if the doctors can pick the prettiest sperm for ICSI, his lifestyle still matters! I know there isn’t a ton of research about lifestyle and semen, and that women have always been under the microscope about fertility. How can I convince him that his contribution and health matter for <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> success?