Sperm count and pregnancy

An abnormal sperm count may also indicate an underlying health condition. A normal sperm count ranges from 15 million sperm to more than million sperm per milliliter mL of semen. Anything less than 15 million sperm per milliliter, or 39 million sperm per ejaculate, is considered low. A low sperm count is often referred to as oligospermia. A high, or above average, sperm count is over million sperm per millimeter.

When it comes to infertility issues, there are many myths and misnomers out there to be avoided. Avoided because fertility myths typically discourage trying-to-conceive couples with discouraging or simply frightening misinformation. Among the most common myths? The fact is about half of all infertility obstacles are contributed by men. A second common male fertility myth is that sperm health is just about numbers — or sperm count. And while a healthy sperm count is a vital dimension of male fertility, there are clearly many other physiological factors called sperm parameters that are equally important. Also send me the free 5-part email series Get Pregnant Now.

If you and your partner are trying to conceive a baby, you may be looking for information about how to increase sperm count to improve your chances of getting pregnant. A healthy sperm count is necessary for fertility. For pregnancy to occur, only one sperm and one egg are needed, so why does sperm count matter?

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