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My husband has 7% sperm motility and 18 million sperm count per ml ..what can we do to get pregnant are ivf and icsi good options or there is other?

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Ivf?: Given your young age, you may want to try IUI first, but IVF is your best option.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/25/2014

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