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My husband has high viscosity, normal count but also some of the sperm were twitching and they died at 2 hours. what does that mean?

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Dr. Richard Harkaway answered

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Abnormal motility: it sounds like you're talking about abnormal motility. The sperm dying within two hours is not important. The percentage of sperm moving about abnormally is important.

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Answered 4/25/2015

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A member asked:

My husband has high viscosity, normal count but also some of the sperm were twitching and they died at 2 hours. what does that mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Richard Harkaway answered

Dr Beck agreed

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