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I would ask your doctor if the morphology was 30% based on WHO scale or the Kruger strict scales. Also the cut off for abnormal morphology is actually 4% on both WHO and Kruger, which doesn't make sense to me but that is what it is. I would also see if you could get a SA with the Kruger strict morphology, it is more clinically useful I think.

If morphology is the only low number I wouldn't freak out. We had that number be around the cutoff and the re was like "well it may matter but it may not" and they didn't focus on it. My first lo was conceived on clomid with ti. My second we failed all the iuis we tried (which should technically have helped the swimmers I guess?) and got pregnant on a break cycle with our sticky baby. We (really just because it works for us) don't overdo the bd. Only two days in a row if I see a positive opk because including that day has been my best indicator of success - much more so than getting in a lot of days.

My husband's morphology was 1.5%, on the strict scale. All other numbers were ok. I have PCOS. We have conceived once naturally, once with Clomid + met + progesterone, and once with just met + progesterone (so, a total of 3 times).
I am not a fertility doctor but with my rudimentary understanding of how it works, I think speed and number are much more important than morphology (so does my OB). Basically, DH has the right # of guys and they all swim to the egg quickly, but a lot of them just have weird shapes. However, all it takes is one normally-shaped one, right....?

We try for EOD during days 5-20, and then whatever outside of that. Studies show more frequent intercourse, like EOD, is better to improve sperm quality (more "cycling through"), but I don't know how specific "quality" is (like, does it improve motility, morphology, count, or all?)

my husbands morph was 7%, so slightly low.. he took fertile aid and we got pregnant that month.. who knows if one thing led to the other.. I was all caught up in the numbers and poof - got pregnant... good luck!!

Our morph was 4% normal and we conceived through IVf...

My husband's SA numbers were pretty bad in all categories... our RE basically told us he thought we would likely need to do IVF. We started with an IUI (I also had some female IF issues). When we arrived for the IUI, the RE actually said he strongly suggested we do a repeat IUI the next day because my husband's sample results were so poor. I declined because it was our first IUI (and also, $$$). Anyway, the first IUI worked and I got pregnant. My son is almost 2 now.