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Long term use of acyclovir related to inhibition of semen production (and thus sub-fertility)

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Fenix Vive - 23 Oct 2003 03:18 GMT
Hi all, I've been lurking the group for a while and I've been
searching for this and found only little evidence.
I have genital hsv-1 for almost 9 years now. Back in 1997, we were
able with to get my wife pregnant and give birth to a beautiful
daughter. Since then, mainly due to stressful situations at work, my
herpes began to outbrake almost continuously and so I went to an
infectologist who convinced me to go for a suppresive therapy with
acyclovir, which I did. Almost six years from then, I've found that I
have sub-fertility problems, related to the amount and "normality" of
my sperm. Surely this can be related to a lot of other things, but I
won't be honest with myself if I don't tell your that I somehow
suspect that such a long time of having acyclovir almost daily could
have influenced. Does anyone have any knowledge of evidence related to
this?
Tks, Fenix.
Grant - 23 Oct 2003 10:56 GMT
I have no knowledge of this but I'll be interested in hearing what others
have to say.

ar

> Hi all, I've been lurking the group for a while and I've been
> searching for this and found only little evidence.
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> this?
> Tks, Fenix.
Angela - 23 Oct 2003 14:14 GMT
Fenix ~

As far as I know herpes herpes antiviral medications do not cause
infertility.

Hang in there ~

Angela
M.L.S. - 24 Oct 2003 01:55 GMT
>Hi all, I've been lurking the group for a while and I've been
>searching for this and found only little evidence.
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>this?
>Tks, Fenix.

Hi Fenix.  Nope, never heard of such a thing, but just in case I just
ran some searches and found no mention of acyclovir having any effect
on the reproductive apparatus.

Plenty of other things could be to blame, though.  Just getting older
reduces sperm abundance and motility.

Anything else besides acyclovir you can think of?  Has your doc given
you any possible causes to consider?

Take care,

Mike
 
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