Simultaneous treatment of the wife in infertile couples with oligospermia

Poor ovulation was found to be common in infertile couples with oligospermia. When the sperm count was less than 5 x 10(6)/ml, 33% of wives had poor ovulation. When the sperm count was between 5 x 10(6)/ml and 20 x 10(6)/ml, 78% of wives had poor ovulation. Improvement in sperm count was most likely to increase the chances of conception when the pretreatment sperm count was less than 5 x 10(6)/ml. Pregnancy in infertile couples with oligospermia cannot be related simply to treatment or improvement in the husband's oligospermia but can only be viewed in the context of the wife's fertility, which is quite frequently also impaired in infertile couples with male factor problems.