Can candida and haemolytic streptococci in sperm culture cause poor motility?
Patient: i did a sperm culture for a patient and he had candida and haemolytic streptoccoci and the isolated. his semen was highly viscous with sperm counts very normal, but poor motilty.  could this germs be the major causes for high viscosity and poor motility? Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.  I would like to know what were the findings on regular semen analysis and more specifically what was the amount of pus cells in semen analysis. Pyospermia is among the main causes for poor sperm motility.  Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.