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Old 07-30-2009, 07:14 PM
Kelbell Kelbell is offline
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The biopsy or TESE is not a treatment for azoospermia, often times men with azoospermia have sperm in their testes, but for various reasons it is not present in their ejaculate. It all depends on your husband's etiology, like whether he has absence of the vas deferens, or if he possibly has sertoli-only cell like syndrome, varicocole, etc. It sounds like you both should really go sit down and talk with a reproductive endocrinologist who will be able to fully educate you on your options and what all the procedures are and what they cost. And speaking of cost, if that is something you are worried about, it should be noted that adoption is often MORE expensive than an IVF cycle (not that I am discouraging adoption, it is a wonderful thing and is something I would never rule out).
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Me (25): Healthy
DH (30): Azoospermia, NOA & unilateral vas absence
Married since 8/18/2007
TTC > 1.5 years
Twig, Tabitha, Sofia

So far:
May '09 1st, 2nd, and 3rd SA- ZERO
6/2/09 First appointment with urologist
7/4/09 DH Renal ultrasound to check for both kidneys- yay both there
7/30/09 Testicular Biopsy- Sperm found
8/20/09 IVF consult
8/28/09 Depo Lupron 3.75 mg
9/6/09
9/10/09 Starting IVF Cycle: Follistim 75 IU & 75 IU Menopur 2x day
9/18/09 Follistim dose lowered to 50 IU 2x day
9/23/09 ER- 49 eggs retrieved:
18 eggs ICSIed, 12 eggs frozen for potential future use ** 8 Snowbabies**
9/25/09 No ET, OHSS and migrating ovaries Will do FET in NOV.


FET:
11/7/09
11/9/09 Started taking estrogen
11/20/09 U/S
11/21/09 started PIO 2 x day
11/24/09 FET!!
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