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Originally Posted by Kelbell
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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Well, adoption being more expensive than one IVF cycle doesn't really make me feel any better, bc I know it's not as easy as one IVF cycle = success. One of the reasons we went with adoption over IVF (assuming that's our only other option) is bc w/ adoption, a baby is guaranteed at the end (though we don't know when that will be), whereas with IVF, it isn't.
And I certainly now realize that though I had the best intentions going into adoption, I'm really very selfish about the whole thing. I thought I'd be somehow helping a child by adopting, but the adoption route we've been pursuing is not all that noble at all - if we find a bmom wanting to place with us, sooooo many others would also give that child a loving home if we didn't. We're not open to older or special needs kids, nor can we afford int'l adoption.
So our intentions were good, but the reality is, we won't be any more noble if we adopt than if we don't. Another reason I'm revisiting our fertility. I no longer feel selfish for doing so.