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Old 09-16-2009, 03:18 PM
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I am so sorry that your DH is having such a rough time with the cancer and I hope the chemo is effective.

I was also going to mention the possibility of surgical removal of sperm through the mTESE already mentioned.

For those of us with DHs with azoospermia (0 sperm count) this is often our only hope of having biological children, bio from both parents anyway. I am honestly not sure how well sperm retrieved this way fare after being frozen/thawed as these aren't often normal sperm that are being found. With your DH having had a normal count at some point as evidenced by the prior pregnancies this may not apply.

I sincerely hope for the best for both of you. Would traveling to the states to Cornell Univ. in NYC be a possibility? It is quite pricy but probably just about the best place in the world for male infertility.

If you check out the azoospermia thread in the male factor infertility section you will see several people there whose DHs have had testicular cancer as well.
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Me: 35
10/09: Fertility labwork cycle day 2 and 21
FSH Normal at 7.2

DH: 33 Azoospermia, unknown cause
FSH 39!
LH 11.9
T level ~150 ( Was placed on Androgel but he stopped that when we realized it is contraindicated for sperm production )
10/08/09: 1st phone consult with Dr Turek
10/13/09: 1st official appt. with Dr. Turek
Start Clomid to raise T levels
11/10/09: Testosterone 428! Clomid is working.

11/09: Genetic tests/chromosomal analysis. Normal male karyotype.

Australian Shephard Arya and Big Fat Cat Kahless
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