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01-12-2007, 08:14 PM
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Testicular Cancer and TTC
Hello,
My husband had testicular cancer in high school back in 1993. At that time his doctor discouraged him from freezing his sperm. The doctor said it was highly unlikely that he would suffer any major damage due to this type of cancer. Fast forward to the present. Because of the cancer, Matt's nerves are damaged and he cannot ejaculate without being put to sleep and having an electric shock down there. Once we managed to get his sperm collected we found that he only has 3% motility of a fresh sample, and 1% motility of frozen sperm. We also found out he has about 80% dna fragmentation. Because of the odds, we chose not to pursue ICSI. That was two years ago and we are once again in the process of TTC.  Our doctor put Matt on a 3 month supply of supplements of antioxydants and vitamins. In 12 weeks I am to call my doctor to get started on fertility shots to increase my eggs. The doctor says that our best chance of conceiving will be with a fresh sample. SO.... when my eggs are ready for retrieval, they will schedule Matt for his electric shock procedure to get his sperm, and also schedule me for my retrieval. Then the doctor will do his magic with ICSI using five of my eggs. The doctor said that with Matt's sperm quality that we'll be lucky if we get 2 eggs to fertilize well enough to put back inside me. God willing we'll be pregnant by May or June!!! Last edited by Poppycorn95 : 01-12-2007 at 08:20 PM. 
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01-12-2007, 09:19 PM
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Welcome to the site!! I wish you and your DH the very best and much success in getting PG!!!
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~Shawna~ Me: 26(Borderline PCOS) DH: 25 (slight MF) TTC: Oct/04 IVF: -10 fertilized, 6 Ice Babies -July 14th Transfer of two beautiful little guys.  : Boo yah!!! July 21st for sure...it's getting darker!God please stay with us and this miracle. Beta: July 27-341 July 29-680 First u/s aug 18-IT'S TWINS! Baby A (Monkey) and Baby B (Boo) both with Heart rates around 160 bpm. 10w2d u/s- Sept 8: Looking good 10w6d-spotting scare 11w6d- NT scan shows 2 beautiful growing babies Gender and Anatomy: Nov 20th Mommy's intuition was right: TWO HEALTHY BOYS!! Angel babies:  Bean lost 12/11/06 at 8 weeks EDD July 23/07 Peanut lost 6/8/07 at 4 1/2 weeks EDD Feb 11/08 Little Ray lost 03/13/08 Ectopic at 6w5d EDD Oct31/08 
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01-13-2007, 09:15 PM
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Wow, what an ordeal for you and your DH to have gone through and to continue to endure. I'm sorry it's been such a ride through this IF journey, but I wanted to welcome you to our board.
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KarenMommy to Connor and Aaron, my sunshine and my rainbow IVF/ICSI Twins Born November 12, 2002 Male Factor Infertility Issues (Antisperm Antibodies) TTC from October 1999 until March 2002 TTC #3 naturally That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche The Miracle of Life Before you were conceived, I wanted you Before you were born, I loved you And before you were here an hour I would have sacrificed everything for you  
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01-14-2007, 09:19 AM
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Oh my gosh! I'm sorry about your struggles and your husband's struggles. Please keep us informed on how things are going!
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Ann Me 32, PCOS SO (together almost 10 years) 35, Perfect! TTC since November 2004 8/24/06 First appointment with RE 9/06 Clomid -- failed (did not ovulate) 10/06 Femara -- failed (did not ovulate) 11/29/06 IUI with Follistim & Novarel -- BFN 1/27/07 2nd IUI cancelled due to hyperstimulation 3/23/07 3rd IUI cancelled due to poor response Currently taking time off treatment to lose weight, get healthy and save for IVF. (Lost 35 pounds!) Taking Metformin & Fertility Blend.
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06-05-2007, 01:08 AM
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Hon I know what you're going through. Please check back in here to let us know if it worked!! My husband had two DIFFERENT cases of testicular cancer in 1997. As in, they were two different forms, not one that spread. His doctor said he had read about such a thing once, in a textbook. So whoopee, now HE'S in the book. Needless to say he doesn't make ANY sperm, AT ALL. Hopefully your procedure works and you are preggo right now.
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The next pregnant lady I see on the street is going to get a REALLY MEAN LOOK from me! j/k 
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10-17-2008, 01:44 AM
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Testicular Cancer and TTC
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Started ttc July 01 Age. Me: 26 Hubby: 27 No other children yet All tests so far have come back fine HSG summer 03 - all fine Regular cycles, regular ov, hormones fine, tubes open, hubby's little friends are fine - just pure crappy luck. =============================== Thomson Our mission is to provide high quality end to end solutions to the BPO segment in a manner that will improve the operational efficiency while reducing the cost of the services to the client. 4thdimension1@gmail.com Last edited by charms : 10-17-2008 at 11:05 PM. Reason: changes
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