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Old 07-22-2008, 03:33 PM
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Help Low sperm count i am new

Hi I have had the worst news i can ever have i have a really low sperm count and my wife is desperate for a baby i feel such a let down. I am new so any advice would be great
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Old 07-22-2008, 04:22 PM
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That sucks, but it is not the end of the world (even though it might feel that way in the moment). A low sperm count doesn't necessarily mean you can't have a baby. You and your wife should see a reputable reproductive endocrinologist (RE) to explore available options, like IUI and IVF. Lots of people on this board have had success conceiving with male factor IF, so hang in there.
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DH: 34, perfectly healthy
best dog ever
TTC since 3/07
5 cycles of Clomid - no luck
2 IUIs with injectibles (10/07, 11/07) - no luck
1st IVF cycle - 2/08
1st Retrieval - 2/18/08 (19 eggs retrieved, 16 mature, 3 ICSI fertilized and transferred, 2 non-ICSI fertilized and frozen as grade A blasts)
1st Embryo Transfer - 2/21/08 (3 embryos: 2 10-celled B's and 1 9-celled A)
1st Beta - 3/3/08 - 145!
2nd Beta - 3/5/08 - 325!
1st U/S - 3/12/08 - 1 little yolk sac
2nd U/S - 3/19/08 - 1 little heartbeat
Graduated from the RE, onto our new OB - 4/3/08 - heard the hb, 160 bpm
5/2/08 - NT scan (so far, so good); hb 174 bpm
6/18/08 - Anatomy scan (went well and it's a girl!)


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Old 07-24-2008, 02:25 PM
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Have you only had one S/A? If you have you need to have others, one doesn’t give a good picture of your counts.
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TTC 4 years

2 year wait to see RE than RE takes 5 months off!

10/07-6/08- 6 rounds Clomid all = BFN

RE May 08 = waiting for DH appt. at clinic to see if his sperm will survive the wash and respond properly to “fallopian tube environment” – July 08 Passed!

5/08 Testing for Lymphoma- Negative!!! I just have Sarcoidosis.

6/08 Can’t get follow up appointment with RE until September--Am considering moving to the third world, than will not be surprised at inadequate health care.

8/08 Hysteroscopy and Lap removed polyp from uterus and adhesions to ovary and fallopian tubes, adhesions not previously diagnosed.

1st IUI 9/08-BFN

2nd IUI 10/08BFN

On to IVF

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