azoospermia anyone??

[MayMay]

Hey, I just wanted to know if anyone else is facing this diagnosis..... We just found out today and well.... its hard news so.... if you're out there, let me know please.

 

[vineyard]

My husband has low motility (16%) instead of 50% with borderline morphology. I understand you though, it's hard news to get.

 

[FJL]

I know that wannabemum's DH has this, so i'm sure she wouldn't mind if you PM'ed her as she hasn't been around much lately.

Has the Dr given you your options? I know that with this they can cut the testes and doing this they usually find some viable sperm. Sometimes they find nothing but more often than not they find a few good ones so that you can do IVF/ICSI.

we're here for you during this shitty, awful journey.

 

[Kirstin]

We have a very low sperm count but weren't told anymore than that by the doctor.

 

[MissAma]

Yup here. None. Zero. Nothing.

PM me if you fancy talking.

 

[MayMay]

So far all we know is that he has zero count. "As if he had a vasectomy. The results are the same." as the receptionist who called with the new put it. So, he has ordered several blood tests and well has a urine test to see if he has retrograde for Tuesday and has a doctors appt for March 6 which hopefully will result in a referral to a urologist to get the inital palpitory exam done. thats the technical stuff
the emotional stuff is the worst so far. We're just now starting to be able to understand eachother's fears and griefs and pain as well as our own. It's SO much to digest. We're just treading lightly and honestly at this point. Obviously his pain will deeper than mine and my role is to take care of him and be there to comfort and reassure him but I'm scared I don't and won't know how to do it right for him. Is that crazy? I see his so vulnerable and wounded by all and I don't want fail him now.

 

[FJL]

Although my husband does have sperm, it has major problems - low count, low motility, very poor morphology and highly damaged sperm, so the only way we can hope to get pregnant is through IVF/ICSI. When we found this out, my husband was so upset, he just cried and cried. He completely felt to blame, he felt like a failure and was generally gutted about it all.

I think all us women can do is reassure our husbands that we will do whatever it takes to try and get pregnant, that this is NOT his fault, he did nothing to intentionally cause this and that life has just dealt us 1 shitty card. Hug him, love him, tell him you love him and be there to listen to his feelings and fears.

Over time he will cope better. My DH I think will always feel he is to blame but he knows we're in this together and that it can only make us stronger.

The other thing you could try is several vitamins/minerals that are supposed to help...you never know, its worth a try. There are several suppliments available for men, the most commonly used one in Australia is menevit but it isn't quite high enough in the vits that my FS recommends, so my DH is on this + an increased dose of other things.

The ones I know of are:
Vit C - 1000mg per day
Vit E - 800-1000mg per day
Folic acid - 500mg per day
Zinc - not sure of the level
Selenium - not sure of the level. If you buy this individually and not already in a male suppliment then check with your urologist on the amount as too much can be harmful.

In many cases, the above does improve count and quality, so this could increase your DH's count enough so that there is sperm in the semen to get him out of have to have his balls cut open (so to speak!) then i'm sure everyone would be much happier! It may not work, but hell...it couldn't hurt.

 

[Vestirse]

Zinc should be 20mg or less and Selenium 100mg.

 

[MayMay]

He's expressed his desire to have his own children if its possible... obviously we need to see some specialists to diagnose our situation. We're open to many way of having children though, sperm donors and adoption are ok with us but we both desire to pursue IVF and ICSI if we are candidates. we'll see what happens right? We'll likely wind up looking for donors while working towards our biological child if we're allowed.
Warning: rant will ensue at this point.... please skip next paragraph if desired
(on a side note, I did read someones post that where they lived they weren't allowed to pursue adoption AND fertility treatment at the same time!?!?!?!? That's bullshit in my humble opinion! Like it's their business. I understand the need to protect the existing children who may have been through quite an ordeal already but deciding that a couple can't do both???? What is THAT???)
As I was saying... I feel that we're dusting ourselves off and we are actually begining to look forward to see whats out there for us and we're getting stronger day by day.
(and for those who read my breakdown pitypartypost in TTC.... "what a difference a day makes"!!!

 

[FJL]

I know that in Australia you have to have given up your IVF/AC journey if you wish to pursue adoption. IMO this is rediculous as over here adoption from start to finish takes on average 5-7 years. I think you should be allowed to keep trying while waiting and if you choose you can always cancel your adoption route. Some of the rules are just stupid.

 

[wannabmum]

Hi huni I have just cn this thread and so sorry to hear about ur dh, I understand how u are feeling at the moment my dh was diagnosed with azoospermia nearly 2 years ago and its a devestating blow, however please try not to lose hope the reason for all tests etc on dh at the moment is to try and discover the cause (obstructive or non obstuctive) in ur dh, In most cases they manage to get viable sperm that can be used in ICSI / IVF. If there is anything u want to know or u just need someone to talk to I'm here 4 u


xxxxx

 

[MissAma]

For the record, the obstructive vs. non-obstructive part is not as clear cut as we would like to believe. We have been told ours is NOA but our hormonal values are perfect and there is plenty of viable, live, perfectly formed sperm that seems to have no way to get out of the testes -hence would be obstructive- so who knows....

Anyhow, we know how you feel, how bleeping unfair and painful it is, we really do so don't hesitate to call on us if you need info or a shoulder.

 

[Madsy]

My DH also was just diagnosed with azoospermia about one month ago. It was a shock to say the least. We're currently waiting to see a specialist next week to start on our path of having a bub (we saw a different specialist the other week who was hopeless, he didn't talk about finding out what type of azoo it was, he didn't even exam DH's testicles, simply seemed like he couldn't care less) - so hopefully this specialist is better and we can start to get some answers and get on track. I hate all this waiting... my DH and I just want to get started on a treatment plan and begin the process.

Maymay how are you going with your medical journey? I saw you posted a timeline question, which I'd also be really interested in hearing about if anyone responds.