Dealing with azoospermia?

[MoBaby]

Hi deb! Good to hear from you.
Did you mention before that your DH was on clomid or letrozole? My DH started on clomid and HCG injections about 5 weeks ago (we are doing a FET first with our current RE and if it doesnt work out a fresh IVF at a different clinic so we went ahead and started treatment for him). We are hoping for some improvement in his count and motility but at the least some sperm when they do the TESE. We decided if we do another fresh he will have the TESE done at the same time as my EC so they will have fresh swimmers to use.

 

[tulip11]

H iRainbow123
Last time in April my husband had ultrasound which shows that there is no blockage, normal blood flow, almost normal testicles size as well so the man who did ultra sound said that he ill send this report to urologist later on he ill tell us everything in detail. But before that my husband provided urine , blood samples for tests n later on we got two sample bottle for sperm analysis via post as sent by urologist so we submitted two sperm samples as well ...but as we didnt get any further appointment letter or result call so we called and inquired about results so the lady on phone told us that our next appointment ill be on 31st july and we ill get the app letter v soon so in that app we ill get to know about whole results. Idk what ill happen next . All the best to you.

 

[Deb111]

Rainbow - he had high fsh, low testosterone and primary testicular failure. The urologist put him on anastrazole - cost under £20 for 3 months supply! and then did the mTESE. Even after that they only found 40ish sperm and it was a gamble, but sitting here looking at dh with our 7 and a half month old enjoying his first fathers day, how could anyone deny it was worth a try?? X x

 

[Deb111]

Hi deb! Good to hear from you.
Did you mention before that your DH was on clomid or letrozole? My DH started on clomid and HCG injections about 5 weeks ago (we are doing a FET first with our current RE and if it doesnt work out a fresh IVF at a different clinic so we went ahead and started treatment for him). We are hoping for some improvement in his count and motility but at the least some sperm when they do the TESE. We decided if we do another fresh he will have the TESE done at the same time as my EC so they will have fresh swimmers to use.

He wad on tamoxifen which did wonders for his fsh and testosterone but pushed his oestrogen up too so he changed him to anastrazole x

 

[MrsMo]

7!!! We got 7 eggs! The usual for someone with such a low AMH as I have is 1-6 eggs, I obviously had to go one better, hehe! (Normal average is apparently 10.)

I'm so excited and pleased and so was our embryologist, although she did say that since they weren't expecting so many she is cautiously optimistic as they might not all be mature enough. The retrieval was fine and we find out tomorrow morning how many have fertilised and when they will be going back in! Eeeek!

 

[Stinas]

MrsMo - Yayy!! Congrats!

 

[deafgal01]

That is great mrsMo!

 

[MrsMo]

None of them fertilised. They don't know why. 6 of the 7 eggs were mature. Sperm was looking good. Nothing happened and that's the end of that.

We were just not prepared for it to end now, at this point. I thought we'd at least get one to implant after being so lucky getting so many eggs. I was prepared for it not to work after implantation but to not even fertilise. I am so devastated.

 

[Hopeful Cat]

So sorry MrsMo. Thats such hard news for u to take. Xx will they b able to give u any more info as to why they didnt fertilise?

 

[MrsMo]

So sorry MrsMo. Thats such hard news for u to take. Xx will they b able to give u any more info as to why they didnt fertilise?

Thanks, probably not, they said they will have another look at the eggs later but sometimes this just happens. They'll be having a meeting to discuss failed cases and will be in touch but she said the most likely recommendation will be for us to try again with ICSI and she said ASAP because of my AMH. Time is definitely an issue.

 

[Hopeful Cat]

Wish I could give you a big hug MrsMo! Would you be staying again next month then? Its such a frustrating process because you never know what will happen but you just got to keep putting one foot in front of the other. 7 eggs was a great result, fingers crossed next cycle is more successful

 

[MrsMo]

Thanks so much, DH is stuck at work so I'm now home alone and trying not to wallow. So glad this forum is here with people who really understand. I don't even know yet how long we have to wait to try again.

We're not going to be able to afford to feed a baby at this rate either. Worked out we've spent around £9000 so far for nothing. £3000 for failed mTESE, £2000 for sperm, £3500 for IVF and more for the drugs, tests, appointments, etc. And now we're back fully to square one with regard to eggs so it will be another £700 for drugs and this time £4000 for ICSI (we still have 2 vials of sperm left at least). Not to mention wages lost due to time off. Are we crazy?! I know we need and want to do this but when it starts seeming more and more hopeless are we just wasting thousands of pounds?! I don't know.

 

[Hopeful Cat]

I know it cn be so hard to find people to relate to n your everyday life. This forum is a Godsend! Yeah the cost s do add up. I jUst got two bills in the mail for dhs mTese and because it lasted so long the anaesthetic fee is huge! But in the end its jUst money and what is life of you don't shoot for your dreams. If your heart is being to be a mother like mine is then you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[MoBaby]

Mrsmo that's devastating. I'm soo sorry we are well invested to having a baby as well and I'm not stopping until it happens. They should give you some sort if discount or free sperm or something next go round since you didn't get to transfer. So sorry again

 

[deafgal01]

Oh MrsMo it's such a hard road to travel on, to have that many out but none of them fertilized? I hope they don't make you wait too long for the next attempt.

 

[Stinas]

MrsMo -
Azoo is hard enough, but for this to happen is just not fair.
This forum is amazing. Its hard for the normal average joe to understand what we are going through. No one gets it. Its wonderful to be able to relate to people....sucks that some of us are far away from each other, but this support system really helps through the hard times.
There is always a light at the end of the tunnel....some of us just get stuck on the detour....we will get there eventually.

 

[Rainbow123]

So sorry to hear that MrsMo, that is so damn unfair. I hope you are as ok as you can be, my thoughts and prayers are with you, as they are with all the other ladies who are going through this crap! We will all get there, if only we had a crystal ball to tell us when, it may be a little easier.
With regards to money, my DH and I have spoken about it too, and are thinking that if we run out of savings we will have to sell the house or something as there is nothing more important to us than having babies. It really does suck how we all have to go through this, it is made even worse by the financial problems it can give you too!
Love to all,
XXXXXXXX

 

[tulip11]

Hi just a quick question ..I am taking pregnacare vit since 2012 june but now switched to pregnacare conception for his and her which contains wellman conception for man...is there anyone here on the thread whose hubby used these wellman vit and later on get some good results ?

 

[Rainbow123]

Hi just a quick question ..I am taking pregnacare vit since 2012 june but now switched to pregnacare conception for his and her which contains wellman conception for man...is there anyone here on the thread whose hubby used these wellman vit and later on get some good results ?

My hubby was taking them for a few months, before we found out about the azoo. He's stopped now, but if we are able to go for a mTESE I would definitely have him taking them again. I suppose that if there are sperm somewhere in there then it should theoretically improve the quality of any you find in a sperm retrieval.
X

 

[arzoo]

Hi... I am so glad I came across this forum. Hope you wont mind me posting here and joinin in. It will be a month tomorrow since we were told about my DH zero sperm count. Each morning when I wake up, I am hoping that this was all a bad dream and things would go back to being normal. The story so far.... have been TTC for 9 months. I feared something was wrong , went to the GP multiple times and finally convinced them to send me for tests. All my blood test (21 day and 4thday) tests came out normal. Then came the question of SA for my DH. There was about 2 months wait, in the meantime we continued to TTC naturally not suspecting anything. On May 23rd , a day I will never ever be able to forget. I came home from work and my DH hugged me and told me that the results were back and they did not spot a single sperm. Cried our hearts our all night. Since then DH has had his second SA and the same disappointing results. Had to deal with an incompetent GP , looks like she never ever heard about azoospermia. After multiple calls , visit to the GP , meeting the practise manager we were finally referred last week. and was disappointed to know that I have been referred to see a gynaecologist. Given the long wait to get an andrologist and the confirmed lack of sperm the lady at the referral centre advised me to ask the GP to refer my husband in parallel. Few more calls to the GP and finally they have referred my DH. We have decided to go private. Progesterone levels are low but within range .FSH levels very high (21 , range is upto 8). Mr google tells me that it is down to testicular failure. We are hoping to get an appointment with Dr Ramsay.
Sorry for the long post ladies. We are not ready to discuss this with family or friends (don’t think we ever will be) so sharing this with you all who are under similar circumstances.