Dealing with azoospermia?

[alliejc77]

Thanks for the input, it's made me feel better. I think we were just having an emotional day and usually DH is the strong one, always supporting me but when he has a down day, he won't always immediately tell me what it is he's thinking about which makes it harder - men eh?

I'm sure that his mum and anyone else will soon learn to deal with the fact that our child (if we are ever that lucky) will know we used a donor and then they will just accept it. It just felt like one more thing that his mum disapproved of with me... not the first and won't be the last.

xxx

 

[arzoo]

Thank you Sharon for your understanding, hope you had a good time at the conference.

Stay strong Allie.

 

[arzoo]

Hello Everyone. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing. Hope things are progressing well and the various follow ups happening as per schedule. Good luck gals

 

[deafgal01]

Arzoo- how are you doing?

I am doing good. Just had my second go at iui yesterday. So far relaxin and not thinking about it.

 

[Rainbow123]

Arzoo - Not much happening with me, apart from scheduling in to see my FS on the 10th January as I'm sick and tired of waiting for the IVF/mTESE doctors to get in touch with us. Hopefully my FS will be able to kick some butt! Hehe!
Hope all is good with you XXX

 

[sharon99]

Good luck, Deafgal! I've got my fingers crossed for you.

I'm having a bit of an emotional night over here! I'm placing the order tomorrow for our DS, so I had to call the sperm bank & my doctor to settle details. It can't be delivered to the doctor's on Thursday because of Thanksgiving, etc... a lot of little stresses that have added up to me losing it while making dinner! Last time I cried about it to DH, he seemed surprised, like "Why are you still crying about this? We decided on a course of action." (see: emotional range of a teaspoon). I know it's the right decision for us now, but everything is so weird- picking a donor, calling the place to have it shipped, thinking about all the money we're spending with uncertain results... I wish I knew other people going through this! Hence me writing here in my sorrow! So the plan is the DS should arrive Friday, and I'll likely O sometime next week. It's been a while since I had a two week wait, and I am NOT looking forward to that.

 

[silverbell]

deafgal - good luck! I really hope this is the one that does the trick for you.

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Some of you may not know me, but I've been on and off this thread since we found out about DH's azoospermia (and Klinefelter's syndrome) in June 2011.

We had 6 x donor sperm IUIs, which failed and 2 x IVF attempts with donor sperm. The first didn't work and the second failed before it began as only 1 egg was retrieved from me. At this point my clinic told me they suspected egg maturation issues.

So we moved on to donor embryo instead (donor eggs and donor sperm) and I had transfer last Monday.

We're over the moon today to have got our first ever this morning. Obviously it's very, very early days but fingers crossed all goes well.

I am just here to tell you all because it was stories like these that really pushed me onwards when things were so tough and it all felt so pointless and worthless. I must admit even though ladies came on here with their BFPs I still never believed it would ever, ever happen to me.

Keep the faith, ladies, and know that it's threads such as these and the people within them that are your tower of support when you need it. You're stronger than you know and we all help each other in ways only we can understand.

I hope I haven't upset or offended anybody here. I purely want to give you all some hope and I know just how important that is.

Thinking of you all and wishing all you still on the TTC train the very best of luck, good fortune and best wishes.

 

[luckdragon]

Just wanted to pop by and say massive congratulations on your news I always wonder how your getting on as we both got the first lot of news at the same time!
Hope your well really really pleased to check back and find the treatment has worked this time xxx

 

[Mikihob]

Update:

We got the money from our 401K!! DH was checking to see if he got paid (due to the holiday they decided to pay him a day early) and he was surprised to see extra money. We hadn't even gotten a definite OK. I am SUPER excited! FINALLY we got some good news. I was really getting tired of constant bad news.

Our plan of action is to order his HCG and FSH injections today. 3 months or 6 months. I am not sure if I should order 6 to make it easier or just order 3. After 3 months of injections he will go in for a SA to see if there is any improvement. If so, I start Clomid and we hope for the best. If not, we have the option to continue for another 3 months and do another SA OR just fly down to Seattle for his biopsy. Here's to hoping the injections work! Based on all the reading I have done, it doesn't look like it will work. But I am trying to be optimistic.

deafgal I am praying this IUI is successful. When you do you go in for your BETA? When can you test? I am glad that you are able to relax. Stay comfortable and relaxed. Sleep a lot. I am praying for you tons!

I hope everyone is doing well. Going into the holidays is hard when we are going through this. If only we could have one big conference call and all talk to each other. Yes, we would be on the phone for, about, 20 hours but it's necessary. I am thinking and praying for all of you. I am very thankful to have you ladies to talk to. I am reminded every day, even in my darkest hour, that you are here for me and I can come to you all. It means so much. THANK YOU!

 

[deafgal01]

Beta is done only after a home preg test confirms pregancy. So I will be testing dec 9 and then get beta after that if it comes up as bfp.

 

[Stinas]

Silverbell - I am over the moon for you!!! You were here when I first came on here too! I wish you a H&H 9months!! Super excited!!! Congrats!!

 

[bubumaci]

Miki - that's wonderful news re- the money!!! So glad that you are able to move forward!
DG .. I have my fingers and toes crossed for you!!
Silverbell - Congratulations! That is so exciting! Wishing you a smooth, happy + healthy pregnancy!

 

[tulip11]

Silver bell heartiest congratulations have H&H 9 months.

yesterday my hubby gave a blood sample for chromosomal test so according to them we will find out after a week fingers crossed.

 

[gem10]

Silvermoon, congratulations. It is stories like yours that give us the strength to continue on our journey. Deafgal, Im praying for your BFP and a speedy 2ww. Keep the good news coming ladies!

 

[sharon99]

Silverbell, big congratulations, and thank you for sharing. It's nice to hear success stories from the other side.

Mikihob, yay on getting the 401k money!! Good news at last!

I ordered our donor sperm yesterday- it should be arriving at the doctor's today. The lady taking my order was really nice, but kept transposing numbers on say, my zip code, or my doctor's address. I repeated the donor number like 5 times- please don't screw up that number, lady!!!

I hope everyone in the US had a happy Thanksgiving! Leftover day today. I am staying far away from any shopping malls.

 

[arzoo]

Goodluck Deafgal .... fingers crossed for you.

Rainbow, hope Jan 10th comes quickly for you.

Sharon love your phrase that men have emotional range of a teaspoon . They just dont understand things! Good luck Sharon, wish you success in your journey. My DH was asking me the other day, if I was sad because I am upset that I cant have something or was it that I am disappointed that I cant have a baby! I really dint know how to respond to that.

Great news silverbell , hope you have a smooth pregnancy really happy for you., thank you for posting a positive story, hope that is what keeps most of us going and gives us courage on this journey.


Phew thats a relief mikihob, Glad you got the money

Tulip, good luck, hope the results are favourable.

 

[sharon99]

Arzoo, someone else used the teaspoon comment a while back- I think it's a quote from Harry Potter?? Anyway, it stuck with me because it is so appropriate!

 

[Mikihob]

Arzoo, someone else used the teaspoon comment a while back- I think it's a quote from Harry Potter?? Anyway, it stuck with me because it is so appropriate!

Oh yeah. Hermione said that to Harry and Ron in the third movie or something. I totally forgot about that. But I agree it's SO TRUE!

 

[deafgal01]

How is everyone doing?

 

[Olive333]

Hello Everyone...

I'm new to post, but have been following this thread since we found out our diagnosis. I'm on page 180 or something like that.

Our story - we have been TTC since April 2012. After a year of trying we went to the dr. and had bloodwork and SA. He found out that my husband has zero sperm and it came down to primary testicular failure. We decided not to do a mTESE since the chances of finding any sperm was almost none.

We are about to do our first IUI with DS and I'm very nervious. We both want a baby, but it still concerns me how we are bringing this baby into the world.

I hope to find others that understand what we are going through since in real life, people don't understand our situation and we don't want to talk about it either.