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Dealing with azoospermia?

I had embryo transfer today...2 5day blastocysts transferred. Of the 24 sperm and 24 eggs we got 12 to fertilise and by day 5 we have two transferred and 5 others still alive. They r going to grow the 5 til tomorrow and then evaluate them for freezing.

Feeling hopeful we arel 4th time lucky.
 
So soeey Olive- I'm thinking of you!!

Cat- that sounds hopeful! Were soerm from TESE?

When if your 1st blood test?
 
Those numbers are very promising Cat!! Still having 5 growing for evaluation tomorrow + the two transferred blasts today - I am excited for you! Grow little embies, grow!!! :dust::dust::dust:
 
Hmm…. this could perhaps be the reason my DH is azoo as goodness me, he used to smoke weed A LOT for quite a few years…

I have an interesting question for your ladies and please don't judge :/

My husband has ADHD. It was probably more prominent as a child, but he still suffers from a short attention span, etc...When he was in high school, he started smoking weed to ease some of the anxiety and hyperactivity he was feeling. It worked and he continued/continues to smoke to this day. I've never liked weed and I don't do it but I accepted him smoking a long time ago.

However, when we realized he was diagnosed with cryptozoospermia/azoospermia I told him (as well as his urologist) that he really should quit just to give the little amount of sperm he does have the best chances possible. All the doctors have told us quitting probably won't make much of a difference, but we don't know if we don't try. So he's been 2 months sober as of yesterday. He really was mentally and physically addicted and it's been tough quitting but he did it! He still drinks beer occasionally, but he's been taking fertility vitamin supplements for men and no THC entering his body! He's going to go in for another SA in a month or two (it takes 3 months for the toxins to leave your body) to see if it makes any difference.

So I guess me question for you ladies is, have you read anything on weed and fertility? Google research shows mixed results. Some say it makes a difference (not so much in count though), and some say it doesn't. Just thought I'd throw that out there and see what type of responses I get.

Happy Valentine's Day!

- Nicole

Oh my, I feel like I just wrote this, My DH is exactly the same, he is also ADHD and used to smoke to calm him, he is also hyper active, he has quit but its been very hard. I have also read that it does affect sperm production, actually causing testicular failure.

This is what I read (tried to post a link but it wont let me)

Testicular Failure

Another cause of azoospermia is testicular failure, which is the inability of the testicles to produce enough mature sperm. Causes of testicular failure include chromosome problems, diseases of the testicle, and injury to the testicale. Undescended testicles at birth or frequent and heavy use of marijuana can also increase the risk of testicular failure. This can occur during any stage of sperm production. The testicle may not have the cells necessary that divide to become sperm cells, or the sperm may be unable to fully develop and mature.



I know not everything we read is accurate but hey, its got him to stop, but I do believe that it has a part in it, could it perhaps be a combination of a whole lot of things I wonder.
 
Just been catching up on here as haven't been on for a while.
I'm so sorry Olive. I'm not sure that it will make you feel any better, but a friend of mine told me that ladies she knew who went through fertility issues said that the roads to their babies were absolutely awful, however now they have their babies they wouldn't have had it any other way because those are the babies they were meant to have. They couldn't imagine a life with any other babies but those they were finally given. It sometimes helps me to think about it that way.
Lots of love XXXXXX
 
Olive so sorry :(

Hopeful sounds like a good report. Fx you will have some frosties!
 
Hmm…. this could perhaps be the reason my DH is azoo as goodness me, he used to smoke weed A LOT for quite a few years…

I have an interesting question for your ladies and please don't judge :/

My husband has ADHD. It was probably more prominent as a child, but he still suffers from a short attention span, etc...When he was in high school, he started smoking weed to ease some of the anxiety and hyperactivity he was feeling. It worked and he continued/continues to smoke to this day. I've never liked weed and I don't do it but I accepted him smoking a long time ago.

However, when we realized he was diagnosed with cryptozoospermia/azoospermia I told him (as well as his urologist) that he really should quit just to give the little amount of sperm he does have the best chances possible. All the doctors have told us quitting probably won't make much of a difference, but we don't know if we don't try. So he's been 2 months sober as of yesterday. He really was mentally and physically addicted and it's been tough quitting but he did it! He still drinks beer occasionally, but he's been taking fertility vitamin supplements for men and no THC entering his body! He's going to go in for another SA in a month or two (it takes 3 months for the toxins to leave your body) to see if it makes any difference.

So I guess me question for you ladies is, have you read anything on weed and fertility? Google research shows mixed results. Some say it makes a difference (not so much in count though), and some say it doesn't. Just thought I'd throw that out there and see what type of responses I get.

Happy Valentine's Day!

- Nicole

Oh my, I feel like I just wrote this, My DH is exactly the same, he is also ADHD and used to smoke to calm him, he is also hyper active, he has quit but its been very hard. I have also read that it does affect sperm production, actually causing testicular failure.

This is what I read (tried to post a link but it wont let me)

Testicular Failure

Another cause of azoospermia is testicular failure, which is the inability of the testicles to produce enough mature sperm. Causes of testicular failure include chromosome problems, diseases of the testicle, and injury to the testicale. Undescended testicles at birth or frequent and heavy use of marijuana can also increase the risk of testicular failure. This can occur during any stage of sperm production. The testicle may not have the cells necessary that divide to become sperm cells, or the sperm may be unable to fully develop and mature.



I know not everything we read is accurate but hey, its got him to stop, but I do believe that it has a part in it, could it perhaps be a combination of a whole lot of things I wonder.

It's interesting to think about, right? They say things like too much heat, steroids, etc...can cause azoospermia, and once stopped or the source is removed than fertility is repaired. So it makes me wonder, if weed really does make a difference? I guess we'll find out soon, when he goes in for another SA. I'm not expecting much, but it would be promising if he at least had a higher count than his last SA which was only 5 sperm total.
 
Ok ladies!
We got 12 retrieved-10 mature-8 fertilized!!

Wooooo hooooooooo

Transfer is set for Thursday the 20th.....
Any pointers?
 
Congrats to everyone on the great IVF news! I'm very happy for you all, and fingers crossed for wonderful outcomes!
 
That's a fantastic report Mbaby!!! <3
Sounds like a three day transfer, is that right?
What sort of pointers were you thinking of?
 
I don't know honestly- still in a lot of pain unfortunately- I hope I am ok for Thursday!!
 
Im so sorry Olive. This just sucks!! Thats really all I can say. I got my BFN two weeks ago and still find myself crying. It just isnt fair. Our time will come...it has to.

Congrats MBaby, Bub and Hopeful..very exciting!
 
So soeey Olive- I'm thinking of you!!

Cat- that sounds hopeful! Were soerm from TESE?

When if your 1st blood test?

Yes hubby went in for second mTESE to get these sperm. First time they got 11..this time 24. We were very happy.
 
Olive - :hugs: So sorry!!! Thinking of you!!!

Loads of GOOD LUCK MBaby and Hopeful!!! :dust:
 

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