Dealing with azoospermia?

[rdleela]

Congrats, Arzoo! Glad you are starting to feel more confident!

 

[Miraclbaby]

I searched online so what I found that one small testicle is sign of varicocele. My husband left testicle is slightly smaller than normal size while right one is of normal size. Fsh is 13.2. If it comes out to be varicocele so is there any treatment for that and then does it give any hope that after treatment there is some chances of sperms to be present in samples?

HI tulip,

My husband had a varicocele repair last September. There are not enough surveys which show a connection between varicocele and infertility. But I know that our urologist does the varicocele repair before he does a mTESE.

Congrats Arzoo!!

 

[Mikihob]

Tulip, I have heard of women who get pregnant either naturally or with help after their husband gets a varicocele repair surgery. It doesn't always help but sometimes it aids in sperm production so that during an extraction the docs can find sperm where they couldn't before.

Arzoo I am so freakin excited for you!!! Huge congratulations!! How far are you? I will guess....14 weeks. I am sorry you had to deal with so much, but I am glad that none of it affected your twinnies.

 

[tulip11]

I searched online so what I found that one small testicle is sign of varicocele. My husband left testicle is slightly smaller than normal size while right one is of normal size. Fsh is 13.2. If it comes out to be varicocele so is there any treatment for that and then does it give any hope that after treatment there is some chances of sperms to be present in samples?

HI tulip,

My husband had a varicocele repair last September. There are not enough surveys which show a connection between varicocele and infertility. But I know that our urologist does the varicocele repair before he does a mTESE.

Congrats Arzoo!!

Yes you are right there is not enough material regarding this. We don't know whether it's varicocele or not but on the basis of up to date result and hormones level and on one forum I read a post where female posted that his hubby has slightly high fsh and slightly small left testicle which is exactly the same case with us she mentioned that wasthe case of varicocele . So this is what I am thinking that it may be this as well who knows. Thanks.

 

[tulip11]

Tulip, I have heard of women who get pregnant either naturally or with help after their husband gets a varicocele repair surgery. It doesn't always help but sometimes it aids in sperm production so that during an extraction the docs can find sperm where they couldn't before.

Arzoo I am so freakin excited for you!!! Huge congratulations!! How far are you? I will guess....14 weeks. I am sorry you had to deal with so much, but I am glad that none of it affected your twinnies.

Yes I hope so. Doctors didn't tell us anything ab varicocele. We will get an appointment letter but during this time of period what i searched and read a lot so it shows that it could be varicocele.

 

[snd80]

Yay Arzoo!!!!!

So happy to see one more azoo sister overcome this shitty disease!!!!

to those still in waiting!!! Can't wait to see who the next lucky one is!!!

 

[deafgal01]

Snd well it won't be me, that is for sure!

 

[Miraclbaby]

I searched online so what I found that one small testicle is sign of varicocele. My husband left testicle is slightly smaller than normal size while right one is of normal size. Fsh is 13.2. If it comes out to be varicocele so is there any treatment for that and then does it give any hope that after treatment there is some chances of sperms to be present in samples?

HI tulip,

My husband had a varicocele repair last September. There are not enough surveys which show a connection between varicocele and infertility. But I know that our urologist does the varicocele repair before he does a mTESE.

Congrats Arzoo!!

Yes you are right there is not enough material regarding this. We don't know whether it's varicocele or not but on the basis of up to date result and hormones level and on one forum I read a post where female posted that his hubby has slightly high fsh and slightly small left testicle which is exactly the same case with us she mentioned that wasthe case of varicocele . So this is what I am thinking that it may be this as well who knows. Thanks.

My husband had biopsy in 2009. I read the reports and it says no varicocele present. But last year the urologist found out that my husband had a very large varicocele just after 1 min. He said it s so big that he can feel it. You can even feel it. My husband also complained about heat in his privat area. The doctor told us that it comes from the blood which cant flow back from the testis. Ask your husband if he feels hot there? Or just get a second opinion from another urologist.

 

[snd80]

Oh DG! Your time WILL come!!! I used to think just like you!!! It's all in God's timing baby!!! Took us 15 years to finally learn that!!!!

, and more !!!!!!

 

[deafgal01]

Snd- I just meant I have to put any baby making plans on hold for a while. I got a cruise to focus on for March 2015 and according to the brochure, I'm not allowed on if I'm too "pregnant". So we are focused on that instead of trying for a baby.

 

[gem10]

Congrats arzoo! Such great news!

DG-enjoy yourself. I saw a quote on pinterest that says "Waiting isnt living" and that has been my motto lately. Enjoy yourself. Having or not having a baby doesnt define who you are. Enjoy your hubby. Many couples arent lucky to have a loyal, loving hubby, so in many, many ways we are blessed!

 

[Stinas]

DG - its ok.....you need to enjoy yourself too!!

 

[deafgal01]

Gem- I like that motto. I lost track of who I am in this whole waiting business that I was too obsessed. So this break has been good for my sanity and my relationship with my spouse in many ways.

 

[Mikihob]

deagal, if the next two IUI's don't work for us, we are taking a much needed break. I will take birth control to control my PCOS symptoms and concentrate on us. How exciting for a cruise!!

Update ladies::
Friday I had an ultrasound and it showed a 3cm follicle and pre-ovulatory uterine lining. This morning I had 4.3 follicle and pre-ovulatory lining. But, my lining thickened to 7mm over the weekend. At 4am I am taking my HCG trigger and then IUI on Wednesday at 1:15pm.

I am feeling a little more confident about this month.

Question: Where is the best place to put the HCG trigger? It's intramuscular but I wasn't sure if it's best in the thigh, hip or butt??

 

[MBABY2014]

I think butt is least painful- or so I heard!

Good Luck! I hope this is your month!

 

[bubumaci]

Hmmm - whenever I did HCG triggers, it was always in my tummy... is yours something different, that it has to be in thigh, hip / buttocks? Thigh / hip is probably easiest to reach ...

Good luck!!! It all sounds really promising

 

[raelynn]

Hey all! I'm joining here again since we're trying for little one #2 now! Back at the fertility clinic and about to start round 1 of dIUI again. So glad to see this group is still around since it was such a huge support last time we were TTC.

 

[rdleela]

Welcome back Raelyn! So awesome to see someone trying for azoos baby #2!

Best of luck with this cycle, Miki!

 

[Mikihob]

Hmmm - whenever I did HCG triggers, it was always in my tummy... is yours something different, that it has to be in thigh, hip / buttocks? Thigh / hip is probably easiest to reach ...

Good luck!!! It all sounds really promising

Mine is intramuscular HCG injections. It's two boxes left from when DH had to take it. Intramuscular is supposed to be thigh, hip or butt. I always thought stomach too, but his wasn't for ovulating.

I may do the butt. EEEK! DH keeps saying he wants to give me one to pay me back for all the ones I gave him. RUDE!!

 

[MBABY2014]

Mik- I did tons of progesterone in my butt

Here are some tips
The shot should be in the upper quadrant of either side- like draw an imaginary line from
The top of your 'crack' to the side of your butt..that's where it should be
Warm up your butt with a heating pad
Pull the skin taught- so the opposite of what you did in the belly
Do it quick- like a dart!!
Then have Hub massage it for a few minutes after!!