OH went for his consultation today, he has to get his FSH levels test and genetic testing, turns out he has an Inguinal Hernia and has to get that pain relieved first, if FSH is level 10 doctor wont do a biopsy. Also testicles are smaller than normal and are different sizes. Has anyone ever heard of this? If the FSH is high we need to consider donor sperm.
Hey,
My DH had an ingunial hernia as well. They said it was an emergency and did the surgery to correct it back in August of 2014. When they went in, they found a hydrocele as well which had to be operated on. Now, 4 months later, his testicle is still swollen. Turns out there's accumulation of blood in his scrotum (called a hematocele) that will reabsorb on its own, but it makes TESE more difficult, but still doable. A little background, my DH has one undescended testicle, and one "normal" testicle. But he has been diagnosed with cryptozoospermia. He had a few hidden sperm in his ejaculation, but only 2 to 5 total. So TESE with IVF and ICSI is our only option. His FSH is also elevated, but all genetics and other hormones are normal (including his testosterone). So doc says it's unexplained, but seems confident enough he'll find sperm with TESE for ICSI and IVF.
Our stories are somewhat similar. Have you had a second opinion from another urologist? There's something called sperm mapping too, where they can try to determine which parts of the testicle are producing sperm before operating. Maybe something you can look into?
. If we can avoid surgery, we get our money back. I had a ultrasound of my uterus done and a saline test (I forget the proper names) and my fertility doc says I look great (no scarring, etc...) so that's good news. He said given my age, our chances are good. But, after all is said and done it will cost us 23k for IVF with ICSI & TESE through Kaiser in CA. Another thing I have to take into consideration, is once the IVF process starts the doctor told me I have to go to his office every other day (for a month I suppose?). That's going to be difficult to do with work, but maybe my boss will understand me coming in late every other day if I just tell him the truth about what is going on. Anyone else work through this process? How did you deal with that? Also, is anyone familiar with anastrozole to raise sperm counts? Did any of your DH's get prescribed this? I hear a lot about clomid, but not so much anastrozole. Happy holidays to everyone as well! I know this time of year can be difficult without children, but keep your heads up. Trying to stay as positive as possible.
that update! Merry Christmas 
