Dealing with azoospermia?

[silverbell]

Finally thank you all so much for the good wishes! I'd gotten myself quite worked up about todays TESE (natural enough!) so the support meant a lot.
We got the news we wanted and there are swimmers in there. And they were reasonably accessible, just 2 punctures, with both immature & matture sperm found (suggesting production is normal). We're just waiting to hear how they freeze and also we have the genetic tests still to go - but it's a big hurdle over us today

Thank you all again

Again, I'm over the moon for you and your DH, bookworm

 

[tigerlily1975]

Hi All -

Thanks Debs for sharing a success story! Really nice to see some light at the end of the tunnel!!

And congratulations Mumanddad!!!!! So pleased for you - and it seems that you feel there may be a cure/reversal for azoospermia somewhere down the line for you guys? That would be amazing!

Finally thank you all so much for the good wishes! I'd gotten myself quite worked up about todays TESE (natural enough!) so the support meant a lot.
We got the news we wanted and there are swimmers in there. And they were reasonably accessible, just 2 punctures, with both immature & matture sperm found (suggesting production is normal). We're just waiting to hear how they freeze and also we have the genetic tests still to go - but it's a big hurdle over us today

Thank you all again

That's brilliant news, Bookworm! I couldn't be happier for you. Fingers and toes firmly crossed that they're happy in the deep freeze.



C xx

 

[Sar187]

So happy for you Bookworm! Hope there are no problems with the freezing!

 

[Deb111]

Great news Bookworm - have posted in your journal

MumandDad - also great news about the tests

It must be a good news day ... found out today that hubby's testosterone has risen from 8 in April to 13.4 now - all thanks to the tamoxifen

 

[tigerlily1975]

Great news Bookworm - have posted in your journal

MumandDad - also great news about the tests

It must be a good news day ... found out today that hubby's testosterone has risen from 8 in April to 13.4 now - all thanks to the tamoxifen

Oh, yay!!

C xx

 

[wibble wobble]

hiya loads of good news on here today!!!

bookworm hope everything goes well with the freeze/thaw are you close to starting treatment now?

deb does the testosterone have to get much higher now? will your dh start producing sperm or will you still need to have icsi? (sorry for all the questions)

I've got some news of my own to share hubby's tese is booked in for sept 29....really wasn't expecting it to be so soon I'm so happy

 

[Deb111]

hiya loads of good news on here today!!!

bookworm hope everything goes well with the freeze/thaw are you close to starting treatment now?

deb does the testosterone have to get much higher now? will your dh start producing sperm or will you still need to have icsi? (sorry for all the questions)

I've got some news of my own to share hubby's tese is booked in for sept 29....really wasn't expecting it to be so soon I'm so happy

Great news - I've added your appt to the front page

Well our GP tells us that his levels are now within normal range and Mr Ramsay told us that even a slight increase in testosterone will have a big effect on the few sperm we know he's producing. I don't know if the level will rise anymore but we've emailed Mr Ramsay just to let him know in case he wants him to alter his medication at all, but it's all heading in the right direction

 

[wifeyw]

Sooo soo happy bookworm and mumanddad got some good news... woohoo Debs thats exciting news so over the moon they are rising. Fingers crossed for the freezing/thaw bookworm although i'm sure there all strong enough to make it through even them being sluggish is good enough ( at least thats what they told my DH) have you to phone back tomarrow for the results? Seems alot of good luck has been going about hopefully it keeps up and rubs off on the rest of you girlies xxx and wibble wobble just read about your appointment thats brilliant news.

 

[Deb111]

Girls, I've been really busy with work lately and haven't been very good at updating the front page so can you all check your info / appts on the front page and let me know of anything that's missing

If you can type you name followed by the info / appt, followed by date then I can just copy and paste it to the front page

 

[Deb111]

WifeyW - I've just seen the numbers of in your signature!!! Fabulous news!!!

 

[Bookworm]

Great news Bookworm - have posted in your journal

MumandDad - also great news about the tests

It must be a good news day ... found out today that hubby's testosterone has risen from 8 in April to 13.4 now - all thanks to the tamoxifen

that's such good news waiting is so difficult - but getting some good news at the end does make it easier.

We heard back from clinic and after they'd washed/spun/examined our swimmers there were only enough left to freeze 1 vile.... They told DH that it was our 'back-up' as they would want to to the SSR again on the day of ER to ensure success. Now I have to say if they had phoned me I'd have been asking a few more questions - like backup for what? If they don't want to u freeze it now then why keep it as we'll never know if it's ok to thaw.... Any of you ladies any ideas? I'm going to call them again on Monday and ask exactly what back up means....

 

[Deb111]

1 vial is still 1 vial hun

Well we've been told that whenever hubby gives a sample now, they will freeze anything they might find. Then on the day of EC, they will ask him to give a sample. If they find some decent ones, they will use those fresh. If not and they have some frozen, they will thaw them and see if they're any good and then if none of that works, they will do the microTESE.

Maybe that's what they meant??

You might want to consider looking into microTESE (not sure where you live sorry) as it is not random like what your hubby has had done today. If there are areas producing sperm and areas not, the microTEST will find them rather than just going into an area pot-luck xx

 

[Bookworm]

Yes - that's my assumption of what they meant too, but I think I'll call on Monday and ask just to make sure and put my mind at rest - I'm a great believer in stupid questions I want to book myself in for my amh & screening anyway - we're relatively confident now that we'll be going forward with ICSI so might as well get as much of the prep out o they way as possible.

I was wondering if any of you who ave already had the genetic tests done could help me out a bit: Yesterday after the surgery we were told that the results of the genetic tests could take months - but I've been researching today and it looks like they should only take 2-3 weeks.... How long does it really take?

I'm really hoping that this was down to miscommunication and they thought we're still waiting on a referral when in fact we're actually going to provide the blood samples this week.

 

[silverbell]

Hey bw. I was told probably 4 weeks but not sure how accurate that is as it came from our clueless GP.

Hope that helps.

 

[Deb111]

Right I've dug out Terry's records and his karyotype was taken on 16/4 and report date is 17/5. His CF one was done on the same date and report is dated 30/4. Those reports then seem to be date stamped almost a week later as to when the clinic received them xx

 

[Deb111]

How's hubby today Bookworm? xx

 

[WANBMUM]

Hi Guys,

Some good news from some of you since I was here last. That is so good to hear and uplifting

For any of you that have researched ICSI, Are there any rules or regulations around us ladies having the treatment, ie do we have to be a certain weight? I am trying my hardest to lose some LB's for (more than likely) future fertility treatments, be it with hubby's sperm (please god) or with a donor, but I was just wondering, even though I am healthy (fertility wise), could they refuse just on weight?

 

[Deb111]

Remind me Wanbmum, are you in the UK?

If so, you can probably find out from your PCT. When we were looking at having ICSI on the NHS, I was told my BMI needed to be below 30 and yet at the same clinic, if my postcode had been 3 miles away, they didn't set an upper limit in that PCT

From what I understand, with private treatment, they don't force you to be below a certain BMI, but I'm trying to get mine down anyway just so I'm a bit healthier xx

 

[WANBMUM]

Thanks Deb, Im in Ireland so I presume it would be similar.
Yes I am trying to do it just to be healthy too but also NEED to aswell/ Maybe knowing this will give me the extra kick I need
Its so difficult when your emotions are up and down isnt it (especially as i am an emotional eater)

 

[WANBMUM]

PS i just see your sig, how have you managed to lose 18.5 lb's? Any tips? (bar the obvious )