Dealing with azoospermia?

[silverbell]

To the person who asked about books (sorry am on iPod) - What to Expect When You're Expecting looks fab. I have it ready. Lol. Wishful thinking.

To those of you thinking about donor sperm - I couldn't recommend this book more - "Helping the Stork - The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination". Got mine from Amazon. Covers absolutely everything and has real parent and child input.

 

[SunUp]

Big hugs Deb!

 

[snd80]

To the person who asked about books (sorry am on iPod) - What to Expect When You're Expecting looks fab. I have it ready. Lol. Wishful thinking.

To those of you thinking about donor sperm - I couldn't recommend this book more - "Helping the Stork - The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination". Got mine from Amazon. Covers absolutely everything and has real parent and child input.

SB- It was me! I have already read the "Helping the Stork" last June! It is a must read for anyone doing donor!!! I may read it again before we go in May.... And I am fixing to order the "What to..." book and have it ready! LOL!

 

[snd80]

Awww... Deb! I hope and pray there will be lots of us w/ baby bumps by the end of this year!!!!

 

[Pink Lolly]

To the person who asked about books (sorry am on iPod) - What to Expect When You're Expecting looks fab. I have it ready. Lol. Wishful thinking.

To those of you thinking about donor sperm - I couldn't recommend this book more - "Helping the Stork - The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination". Got mine from Amazon. Covers absolutely everything and has real parent and child input.

SB- It was me! I have already read the "Helping the Stork" last June! It is a must read for anyone doing donor!!! I may read it again before we go in May.... And I am fixing to order the "What to..." book and have it ready! LOL!

I have just ordered the Helping the Stork book too - thank you for your recommendation ladies!

Hope everyone is ok here :wave: sorry I don't update on this thread very often but I always read all of the posts

 

[WANBMUM]

Hi Guys. Hope you are all doing good. I am going to look on amazon now for that book - thanks.
Its been 2 weeks since we got our final azoo diagnosis and after lots and lots of discussions, donor sperm is our next option AND we have made an appointment for a fertility clinic for this Friday. We are both feeling excited and I can't believe how positive we feel after being told that my hubby can't have 'his biological' children. I really didnt think we would. This journey is so full of highs and lows, it is crazy. We hope to start IUI ASAP, all going well. Keep your fingers crossed all my tests go ok.

Do any of you have any ideas on what I can tell my work, Im not telling them the truth, nor am I telling them about any fertility tests, so what can I tell them as I know I will need to change days off etc. This is the only part that is a concern to me.

 

[snd80]

To the person who asked about books (sorry am on iPod) - What to Expect When You're Expecting looks fab. I have it ready. Lol. Wishful thinking.

To those of you thinking about donor sperm - I couldn't recommend this book more - "Helping the Stork - The Choices and Challenges of Donor Insemination". Got mine from Amazon. Covers absolutely everything and has real parent and child input.

SB- It was me! I have already read the "Helping the Stork" last June! It is a must read for anyone doing donor!!! I may read it again before we go in May.... And I am fixing to order the "What to..." book and have it ready! LOL!

I have just ordered the Helping the Stork book too - thank you for your recommendation ladies!

Hope everyone is ok here :wave: sorry I don't update on this thread very often but I always read all of the posts

PL- I am telling you, that book is awesome! It talks about things you probably wouldn't have thought of otherwise!!! Very good read!!! Lemme know what you think of it!!!!

 

[Deb111]

Hi Guys. Hope you are all doing good. I am going to look on amazon now for that book - thanks.
Its been 2 weeks since we got our final azoo diagnosis and after lots and lots of discussions, donor sperm is our next option AND we have made an appointment for a fertility clinic for this Friday. We are both feeling excited and I can't believe how positive we feel after being told that my hubby can't have 'his biological' children. I really didnt think we would. This journey is so full of highs and lows, it is crazy. We hope to start IUI ASAP, all going well. Keep your fingers crossed all my tests go ok.

Do any of you have any ideas on what I can tell my work, Im not telling them the truth, nor am I telling them about any fertility tests, so what can I tell them as I know I will need to change days off etc. This is the only part that is a concern to me.

Can you not just tell them it's female issues or maybe a hormonal problem and that you need regularly monitoring?

Just noticed your weightloss total!!!!! Well done you!

 

[raelynn]

We got our blood test results back from the RE today. Husband's FSH level is "slightly elevated". Everything else is normal. We see the urologist next week but can anyone shed some light on what the high FSH means?

 

[SunUp]

Hey Raelynn-
You might have already read this by now, but here ya go...

https://www.drmalpani.com/book/chapter5b.html

 

[SunUp]

Would anyone be up for a secret azoo facebook page? I would love a place to actually real - time chat with someone going through the same sort of things... but since no one knows (IRL) that we are LTTTC (or TTC, for that matter), it would have to be a secret.

 

[wibble wobble]

Would anyone be up for a secret azoo facebook page? I would love a place to actually real - time chat with someone going through the same sort of things... but since no one knows (IRL) that we are LTTTC (or TTC, for that matter), it would have to be a secret.

I'd be up for a facebook secret group xx

 

[raelynn]

Me too!

 

[Deb111]

We got our blood test results back from the RE today. Husband's FSH level is "slightly elevated". Everything else is normal. We see the urologist next week but can anyone shed some light on what the high FSH means?

It basically means that your dh's body has recognised that there's a problem with sperm production and is trying to sort it out by driving the FSH higher. If it's only slightly raised, it probably means they can drive it much higher still, with meds and hopefully increase production. It also suggest there's not a blockage xx

 

[Deb111]

Would anyone be up for a secret azoo facebook page? I would love a place to actually real - time chat with someone going through the same sort of things... but since no one knows (IRL) that we are LTTTC (or TTC, for that matter), it would have to be a secret.

Definitely! I had tried to set something like that up before, but don't really use facebook and didn't know wnough bout it to risk it in case it wasn't totally hidden. If you, or someone else can set it up; count me in!

 

[MJ73]

Would anyone be up for a secret azoo facebook page? I would love a place to actually real - time chat with someone going through the same sort of things... but since no one knows (IRL) that we are LTTTC (or TTC, for that matter), it would have to be a secret.

What agreat idea sun! I'd definitely be up for a facebook meet-up. I'd have no idea how to do it so that it's secret though. Count me in too.

 

[MJ73]

Wishing you both the best of luck for your upcoming appts

It's just dawned on me that we're coming up to 2 yrs since the azoo diagnosis and still no baby

Deb, that's tough... Hopefully this cycle will be the sticky one for you guys Any news hun? How you feeling this cycle? Coping okay? I hated the frozen cycle, felt like it was all waiting around.

 

[cosita]

Hi everybody,
Its been a long time since I've posted, basically cos I have had no news and was enjoying a 3 month break from all of this while my hubby was taking vits and things that the andrologist had told him to take. I mean enjoying a break cos we took it as that. We just kind of put it all on the back burner and thought 'hey, 3 months with no bad news, just being able to enjoy our lives as they are'...and life IS pretty good!
Anyway, today we visited the andrologist again and he sent another sperm analysis. He wants to venture into the possibility of a hidden infection. So depending on the results of the SA he will be put on antibiotics for a week and then a month later, another SA.
So we need a lot of pppaaaattttiiieeenccccceeeee! So basically in 6 wks or so, we will know whether we are going down biopsy route or not.
First SA - zero (well 1 sperm found - no motility)
Second SA - less than 2 million (0% motility) - it was never clarified by the lab if this less that 2 million means more than one but doc thinks it is.
Third SA - TBA
Thanks girls, stay strong.

 

[mumanddad]

I would be up for joining the fb page if you will have me.

Matt wants to ttc in 6 months but i can see us getting refered straight back to clinic due to azoo x

 

[deafgal01]

Cosita- good luck!

SunUp- Love the idea of a secret facebook group. I'm up for it. I have no idea how that works but I'd love to do that.