sorry for butting in, Undescended testicles question?

[luckdragon]

My husband had undefended testicles that were corrected when he was about 2. This unforunately has caused all our problems. He has no sperm and what he has got are dead. He has one normal testicle and one that s smaller this one is not fully formed and therefore doesn't function. We have come to a stand still because I am overweight but I wish they would look into whether they can correct his problem that way we maybe wouldn't need ivf. If they can repair the damage to the tube or free up the blockage. They haven't even looked at him all they have done is a sa. I have had loads of invasive tests and now it's on me to loose weight, I can't understand why they aren't looking into my husbands problem more. It is so frustrating.

yeah, i wonderd that too. my dh has one smaller than the other one!!
i hope it all goes well for you in the future though hun, i know loosing weight isnt easy! i'm very furtunate that my bmi is below 25 but i can see how frustrating it can be!!
and why is it that we get the worst tests and all the man has to do is ya know...

xxx

 

[luckdragon]

just had the results back

me fine and him showed no sperm what so ever in his semen analyss

 

[star25]

Hi, sorry your going through this, just know your not on your own, theres so much support on here and people to help
I think my DH may be in the same boat, as far as we know he had 1 undescended testicle which was operated on when he was 4-6 yrs old. We've been NTNP for 5 yrs and TTC 2 yrs, im also very irregular so always thought the problem would be with me, never thought about it when my DH mentionned having the op when he was young, until I started googling that is!
Now im worried it may have been both, sounds stupid but im sure ive seen 2 scars on his abdomen, i think I may just be going mad now and dreading the worst, hes definitley got 1 smaller than the other!
1st SA came back 'not very good' However, not sure of the exact results but he has to restest, he also didnt get it to the hosp. soon enough,
Ive got him on so many vitamins, just hoping and trying to stay positive for the next test, my GP has prescribed me clomid for the next 3 months, he didnt seem to worried when I spoke to him about DH and is putting it down to me not ovulating

Has anyone had experience of vitamins actually helping sperm counts after retesting?

Good luck to all during these difficult times, stay positive xx

 

[nouxie79]

just had the results back

me fine and him showed no sperm what so ever in his semen analyss

Hi Hun... Sooo sorry to hear that yr OH sample showed no sperm at all! I know hw u feeling right now as we've all been there but I promise it will get easier as time goes by and u will start thinking abt your options etc.... And also don't give up hope as there are so many things they can do now to retrieve sperms!
As for me we r still waiting on an appointment for a trial SSR and am still hoping that we will hv some sperms to use for ICSI! After a long talk over a few months my oh has decided that we will use a ds if we hv too as we both want our family no matter what!

 

[luckdragon]

not good is it guys when everyone else is pregnant around us!!! it would be interesting to see how many people on heres partners have had undescended problem

 

[star25]

Hi luck i know what u mean, ive had 2 ppl at work pregnant and 1 of them is my 19yr old sister tho im happy 4 them and looking forward to having another nephew

I knew about dh a while ago but didn't think about it being a problem until I started googling and then started panicking!
my MIL said it was only 1 but i have my suspicions if she actually remembered right or not, his brother had 1 too but he had no problem having his daughter

anyone elses OH have undescended testicle(s) and get a natural bfp?

 

[luckdragon]

Hi luck i know what u mean, ive had 2 ppl at work pregnant and 1 of them is my 19yr old sister tho im happy 4 them and looking forward to having another nephew

I knew about dh a while ago but didn't think about it being a problem until I started googling and then started panicking!
my MIL said it was only 1 but i have my suspicions if she actually remembered right or not, his brother had 1 too but he had no problem having his daughter

anyone elses OH have undescended testicle(s) and get a natural bfp?

hey chick, my dh had both operated on. and Unfortunatly the longer it's left the worse it can be!! only way to tell is by a sperm count!! My bloke has had two done and both said zero sperm. bad times :-/

 

[lunaflower]

Hi star25,

I just wanted to let you know my expereience. My DH was born with both testicles undescended, and had the operation to correct this around the age of seven.

We are just about to start our first ICSI cycle this month after 18 - 24 months of ttc with no hint of a BFP. DH's SA results have been low on all counts (Volume, Motility and Morphology) but things have seen a bit of improvement after taking vits. 1 year ago, he had no rapidly motile sperm, and in his latest SA is showed 44% rapidly motile.

The only Vits he has been taking are a mulit-vit, and extra vitamin C with Zinc. He has also cut down alcohol intake, but not stopped completely.

The only disappointing thing is that the vitamins don't seem to have had any effect on the amount of sperm there ( It has varied between 3.5million and 9 million, and we were told he needed at least 20million to be considered fertile). His morphology has shown no change in the past year, staying under 2%.

What I'm really trying to say, is that if you know there are some spern there, then do try vitamins as they appear to have helped my DH's motility a lot. And as long as there are some sperm there that can swim, then there is always a chance! This thought is helping me get through the ICSI, because if it tuns out to be BFN, then there is always a bit of hope for a natural BFP.

I hope this has helped, there are lots of ladies out there who's OH's had undescended testicles, and there is not a lot of useful advice out there. One more positive story - my DH's dad also had this problem (I don't know if he ever got it corrected, actually) and after SEVEN years of trying, my brother-in-law came along as a natural BFP, and 1 year later my DH came along as well. So as I say, there is always hope if your DH has/had this condition!

Keep smiling

 

[lbm2009]

Oh luckdragon I'm sorry the results came back that way. My dh were the same and I know exactly what your going through did they centrifuge the sample as they did with my dh's when they did this they found 3 dead ones (three out of millions I know but it still gives me hope. I also know what you mean about people around you having babies 26 definitely seems to be the age everyone has babies 2 people at work and loads of freinds I've deactivated my facebook so I can't see how many are expecting crazy I know but I haven't cried for a week so it's doing some good.

Has you dr said what to do next? My dh's doctor basically told us to go private and told us we couldn't gave nhs funding. My dr sent me for tests now I'm in limbo of having to loose weight before we can go the nhs route. I've got a price list for a private nhs clinic & the price scares me £8000. Our car didn't even cost half that!!! But if it comes to it I'm prepared to get a second job working weekends to save up for it. I will be worth it. I hope your okay, I sometimes think it would be easier to cope if I was the problem I feel terrible cos my dh feels like he's let me down. We have been together over 11 years and I love him dearly. It's heartbreaking seeing him so depressed sometimes. We will get there in the end I hope x

 

[star25]

Hi lunaflower, thank u for the hope, its good your DH managed to increase his motility! thats the one i worry about the most for some reason, that the if there is enough sperm there then they are moving and in the right direction,

its nearly been 3 months since my DH last SA so will be re testing soon, ive got my clomid to try for 3 months in the meantime, ive currently got my poor DH on:
vit c - 100mg
vit b complex - 50mg
vit e - 400mg
selenium - 200mg
omega 3 fish oil - 1000mg
co enzyme q10 -120mg
L carnitine - 500mg
Zinc - 25mg

Im taking vit c, omega 3, zinc, folic acid and vit e

Ive done alot of research and really hope this will help, hes also cut down drinking, like your DH, not completely but enough as never binge drank just a couple now and again after work, hes never smoked, wears boxers, (hasn't got much of a clue on even using a laptop hehe) and doesnt have baths so apart from the undescended testicle im really hoping were doing all we can and I can start my clomid tomorrow with some hope!

Good luck with your treatment and let me know when you have your soon to be BFP!!
Thank you
xxx

 

[MrsCompass]

Hello Ladies - any success stories? My DH had an undescended testes and were corrected at age 9 .. therefore low count

We did get pregnant naturally 3 months ago but unfortunately miscarried.

 

[star25]

Hi, i still havent got a success story but sorry for your loss, hope you get your bfp soon xxx

 

[MrsCompass]

Hi Star - i noticed that you have your DH on a list of vitamins. I do too.
I was wondering if those vitamins made any differnce in his count at all?

 

[star25]

Hi, we havent avtually tested again yet, really was meant to but going to do it after xmas now so ill let you know as hes still on them, i dont ovulate on my own either so thats also why we havent got a bfp yet, good luck!

 

[MrsCompass]

Hi, we havent avtually tested again yet, really was meant to but going to do it after xmas now so ill let you know as hes still on them, i dont ovulate on my own either so thats also why we havent got a bfp yet, good luck!

Sounds very familiar ... oh wait a minute .. that's our story!

It sucks, eh?! Double whammy for us. But we must keep the faith.

 

[star25]

it really does suck, but yes it will happen for us soon, gotta keep hoping!! xx

 

[StephieB]

Just to add my two pence worth, my husband was born with 2 undecended testicles, when he was about 6 months old he had one brought down, and the other had to be removed.

When we first started TTC he was convinced he was the reason it wasn't happening due to his one fella and he wasn't sure of the damage that had been caused when it was brought down etc... when 12 months rolled around he was sent for a SA and low and behold his results came back perfectly fine! Docs say his one remaining testicle is doing the work of 2, and although the amount is slightly lower, all of the little sperms in there are doing the best job they can. So after 12 months of worrying it was him, looks like the problem is more likely down to me.

Definitely get in for a SA sooner rather than later, it was such a weight of our shoulders to get one more thing crossed off the list of 'possible problems'

Best of luck!!!

 

[MrsCompass]

Just to add my two pence worth, my husband was born with 2 undecended testicles, when he was about 6 months old he had one brought down, and the other had to be removed.

When we first started TTC he was convinced he was the reason it wasn't happening due to his one fella and he wasn't sure of the damage that had been caused when it was brought down etc... when 12 months rolled around he was sent for a SA and low and behold his results came back perfectly fine! Docs say his one remaining testicle is doing the work of 2, and although the amount is slightly lower, all of the little sperms in there are doing the best job they can. So after 12 months of worrying it was him, looks like the problem is more likely down to me.

Definitely get in for a SA sooner rather than later, it was such a weight of our shoulders to get one more thing crossed off the list of 'possible problems'

Best of luck!!!

Thank you Steph - may I ask what his count is like?

 

[StephieB]

Hi MrsCompass,

If I remember rightly, his count was around 23.3, but volume was only 1.3ml (low). Docs said that with count, morphology etc.. all being within normal range, they would only look at male factor again once they have ruled out everything on the female side.

 

[MrsCompass]

Thanks Steph ...

Our last SA in March was 6-7million but we conceived naturally in July and we were very thrilled. Unfortunately, we lost the baby as well. But it goes to show you, it only takes 1 good swimmer.

ps. sorry about your angelbaby