Spouses with low sperm count.

[kazzab25]

Thanks ladies that's really really helpful.

How are you guys anything new with you?

 

[Traskey]

Nothing new from me. Waiting for the 7th July for my IVF referral. Still trying of course naturally but no luck so far.

 

[Kelly9]

I'm on the wait list for ICSI at the moment treatment should be within 2-4 months so July-sept. I have an apt at the clinic on june 14th to get bloods and such redone and hubby has an SA on june 30. Other then that just killing time and still having sex at the right times, hoping for a miracle.

 

[kazzab25]

Oh girls seems we are all in the same boat together!!

 

[Traskey]

Seems like we spend our whole lives waiting!

 

[MrsEvans]

Hi Ladies

i've just got the date for more tests, patiently waiting for the 28th July

OH second SA is on 31st so i should have some figures to share with you guys on 1st June

 

[Imaan]

Hi ladies,

Nothing new here, but my longgggg wait is almost over. Finally since my referral in December and all the tests and what not, I will get the see the Consultant next week Wednesday! this feels like the longest ever wait! So we finally get to find out how my Dh's IUI prep test went, whether there was an impact of taking the vitamins (after 2 months of taking them), and whether we go for IUI or IVF (depending on the result). Really nervous but excited too.

Kelly: all the best with your ICSI. I hope you won't have to wait as long as 4 months.

 

[Kelly9]

Thanks Imaan! Actually I have some news, I am a graduate Nurse and just got an interview at my fertility clinic for a job! I don't know if there are perks to being staff and doing treatment... I'd get benefits but not sure if they would cover ICSI or not but heck I would take just getting to skip the wait list! The interview is Tuesday at noon so hopefully I'll know by next week!

 

[MrsEvans]

Good Luck Kelly

xxx

 

[ao30]

Kelly, that's awesome! FX!

Imann, it feels so good to come to the end of a road, doesn't it? Even if there are a dozen more roads to go down- it's still nice to get to a place where you can get some answers.

 

[Traskey]

Kelly, good luck with your interview, I hope you get the job!

 

[Kelly9]

Thanks ladies! I really hope i do to! Especially since I found a part time day care placement for my little boy. The income would be great and I am sure there will be some kind of perk to working there and being staff.

 

[Imaan]

Thanks Imaan! Actually I have some news, I am a graduate Nurse and just got an interview at my fertility clinic for a job! I don't know if there are perks to being staff and doing treatment... I'd get benefits but not sure if they would cover ICSI or not but heck I would take just getting to skip the wait list! The interview is Tuesday at noon so hopefully I'll know by next week!

Oh wonderful!!!! I really hope you get the job let us know how it goes x

 

[Kelly9]

I will for sure let you gals know. I just can't wait till tuesday I'm going mad, I want ot be interview now!

 

[Imaan]

Well ladies,

I attended my long awaited appointment with the consultant yesterday and she said I'll be starting IUI next month. She said there was no improvement in my DH's (ps, he has only been taking the vitamins for 2 months), I think she said it was something like 4 million. She didn't sound optimistic about IUI but said we will go for it anyway. She said there is one last test she wants to do for me on day 2-5 of my next period (to check the quality of my eggs or something). She then said to call the nurse to make an appointment the following week (i.e. day 9ish of my cycle) who will then do the paperwork and show me how to administer Gonadotrophin injections.

Does anyone know if I will be able to have IUI during that cycle? or will I have to wait for the next since I won't be seeing the nurse till CD9. According to the paperwork that the Consultant gave me, I'll be on clomid too however she didn't mention anything about that.

The side-effects of the drugs really scared me. I actually thought I was going to cry. She talked about fluid in the stomach and lungs which will have to be drained out with a pipe and blood clots on the lungs etc. Dh came out really upset too After all that, she said only 9% of women achieve success with IUI

 

[Traskey]

Oh wow, I don't know know anything about IUI, it might be worth going for a read in the assisted conception area of the forum.

I supposed with all medical procedures they have to explain the benefits as well as the down side. I know when I had my back op they told us the risk of paralysis and death my DH was scared witless and didn't want me to have it! Just remember that the chances of that are so low.

I didn't realised IUI rates were so low. Could you do ivf after if it doesn't work?

 

[MrsEvans]

Hi Imaan

I've read up on IUI quite abit as i'm considering doing it privately. Theres a respected study that shows IUI has a 28% chance of working in couples when over 1 million rapid moving good morphology sperm are placed in the uterus at the right time generally 36 - 12 hours before ovulation If the women has no known fertility issues. also the study says that if you are not pregnant after 4 goes IUI will probably not work. In regards to the meds i've read a few women suffer from overstimulated ovaries. Its a small percent though. if your OH sperm is border line IVF i would do it personally before IVF.

but like Traskey said theres threads in the assisted forum

 

[Kelly9]

The interview went well and hopefully I'll know in the next couple of days whether I got it. I've started my other nursing job just in case.

I've heard many different things abot iui but they all contradict so I'm not going to bother mentioning them. The side effects don't happen to everyone only in rare cases. I am sure you will be fine.

 

[Imaan]

Kelly: all the best and really hope you get the job.

Traskey: thank you, I really hope it goes well. If it doesn't, after three tries at IUI we can go for IVF so long as funding lasts.

Mrs Evans: wow that's so positive!!! 'they' always quote such low success rates. I guess that's probably when both the male and female have issues it reduces the success rate. 'They' do say that most fertility issues are most often attributed to both the male and female partner... that would explain the 9% figure often quoted. Loving the 28% figure I am staying realistic, but thank you for your positivity I wonder what the success rates for IVF are then if all is ok with the female partner. It must be much higher than 20ish% that they quote.

 

[Kelly9]

They can be as high as 60% for ivf they are very good.