Spouses with low sperm count.

[Briss]

so sorry about your DH. the good news is that it is most likely benign. have you considered freezing his sperm or going for IVF before the surgery? second opinion is a good idea. We also live in London but unfortunately I cant recommend a urologist. My Dh was referred to a urologist by the NHS but he still did not get round to going there

 

[lisap2008]

Hi,

I am new to this forum and am in desperate need for some help and advice. DH and I started TTC in July 2011, after 1 year of trying we sought medical help and it turns out that DH's has extremely low sperm count and that we need to try ICSI in order to conceive.

We finally got our heads around that, when after further tests on DH we have been told that he has a testicular tumour. All blood and further testing show that it is most likely benign however they would like to remove the testicle to avoid any risks.

We are devasted. Not really sure where to go from here. We would like a second opinion but don't know where to turn. We live in London so would preferably like to see a private Urologist in London. Do any of you ladies have any recommendations? Have any of you and your partners experienced this?

Any help, support and advice that you give will be most appreciated as we are completely distraught and scared.

Thankyou.x

I would get him in for that surgery to remove the testical the tumor is in ASAP ,the other testicle will take over the sperm production and will still produce enough sperm for your ICSI .

 

[vkv]

Thanks for the support ladies. He is getting the testicle removed in just over 1 weeks time. We are getting some samples frozen in the mean time. I just can't wait until the tumour has been removed, just need him to be safe.

We also a little worried about losing some sperm as I know some don't survive the freezing process. Also worried about how his remaining testicle will function, I hope it improves, we have been told there is a small possibility of this. Fingers crossed we have a good end to what has been a terrible year.x

 

[lisap2008]

Thanks for the support ladies. He is getting the testicle removed in just over 1 weeks time. We are getting some samples frozen in the mean time. I just can't wait until the tumour has been removed, just need him to be safe.

We also a little worried about losing some sperm as I know some don't survive the freezing process. Also worried about how his remaining testicle will function, I hope it improves, we have been told there is a small possibility of this. Fingers crossed we have a good end to what has been a terrible year.x

I am glad your being proactive and getting the surgery done ,his health is most important. from what I read testical tumors do lower the sperm count so hopefully his count rises after the surgery. and with the frozen sperm you can start ICSI sooner.

 

[tryn4]

Just want to send my love n thoughts to vkv. Sometimes my own issues seem so "end of the universe" that you lose sight of others who have greater issues. Reading stories like yours really does help me count my blessings. I have a great feeling everything will work out. Take care from my family to yours x

 

[Layddually]

I joined this site only to reply to this thread.
About 1 yr ago wife and I decided to have another child. I thought my count would be low and it was below 500,000. Dr said no way unless we do invitro. I did hrs upon hrs of research for my self to see what makes the body produce sperm. I'm not going to go into all the details. We now have a health 2 month old girl with out invitro or what ever the other process is. So my findings where that the fsh hormone makes the body produce sperm so I ordered my own blood work thru privatemdlabs
turns out my fsh was rock bottom. Now how do I raise that I thought more and more research lead me to HMG. Human menopausal gonadotropin, HMG is seen by the male body as FSH. So I ordered HMG from a web site in china because none of the dr would listen to me. I injected 75iu 3 times a week into the belly fat for a month and a half. I went to get count done again it was 2,000,000. On my way home from dr wife sent me a pic of a positive preg test.
Hope this info helps at least one of you. Good luck.

 

[Briss]

Layddually, that's very inspiring to know that your wife got pregnant with just 2 mil sperm count, most docs tell me it's very unlikely almost impossible

 

[foquita]

briss, whenever I see that you're the last person to have posted in this thread I wish that it's you posting to announce your pregnancy and get excited

 

[Briss]

foquita, thank you for thinking of me, at the moment I am just feeling very low, AF is definitely on its way, another failed cycle. I am wandering if it's ever going to be my turn. I've tried pretty much everything including chinese medicine for the last 3 months but it's not getting us anywhere. I am afraid it looks like IVF is our only option. I hate the idea so much.

 

[foquita]

I'm sorry you're feeling low would you get NHS funding for IVF or would you be going private? I hate(d) the idea of it so much too and was really against it when we first went on the waiting list but over time I have come round to the idea of it and got over my initial reservations. seeing someone I'm close to on this forum go through it made it more positive for me I think. maybe the first stage is to accept it as a serious option now that you have tried everything else, then deal with all your doubts/fears/worries about it and you may come round to the idea?

 

[Briss]

Last time we spoke to our FS, we were not eligible for funding cos of my high FSH, I am hoping it's got down since then so after my DH repeats him test (end of Feb) we will try again. and if his numbers improved we may be eligible to start with IUI rather than going straight for IVF.

I have two main reservations: i) ovarian stimulation was linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer (which is in my family) I am looking into natural cycle IVF without the meds/stimulation and ii) IVF is still very new and we know so little about people born this way. the first person born that way is about my age, basically we have no idea what we dealing with. It's the unknown of it all that I am not comfortable with.

Having said that, when faced with a choice of having an IVF child and no child at all - the choice is quite clear. I just need to make sure that this is in fact my choices and I am not rushing into it. rushing is a funny word after 2-3 years of TTC really and yet I still cant make this decision

 

[tessjs]

sorry Briss things aren't going well..Just got through my fertile time and it was struggle..things were different for me this time.really odd ...so I am not happy or confident things will happen...Going to my FS appointment on 20/2 just want to get the ball rolling...I am accepting that IVF will be my only option...I just got to get on with it,...

 

[melly2]

I wanted to quickly reply to this, because my husband had testicular cancer and had a testicle removed. His urologist failed to mention that he should freeze his sperm. Now, two years later, at 37 years old, we're trying to conceive and only now found out that his sperm count is extremely low. Even though he is healthy with one testicle, there appears to have been long term affects. If your man has cancer DO the following 1) get a second opinion 2) FREEZE THE SPERM!!!!

Now that we have this news, we're pretty much giving up on the TTC thing, we just decided to not stress about it and have fun traveling the world and being each other's company!

 

[Briss]

melly, I am very sorry about your DH. did you consider IVF? even if your DH's sperm count is low for natural conception you can still have a chance with IVF

 

[Briss]

tessjs, how was your FS appointment?

 

[PinkPeony]

Hey ladies - looks like I'm with you Tessjs... I just spoke to my doc this morning and I'm going to meet with her on the 20th with DH and talk about the big I-V-Effffff. I feel exactly like you Tess... Big part of me can't believe it's come to this but I just really don't see how it's going to happen otherwise. I think my biggest fear about the whole thing is how I'm going to deal with it if it doesn't work...

 

[sailorgirl20]

so its been a little over a year since my hubbys last SA, but i called the specialist as we have a new dr and he is mailing me his results, i have never actually seen the numbers as he at the time didnt want us to worry to much as he said it was low so i am hoping once i get the test results mind u it was from a while ago i can mark it down and see just how bad it is! i am over joyed he decided we could have it

 

[Briss]

I am also trying to get my hubby's results, he's been on tonnes of supps and off beer for some time, so hoping we could see some improvement

 

[melly2]

I am also trying to get my hubby's results, he's been on tonnes of supps and off beer for some time, so hoping we could see some improvement

Please share whatever you learn...I'm hoping my husband's improves soon.

 

[ikmju4]

Got my BFP 6th month on clomid and partner with 2%morphology so happy hope it sticks