Not a good IUI day. Sperm count was really low, doc asked us to abstain before repeating the procedure on Wednesday, but if the count remains low, it's likely that IUIs are not going to be successful for us.
Post by seeyalater52 on Dec 4, 2017 13:28:00 GMT -5
That is a bummer, Jalapeñomel . Clearly I’m not an expert on sperm (lol) but your provider or a fertility urologist may have suggestions for your husband to try to improve count if that is the issue. Sperm quality doesn’t seem to be as stagnant/constant as egg quality in my limited experience so perhaps there is something he can try.
Post by compassrose on Dec 4, 2017 15:25:25 GMT -5
I’m so sorry Jalapeñomel. Is your H willing to see a doctor? There are some good easy options (I think they give clomid to men to improve sperm count).
I’m so sorry Jalapeñomel . Is your H willing to see a doctor? There are some good easy options (I think they give clomid to men to improve sperm count).
The doc made it seem like this is not fixable, but hopefully I'll know more on Wednesday.
I’m so sorry Jalapeñomel . Is your H willing to see a doctor? There are some good easy options (I think they give clomid to men to improve sperm count).
The doc made it seem like this is not fixable, but hopefully I'll know more on Wednesday.
Shit. I’m so sorry. I hope you get helpful info on Weds.
Shit. I’m so sorry. I hope you get helpful info on Weds.
I'm having a much harder time with this than anticipated.
I would be too! I’d just be very surprised if there’s nothing to be done for your H. I hope you get clearer info on Weds and maybe go see a urologist. ((Hugs)) I cant believe you have yet another hurdle in this.
Post by seeyalater52 on Dec 4, 2017 21:50:20 GMT -5
Jalapeñomel feel free to tell me to go kick rocks if you’re not looking for advice, but I cant turn my health research brain off, and I know I’ve seen this article floating around various forums and it has some great information in it that you might find helpful. A lot of the supplements that have been found to have decent results improving various aspects of soeem quality are fairly cheap and safe and OTC so it could be worth exploring.
I'm having a much harder time with this than anticipated.
I would be too! I’d just be very surprised if there’s nothing to be done for your H. I hope you get clearer info on Weds and maybe go see a urologist. ((Hugs)) I cant believe you have yet another hurdle in this.
Jalapeñomel feel free to tell me to go kick rocks if you’re not looking for advice, but I cant turn my health research brain off, and I know I’ve seen this article floating around various forums and it has some great information in it that you might find helpful. A lot of the supplements that have been found to have decent results improving various aspects of soeem quality are fairly cheap and safe and OTC so it could be worth exploring.
I don't really know what I need. I want people to stop giving me ancedotals about their best friend's sister's husband had a low sperm count and they have 4 kids. I know they are trying to be nice, but the odds are so freakin' low, and sometimes I just want to hear that it's sucks and it hurts, and its sad and I'm not alone.
And I'm struggling with the idea of bad things happening to good people...like, my DH and I waited to have kids until we were financially stable and in good careers. We took the path of education and exploration first, and now are troubles possibly stem from our ages or if not, we don't have 10 years to explore all this nonsense.
And then people telling us that there's no way we'd get a baby if we went the adoption route, because of our age. As if 40ish was two steps from death's door, and there isn't any possible way we could raise a child at 40.
Post by seeyalater52 on Dec 5, 2017 10:47:59 GMT -5
Jalapeñomel , I am so fucking sorry. People are the worst. I know it's not the same thing at all, but people act like it must be sooooo easy for us to get pregnant because XYZ lesbian couple they know just did ______ and it's extremely irritating and unhelpful. My standard line right now is just to tell everyone I don't want to talk about it.
It sucks and it hurts and you are allowed to be sad and feel however you want to feel. Doing everything "right" and feeling like you're coming up with the short straw is frustrating and unfair. <3
Jalapeñomel , I am so fucking sorry. People are the worst. I know it's not the same thing at all, but people act like it must be sooooo easy for us to get pregnant because XYZ lesbian couple they know just did ______ and it's extremely irritating and unhelpful. My standard line right now is just to tell everyone I don't want to talk about it.
It sucks and it hurts and you are allowed to be sad and feel however you want to feel. Doing everything "right" and feeling like you're coming up with the short straw is frustrating and unfair. <3
I cannot imagine having the added expense and nonsense with medical insurance that you must be feeling. I wish more people talked about how hard this can be FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.