~~Azoospermia Check In~~
~~AZOOSPERMIA CHECK IN~~
This is a place for any of you who are experiencing the world of azoospermia. Whether you were recently diagnosed and are trying to make sense of it all, or you have started preparing for IVF or IUI, or have decided instead to move on to adoption. Please join in the group by posting! Check in is on Thursdays.
Learning that the chances of having a biological child with your husband are slim to none is not easy, and is, frankly, devastating news. This check in is a place where we can share how we are coping (or not) with our new realities, provide information we've learned through investigating our options, adjusting our lifelong dreams and plans, and dealing with the situation.
I'd like to extend an invitation to those who have been fortunate enough to experience pregnancy, childbirth, and/or adoption. Ultimately, all of us desire to create a family. The experiences and insight of those who have reached that goal will be quite helpful to those of us on that road.
AZOO SUCCESS STORIES! (Whether through IUI/IVF or Adoption)
Dejavu
Baby Boy Landon born 3/17/09!!
7lbs 9oz, 19.5 in long
Email dejavu10806@yahoo.com
Kirs10nBryce
Mom to ?Sopapilla?
Presently pregnant w/DC#2
Mnj1125
Mom to Gavin, born 1/07, and Alyssa & Brady, born 8/08
If anyone has any questions for me about anything azoo related, they can contact me at mnj1125@gmail.com
Sarahkelly
Mom to Sadie - Born 8/1/08
Feel free to email Sarahkelly at sarahaarssen@gmail.com to discuss donor, emotional stuff etc.
Zooster
Mom to Baby Abby on 10/29/08
~~~BIG FAT POSITIVES~or~INITIATING ADOPTION PROCESS~~~
Erin&Mike
DX: 7/08
Started Adoption Process 2/19/09 - Good Luck!
goldengirl16
dx: 10/08
Plan: BFP after d-IUI #4 on 4/12/09
JennyLbride
Dx: Azoospermia
BFP on 10/2/08 - TWINS!!!
KayJayDee
DX: azoospermia 9/07
BFP 2/17/09
MrsNolan
DX: 7/08
BFP 3/25/09
Shanna&Ricky
DX: Azoo 6/08
BFP approx 11/18/08
s.s.girl
DX: MFI- Azoospermia
BFP on 10/9 - EDD 7/2/09 - TWINS!!!
Went into PTL on Friday 4/3/09 ? Stay in babies!
WhiteysWifey
BFP 2/18/09 ? Due Date 10/24/09
First OB appt on 3/18/09
MEMBERS ACTIVELY UNDERGOING IUI/IVF OR ADOPTION
::::BABY DUST FOR ALL::::
Babytime25
DX: Azoospermia 8/07
Plan: B2B D-IUI#3 BFN ? Planning for D-IUI #4 in May
Erinann
Dx: 6/07 due to absence of vas defrens
Plan: currently preparing for IVF#4
Jamers125
DX: Azoo 6/08
Preparing for D-IUI #2
Shan&Kev77
DX: Unexplained Azoospermia 4/2/09
Plan: IVF w/ICSI and mTESE in May 09
Theworms
DX: MFI NOA
Plan: ICSIS &mTESE found 0 sperm - so sorry Worms... hugs...
MEMBERS IN THE PLANNING/TESTING STAGE
Amies
Dx: 2/08 - azoospermia + pcos and blocked left tube
Plan: IUI w/donor sperm 2/09
Craschi:
dx: Azoo 10/07
Plan: All systems go for IUI in 2009 - whenever we move
DiveBride
Plan: 2 S/A?s showing zero sperm. 3/17/09 appt ? possibly obstructive azoo ? Finger?s Crossed for more positive news!
gidge
Plan: f/u w/urologist scheduled
k827
DX: Azoospermia - 9/08
Plan: TESE Feb 09, planning for IVF Mar 09
Mandmsept252004
DX: in 2007
Plan: preparing for 2nd IUI between Nov and Jan
miesl
DX: DH has cystic fibrosis
Plan: Seeing new uro on 5/9
Mrs.goget
DX 10/08
Plan: biopsy showed no sperm
Thundercat
DX: April 09
Plan: Meeting with Urologist
Nice to meet you Lori~
Yellow_Daisy
DX: azoo in 5/07
Plan: start the IUI process in Jan 2010
PLEASE POST AN UPDATE ON YOU!
Questions of the Week:
What questions would you recommend that someone recently diagnosed w/Azoospermia ask their doctor?
Please feel free to recommend any questions!
Re: ~~Azoospermia Check In~~
Hey, Ladies!
Not much new to report - we signed contracts on the house we are buying. NY is very different from every other state I've dealt with in terms of real estate. Very lackadaisical. Kinda disconcerting. Learned that even though the contract says we'll close on 5/15, it may actually be any time 30 days before or after that date! Huh??
Anyway, for QOTW:
What questions would you recommend that someone recently diagnosed w/Azoospermia ask their doctor?
I was amazed that we got the dx. I mean, I was prepared for maybe a low sperm count, DH would need to take some vitamins, maybe even some Clomid. But seeing ZERO sperm, when I knew there should be millions, was tough.
My main concern when we rec'd the dx was to find out why. Even though it didn't make a difference. The RE dr didn't really seem to believe that a reason was important. He just was basically "it is what it is, now pick a donor." I didn't really like that. We needed to digest the situation before moving forward.
We took a 9 month break (ironically) before DH had is biopsy. The Uro we saw shed a little bit of light - maybe DH had some trauma early in life that resulted in damage; maybe it was genetic; maybe he had undecended testes, but his mom would have seen that! If DH had been tested around the time he hit puberty, there may have been something that could have been done then. But since that as years ago, the damage had been done...
Ultimately, I think it's important for you to feel comfortable with your providers. Don't let them rush you into making a decision regarding next steps. Don't let them brush your questions aside.
Wow, I'm wordy.....
Have a good week, ladies!
Hello Ladies!?
Congrats on the house craschi!! ?
?I missed last weeks check-in. I have been trying to keep busy and stay away from the internet. The Saturday after we got our dx everything kinda hit me, and hard. My dh doesn't want to talk about it or think about it right now he said, and I really need to talk. He also doesn't want to tell anyone in our family. My sisters were with me when the doctor gave me the news, so they know, but I didn't tell him they know b/c he was so upset and so set against telling anyone. He wants to wait until we go to the urologist and we know more about what is going on.?
I can't add to the question of the week, but I am going to take everything you all put out there for when we go to the urologist! Our appointment isnt until July 6th, and that is killing me too. I don't want to wait that long, but the Dr. we are going to see is the only MFI specialist that I could find. The assistant there is really nice and has us on the top of the list if there is a cancellation. We got called for a cancellation last week but dh's work week was way to hectic and he couldn't make it.(UGH!!!)
?I am really trying to deal with all of the emotions that are coming up lately, and I am having a very difficult time with it, especially since dh doesn't want to talk about anything. Since we are not telling family, I find it very hard to be around them. Especially since they all ask how things are going and talk about how it will happen for us, we just need to stop thinking about it so much. I know I just need to take it one day at a time, but I sometimes wish I had a time machine and I could fast forward to his appointment!!?
?Sorry I am so long winded today!?
Have a wonderful week!! ?
TTC since 2004
DX: Azoospermia
3 unmedicated IUI's, 1 with Clomid - all unsuccessful. Moving on to DIVF #1-BFP 5dp5dt!!! 1st Beta 1/23- 269!! Beta #2 1/26 - 882!!! Beta #3 1/30- 4,250!!! 1st ultrasound 2/10 showed TWINS!!! Found out on May 2nd we are having BOYS!
I had my follow-up appt with my RE on Tuesday and she said I'm healing very well from the D&C. When this first happened, she said we'd probably have to wait until after I'd had one regular cycle to do another IUI, but on Tuesday she said we might be able to do it SOON. She expects a regular AF to show up within a couple of weeks. Then I can start Clomid again. She said that after AF they might want to do a saline sonogram to make sure everything is clear. If it is, we can move forward with the IUI when I ovulate. I'm so glad to be able to move on so quickly, but it still sucks to be starting all over in a sense.
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Questions of the Week:
What questions would you recommend that someone recently diagnosed w/Azoospermia ask their doctor?
If you want to know WHY and not just take the "it is what it is" answer, ask for karyotype testing. DH's urologist did this and found the reason is genetic. It doesn't change the fact that he has azoospermia, but I think he felt a little better knowing that he was born that way and it wasn't something he'd done, or an injury he'd gotten, or anything preventable that caused this. Even if it had been preventable, I think we just felt a *little* better knowing why.
Also, there was something in the testing they were looking for to see whether a biopsy would be worthwhile. From what they found out, they told us that a MESA, TESE, or similar procedure might find sperm for IVF with ICSI. Unfortunately, we again fell into the small percentage of cases where there is no sperm produced at all. Anyhow, what I'm getting at is ask if ICSI would be a possibility.
I can't remember anything else we asked since we found out the reason pretty soon after we got the zero sperm count. Like Craschi said, don't let doctors brush your questions off. You deserve answers!
I finally got DH to call for his latest test results today ( the genetic tests should have been in about 3 weeks ago) he didn't want to listen to the voicemail at work - so we listed to it when we both got home. They wanted him to call back before 5.... it was 5:15. So, we have no new info and DH is in a foul mood again. Awesome. At some point we're going to have to talk about things, but I'm trying not to push.
We can't schedule a follow up with the uro until we have all the test results. :-(
I don't check in very often, because I never have any updates, but DH and I have made the decision to adopt. This is the very beginning stage and I'm just researching and spending alot of time on the adoption board. So much to know! We have finally told the immediate family and have received more support from all sides than I expected. The only one we haven't told is DH's brother and we plan to do that tomorrow. It's nice to finally be able to talk about it openly and now the parents can finally stop asking when they will be grandparents!
Trying to think of questions is tough. Unlike female infertility, it is pretty cut and dry with males, especially Azoospermia (at least that's how I feel now that I understand the process). I think the most important part is finding a urologist that specializes in male infertility. Don't allow anyone to pressure you into making a decision and, in my case, I knew what I wanted to do initially, but it took time for DH and I to agree. We both changed our minds multiple times in the past two months, but we are very pleased and comfortable with our decision.