****MFI Check In*****

hillaree

MFI Weekly Check In

This group is for those of us dealing with male factor issues.   We
welcome everyone but mostly we are dealing with low count, motility,
morphology or all three.  Male infertility is a mysterious world filled with questions no one, including REs, urologists, acupuncturists or anyone else seem to have the answers to.  Any treatment suggested is a coin toss for success and a 3 month wait for a fresh batch of swimmers. Most of us are told the only answer is IUI or IVF w/ICSI.  The purpose of this group is to support each other through shared experiences and to share any info we can because the more informed we are the better.   We have a check in every Sunday night/ Monday morning but I will try to post a link later in the afternoon/evening also.  Welcome and baby dust to all!

   MEMBERS:

Bradbride: Low Testosterone/ Hydrocele & Vericocele;  Low everything
JackieMac824: Low Morph & Motility
Cajun_gal: Low Morph 1-4%
MissManda: Low numbers on everything, possible varicocele
Flower2005: low count and varicocele.
MrsB2007: low count, borderline mot & morph & weak ovulation/on prog.
B3bell: Low motility, low morph and anti-sperm antibodies
*NestingAway*: Severely low count & high SDFA-HDS ratio, minor PCOS
Cmwbobo: Low count, borderline motility and morph, varicocele
Jenbabe: 5 mil/ml, 40% motility and 2% morph
Gambler2100: Low count and motility
Tiff&rod:low count & PCOS
Greekgirl719: varicocele
Poontater: low count & motility
t.c.cherry: low count, variocele
stace26: low motility
Taraandkyle06: low count & motility
Ourdream: severe mfi due to chemo
JennyLBride: no sperm
Jensahokie: low numbers on everything
Caityr: low morph
Cheekyali: low motility, low morph, varicocele
MewMew: possible seminal vesicle incompetency
Princessbeulah: low on all three
Hillaree: low motility & varicocele (repaired)
Assembly_Reqd: low count
Quizzle: low on all three, esp. morph...ivf on hold until Fall
MrsMiller12012007: low all 3
kat3233: low all 3
mikesgirl70106: low all 3
Shan&Kev7707: low #s
Mofree
Jen2929: low morph
gringa78: PCOS & MFI
kismet21: low count
caden: low all 3
lovinthefall08- low countt/morph, ED
luvsbunny- low motil/morph
Fmrsy- 0 morph
Tab2710- low all 3
ladychicago- low count, low morph (2 ww)
ams8099
diamondcks- low morph
Junebug66- low motility & morph
pooman- low morph & motility
Pitttexan- low morph
JFa- low motility & count
LizzyB111- low all 3
wiscgirl95- low all 3, 0 morph
rsrn02- low mot
anasasra- borderline mot, low morph
bbakersgirl75- low motil & morph, possible retrograde ej.
mellj03- non-motile, PCOS
GenRN45- low all 3
tandw: low everything
hollymichael: low motility and morph
CJ71903: varicocele (repaired) and low morph
newsbaby: blockage
onemorelittleone: low motility and morph
Babsie7: low motility

mamabear7: low testosterone, morph, and motility

madelyn07: low morph and varicocele

Ambertiger

SUCCESS STORIES:

       Mommies:

       Weemodin: IVF w/ICSI= TWINS!
       face090906: injections
       roaringrock: IVF w/ICSI #4
       trilady: 2 yo DS & pregnant w/#2, IVF
       kirs10nBryce: 2 yo DD & pregnant w/#2, Donor sperm (azoo diag)
       gabbeyh: IUI
       Magoy: IVF #1
       Karma1969: IUI
       itsmevkb: DS (no asst needed), pregnant again! IVF #1
       MayDayGirl: IVF w/ICSI
       efooey: break cycle BFP
       crystalgirl: IVF w/ICSI
       ela81: IVF w/ICSI #1

       Mommies to be:
       EastCoastBride: IVF w/ICSI #5
       CJB8
       PhillySue: IVF w/ICSI #1
       JGirl2005: break cycle BFP
       bmf8140: IVF w/ICSI #2
       SeaSoul: IVF w/donor sperm (azoo diag)
       vilicious: IVF w/ICSI
       Jen&Andy06: IVF w/ICSI #1: Twins!
       Soon2beMrs.Stewart: IUI #5: Twins!
       ILUVTOM
       Marciiam
       Stacy-09/23/06
       Smilelari
       Jess&Jeremy
       MrsLisaP
       Marrieddayyoooper
       Marinabrideny
       LizzieB11
       Junebug66
       Kimarino13
       Kristenem17
       Tapgirl
       Carerra317
       Harleyq8

Recent BFPs :
preheatedoven!! Congrats!!
*MrsChad*(low all 3)!! Break cycle BFP!!!

Feel free to suggest a Question of the Week by replying here or emailing me at MFI.Support@gmail.com!

QOTW: Has your DH changed his lifestyle at all since his MFI diagnosis (ie stopped drinking, exercise more, etc)? 

As always, give an update as well!

caden

HI ladies!

QOTW: He cut caffeine and baths. He talks about drinking less and exercising more, but that hasn't moved past the "talking about it" stage ; )

Update: Still on Lupron, hope to start stims next week

ladychicago

update:   started lupron last night for IVF#1.    it was a piece of cake...  now we're just on that until my baseline u/s and b/w on 9/2, with the hopes of starting stims 9/4.    its getting very real now.

qotd:   dh got serious about taking a daily vitamin, he was extremely careful about how he used his laptop, and he stopped using tabacco products.     we thought it all helped, but then his numbers started to tank again for our 2nd and 3rd IUI (which, oddly enough, is when he got serious about exercising).       but now we've got a frozen sample banked that we'll be using for all IVF cycles, so he doesn't have to be AS careful anymore...   

madelyn07

Update: DH has his vericocele surgery on Wednesday morning. His urologist seems very optimistic that this will help with his morphology a great deal. I hope so!! Please say a quick little prayer for him if you get a chance..this is his first time having surgery.

QOTD: Yes, he has changed his lifestyle dramatically. He used to drink A LOT. Probably 5+ beers a night, every night. He has cut back to 1, maybe 2 beers a night. He also used to take scalding hot showers and he's cooled them down. And he takes his Fertility Blend daily. He kind of eased up on all of this when his urologist blamed his low morph on his vericocele but he realizes how every little thing helps so he is doing well.

hillaree

Update: We're on a break cycle while waiting to see our new doctor. I'll take progesterone in my LP, but other than that it will be med/ IF treatment free.

 

QOTD: My DH LOVES to take baths....although in our first few years of marriage (before TTC) he only took a handful at our place. However, at hotels and his parents house he would look forward to it. So he cut those out and jokes that that is the first thing he will do when I get pg. He also takes some vitamins daily.

wiscgirl95

UPDATE:  Some improvement on post surgical SA.  Morph went from 0 to 1% strict, motility improved too!  I start 50 mg of clomid this week for our 1st treatment cycle!  Finally!  Back to back IUI's.

QOTW:  He has cut out the hot tub at the gym, occassionally takes a vitamin and rolls his eyes at me when I tell him to cut back on the social drinking.  I think he figures he did his part with the surgery.  WRONG!

hollymichael

Update: IUI#!1 was a failure.  Trying IUI w/ clomid again this cycle.

QOTW: My DH is trying just about everything. He is on vitamins, seeing an acupuncturist who is putting him on herbs, eating better, and he has an appt with the urologist on Thursday.

Bradbride

I just started another 2ww. Next month is a break cycle followed by IUI around the 25th of Oct.  So we are just waiting.  DH is still on clomid.  I think he will have another follow up SA before we start IUI in October.

QOTD: He quit smoking and cut back on the booze.  He also started taking more vitamins.

JackieMac824

No real update on us - waiting to start IVF # 1 at the end of September.  Just got AF today so no break cycle BFP for me this month.

QOTW: Has your DH changed his lifestyle at all since his MFI diagnosis (ie stopped drinking, exercise more, etc)?  No sadly, not really - they only thing he is doing now is wearing boxers and taking vitatmins.

rsrn02

Hi ladies we r back again DH finally repeated his SA we gi back to RE tomorrow. EEK!.supposedly count and motility have improved drastically but morph is down to 30% which is borderline pH not much better but improved si please add borderline morph and high pH to our dx Plus we will be gettingwhat next step is IUI or IVF bc of my PCOS DH started exercising and stopped taking so many Tums (to help pH) he also was dx with high blood pressure

TandW

UPDATE:  I'm on my last week of BCPs and we'll be starting our stims soon.  Can't wait for IVF#1 to get rolling!

QOTW: My H has always paid attention to his health, but is now taking specific vitamins and supplements.

rsrn02

oh also please add high pH and borderline morph to our diagnosis as well as PCOS and IR for mine

Ambertiger

Hi, can you add 'low on all 3' to my dx, please?

 I put my update in the wrong place before: I'm on CD1 for hopefully what might be our first IUI cycle. He and I both go in for bloodwork on Wed., so I can get on clomid and for infectious disease (TX). I'll also have my first u/s then.

 Also, QOTW: he started taking the fertility supplement (one of which we thought his urologist must have gotten a kickback on for suggesting) and doens't get in hot tubs when we're at hotels. He also does some internet research on his 'stuff'!

GenRN45

QOTW: Has your DH changed his lifestyle at all since his MFI diagnosis (ie stopped drinking, exercise more, etc)?

He started taking vitamins and supplements, stopped drinking except for the occasional beer and eats a lot healthier. We both need to exercise more. he also decided to tell his parents, which reallly surprised me.

 As always, give an update as well!

waiting to complete an eval of my liver mass before my RE will give us the go ahead to cycle.  Last  scan is tuesday... at that point we'll get the results of the liver scan and the liver blood tests and hopefully get the go ahead to cycle in november.