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A little frustrated... (a little long)

ResiWResiW
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So I guess I just want to know if anyone is dealing with a similar situation that I currently find myself in.

My husband has Klippel-feil syndrome and believes that as a result, he may be infertile. Colour and consistency and all that look normal to me, though. So, I decided that I wanted to order a test for him so that I can know for sure. Today, the doctor told us that the test won't be covered by our insurance, and it can range anywhere between $50 to $200 or perhaps more than that. She suggested that we try for a little while before getting a test like that.

He also found a lump on one of his testicles and we wonder if that could cause problems, but I think it will go away on its own and he'll be fine.

The reason I find this so frustrating is because I get irregular periods. I thought I had PCOS for over ten years, but I found out yesterday that I actually have no cysts and nothing is wrong down there. But I still don't really ovulate on my own, and they think that I may have insulin resistance which could be the reason I don't really ovulate without help. So I need to go in for testing myself.

I think I'm really frustrated because I feel like I need to go on metformin or another type of drug in order to ovulate so that we can try for a few months before going back to the doctor to test his juice, but I don't really want to pay for that medication and find out that he is in fact not fertile. I strongly believe that he is fertile though, and there shouldn't be problems on his end.

I guess we'll just start trying and see how that goes.

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  • DebateThisDebateThis member

    How do you know you aren't ovulating "on your own"? What meds are you on to induce ovulation already? Are you charting? How do you know that you don't have PCOS if you haven't had the insulin resistance labs done already?

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    I've been irregular since I was 12 years old (I'm 23). I can go for six months without a period when I'm not on BC, and when I do get a period they can last upwards into five weeks. I've been on Yasmin, Nuvaring (horrible), and Lo-Ovral over a ten-year

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    A lump on his testicle is worth a Dr. visit, IMHO. And juice? Ewww

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    You've gotten a lot of good advice. And you said that you told your DH not to worry about the lump. That's why people are concerned.

    I'm glad he's getting checked out and follow your dr's advice before worrying about IF. And stay away from a
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