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TTC After a Loss
Back from RE and in shock (long)
So here i have been putting myself through cycles and cycles of clomid, femara, hcg shots, hsg dye test, blood draws... for 9 months now. And it turns out dh has "severely abnormal sperm"
1st of all my ob put me on clomid without recommending a SA for 4 months. I finally insisted on going to an RE a couple of months ago and of course the RE said we need a SA. DH really didn't want to do it and passive aggressively avoided it for 2 months. We got the results back today and he has 0% morphology and 20% motility. So not only are dh's sperm slow, not a single 1 is shaped normally. I am in shock. We are having an IUI tomorrow. But i wonder with this news what are my chances of getting KU.
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Re: Back from RE and in shock (long)
BFP #2 4/13/10. Bridget born 12/28/10
BFP #3 Finn born 8/11/15
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Wow. That would really PISS me off and I would be mad at my OB. That was the thing with mine as well until I really pushed because I had my HSG... so why not him since my tubes were clear. Well, I still have my issue but still... we should have had a SA A LONG TIME AGO!
Sorry you got bad news and I hope you get some clarification on next steps to help improvement.
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My Ob suggested that my dh have an SA. We're still awaiting the results. My ob and dh's FD agreed that an SA should be done before assuming anything w/me. I'm sorry they put u through that w/o checking him. I think a lot of times they assume if u've conceived before that ur fine to conceive again. Not always the case. Dh and I are both concerned that dd was a fluke good sperm and that maybe he was the cause for the loss last time. Who knows. Maybe its' both of us or neither of us. Guess we'll know soon.
Yay for the IUI tomorrow. That's a step in a positive direction. GL. ((hugs))
I'm so sorry! I know that must be so frustrating!!!
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diagnosed with heterozygous Factor V Leiden 2008; m/c 11/09 @ 5 1/2 wks; m/c 5/10 @ 4 1/2 wks; RLP testing done, diagnosed with antiphospholipid syn. and low progesterone; 7/10 started on Heparin injections & progesterone supps @ 3 dpo, BFP 8/9/10!!!
Wow. I had a similar situation as well. OBs are all knowledgeable about the ladies but never push hard enough for the men to get an SA. This at least happened to us and is my perception. I had to push after my HSG came back normal to get DH tested.
I hope you get some answers here really soon so that it will help your TTC journey.
The odds are better than without the IUI, but the question is really how many normal sperm will show up tomorrow after the wash. The wash should weed out the abnormal sperm and the slow or dead ones, and what is left is what they do the IUI with. I know that some REs won't do IUIs with low numbers, and I also know that with my first (and only successful IUI to date), my husband had 10million post-wash and that is the low end of acceptable.
I hope and pray that you get a good sample tomorrow, and a good number of strong swimmers after the wash. Good Luck. ::hugs::
BFP 12/18/2009. HB 1/4/2010. NO HB 1/18/2010. D&C 1/19/2010
April 2011 IUI #1 BFN. High FSH and other issues.
May 2011 Chose to build our family through adoption
September 2011 Actively waiting for a match
11/26/11 Surprise BFP * DD born 7/23/12
wow! i can't believe they never checked his sperm till now.
these are the reasons i want DH to get a SA especially since we had a baby w/ chromosome issues, DH smokes and has other personal issues down there.
GL and i'm glad you got some answers. hopefully the IUI goes well. GL!
I'm so sorry. I can't believe they waited so long to do the SA.
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m/c 12/25/09 (5w5d) mm/c D&C 4/9/10 (11w1d) Take home baby 2/22/11
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Oh wow I am so sorry to hear that. Does it help that there's another piece to the puzzle in place?
I hope your DH is all right with it-- when I talked about infertility possibilities with my DH he was horrified at the thought so I hope yours is taking it all right.
Harper Oksana, born on her due date, January 20, 2011, and the love of my life
I'm so sorry. That's a long time to wait for that kind of news.
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