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ThreeGoodVacations915ThreeGoodVacations915
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Hi! 

I'm 31 - at least for a few more weeks and MH is 32.  We've been TTC since 6/11 with no success.  We headed to the RE in December and after the SA learned MH was azoo.  Fast forward through blood work, genetic tests, and a urologist consult, we've learned that he has AZFb and AZFc deletions on his Y Chromosome.  There have never been reported cases of finding viable sperm in such circumstances and he's elected not to have a testicular biopsy.  It's likely that he does not produce sperm at all.  I have no known issues.   

We are exploring our options and considering DS.  If anyone has any experience with DS and wishes to share their experiences, I would love to hear them.  

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  • shellb1978shellb1978 member

    Welcome!  My husband also produces no sperm, and we found out, he has never produced sperm.  We are currently getting ready to do IUI with DS.  We went online and checked out the sperm bank that our RE recommended and even did the picture match, so we could get soomeone who looked at least similar to DH.  It was pretty overwhelming at first, but now that everything is picked and ready for next week, it wasn't so bad.

    We are doing the first DIUI next week, and I'll have a lil more understanding to it all then.

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  • ThreeGoodVacations915ThreeGoodVacations915
    imageshellb1978:

    Welcome!  My husband also produces no sperm, and we found out, he has never produced sperm.  We are currently getting ready to do IUI with DS.  We went online and checked out the sperm bank that our RE recommended and even did the picture match, so we could get soomeone who looked at least similar to DH.  It was pretty overwhelming at first, but now that everything is picked and ready for next week, it wasn't so bad.

    We are doing the first DIUI next week, and I'll have a lil more understanding to it all then.

     Thanks!  Looks like we are diagnosed around the same time.  We're taking some time before we take the next step and likely won't make a decision until towards the end of this year at the earliest.  Did YH have any concerns or reservations about using DS?  It's fantastic that you both are able to move into treatment so quickly.  Best of luck to you both!  

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  • melkel559melkel559 member
    Welcome! We are about to start our first DIUI cycle as well after a long and complicated IVF failure. So sorry you guys have to deal with this. MFI is a rough road. It took both of us some time to fully accept using a donor but now we are both in a hundred percent. Of course DH has his moments when he "feels bad for himself" as he says. I stress that he has every right to feel that way. I do too. But in the end, he said he wants children and if he can't create them, he wants to pursue the donor because it is our best chance at this point of having a child that is at least biologically related to one of us. I would also recommend reading "Helping the Stork." It's all about donor insemination and has really helped me work through the decision making. GL to you!!
    TTC since June 2011
    DX: DH (30) severe MFI, severely low count & low motility
    Me (32): all clear
    Appt with Urologist 5/21/12: exam, ultrasound, bloodwork all normal.
    Testicular Biopsy with TESE on 6/8/12. good sperm found! (left side only) froze sperm, failed thaw test :(
    Orientation for IVF/ICSI on 6/13/12. Waiting for the green light following biopsy results...results show adequate sperm production both sides.
    2nd SA 6/18/12: sample is "adequate for ICSI"
    Plan: IVF/ICSI July 2012!
    ER: 7/26/12. 15 eggs retrieved, all mature.
    TESE/TESA/aspiration from epididymis, no motile sperm found :(
    froze all eggs, the saga of praying for good sperm continues.
    8/3/12: 2nd opinion from MFI uro on biopsy slides. Suspects "partial late maturation arrest."
    Plan: more SAs, third biopsy/TESE with frozen back-up either from DH or DS.
    SA 8/17/12: Zero sperm
    SA 8/23/12: Zero sperm
    9/26/12: SPERM FOUND! 15 eggs thawed, 12 survived and were ICSI'd, only 3 fertilized normally. Refrozen as embies and will thaw in Nov. Please survive and grow!
    All 3 survived the thaw on 11/15/12!
    FET 11/17/12: transferred 2, one 4B, one 4C. Beta 11/30:BFFN
    moving on to DS
    DIUI#1 2/18/13,50mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta 3/4/13: BFN.
    DIUI#2 3/19/13, 50 mg Clomid cd 3-7, Ovidrel trigger, Beta #1 (14dpiui) 4/2/13: BFP!!!! 150. Beta #2 4/4/13: 420 Beta #3 4/8/13: 2691. Beta #4 4/15/13: 15,086
    1st u/s 4/8/13 shows one gestational sac
    2nd u/s 4/15/13 shows yolk sac, fetal pole and early heartbeat
    3rd u/s 4/25/13: measuring right on track. Heart rate 148 bpm
    A/S 7/22/13: IT'S A BOY!!
    PAIF/SAIF Always Welcome
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