~~*MFI Check-In*~~
firesiren
member
I stole this from the old 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. Welcome and GL and PPVs to all!
QOTW: WHAT BOOK/MAGAZINE ARE YOU READING NOW?
MFI check-in
Jschwind22/borderline motility & low morph~ FET May
Jenn06220/low count & severe low motility ~ IVF/ICSI New clinic
Richzep/ Low everything~Stimming IVF #4
RmJohns92/Low everything ~ IVF/ICSI #2 BFP!!!
Asilwhite/Low count & Motility~ IFIVF/ICSI 1.2 BFP!!!
Tptbabe/Low everything + high ASA mostly on tails + mid-piece~ DH on clomid
MrsChopp/Low count, sparse movement, & elevated FHS~IVF/ICSI BFP!!!!!
Firesiren/ Low count & motility~ IVF/ICSI March Stimming!
KeepHope2012/ Low everything~ IUI FEB converted,BFN (hugs)
LuClo/Azoo~IVF/ICSI Spring~ Starting IVF/ICSI BFP!!!!!
Poohniki/Azoo, sperm aspirated~ IVF #3 BFN waiting on wtf
JSM0801/Low everything~ Vericocele Repair in February + IVF #3 April
Solislou/ Low everything~ hysteroscopy and FET#4
melkel559/Severe MFI, low motility~ DIUI #2 March 2ww
JewelsW1980/ Low morph, Low-ish Motility~ FET#1 BFP!!! 
Enchanted616/Azoo~ IVF/ICSI Summer 2013
JourneytoJoy07/low count~ IVF/ICSI FET #1 April
Gr8te/ Low testosterone & Morph ~ FET in February BFP!!!! YAY
MsGMChick/Low Testosterone and Low everything ~ Waiting to start IVF#2
Orangemell2012/Azoo ~ IUI March
Conradtn /Low everything? ~BFP!!!!!! YAY!!!
Laurarag1986/Azoo~ Medicated DIUI~BFN, DIUI #4 now
SteFizzRich/ missing vas and 100% blockage~ IVF #2 March 2013
rere420/ low T, count, and motility~ Meeting with RE
Shellb1978/Azoo~ DIUI 2ww BFP!!!!!! YAY!!!
sb9411/low count count, motility~Meeting with Uro Feb/2013
katekat8721/Low count & T with medium vericocele~DH on clomid
KR250222/Low count and motility
meck716/Azoo~meeting with uro & RE Feb 2013
katka512/low everything ~IVF~ICSI March/April Stimming
Kathy4678/low everything Low T~ IVF FEB 2013 BFN ((HUGS))
Balabusta/ Low everything ~ IVF March/April
rrdiva1/low everything & low T~IVF#3 with ICSI 2ww
Ecarabeo217/Low everything~ ivf #2 icsi Waiting for ET
htn1763/Low count and morph~ IVF ICSI #1 BFP!!!!!!!!!!
Cherylanne3550/low count~IVF #3 2ww
Lappke/Low Morph/Mot?~IVF May
AnnaLynn83/Low count & morph~ IVF#1 May
Futurehuber/Low everything~IVF ICSI April
Isgabriel/Low ~ IUI 2ww
Shell3879/low morph~2 ww IVF/ICSI #1 Blighted Ovum ((HUGS))
Rlk2/Low count~FET April
Runninggirljw82/low morph~IVF ICSI ~FET
LeggyJeggy/ Low count & Morph~IVF April, Varicocele repair too
PrayingforBFP/low count~ IVF BFP!!!!
HappywifeMrsK/low everything~IVF ICSI #2 April
Talon1226/low motility & morph with high ASA mostly on tails~Testing with RE
Irishlove16/0 morphology~IVF April
Clynn82au/low morph~IUI #3
Heath04Angel/Low morph~ IVF/ICSI
jjdale288/low T, fair count/IUI
Sunny B/low count IVF/ICSI
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
Re: ~~*MFI Check-In*~~
Currently reading waiting for daisy...decent read
IVF #1: ER 1/23/13- 4 eggs retrieved, 3 eggs fertilized; ET with 1 embryo 1/28/13 2 frosties beta #1 2/5 was 4.8- beta #2 2/7 3.5; BFN
FET #1- transferred one beautiful 4AA embie. Praying this is my take home baby. Beta 5/7/13- BFFN!!!
IVF #2: ER 7/17/13: 6R/3F- transferred 1 blast and 1 10 cell embryo 5dt. Beta hell. #1 2.5, #2 2.2- BFFFN! REALLY?
IVF #3: ER 12/1 and only 2 retrieved. 1 fertilized with ICSI. Was planning on transferring one fresh and one frozen....fresh was only 14 cells at day 5...CANCELLED and devastated due to 5cm blood filled cyst in ovary and blood in uterus.
IVF #4: Antagonist protocol with endometrial scratch day one of stims. ER 4/21: 6R/4M/3F- transferred 2 beautiful blasts (5dt) and one was hatching! No frosties but hoping we won't need it! Beta 5/4/14- 444(8dp5dt), Beta #2 10dp5dt 1002! THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!!!!!!!!!! First US 5/15 we saw two of the most beautiful gestational and yolk sacs I have ever seen!
****FINALLY PREGNANT WITH DI/DI TWINS!!!!!!!
I started stims on Saturday and my first monitoring appt is Tuesday.
Im about to start reading The Storyteller. I love Jodi Picoult's books!
Me: 29 ovulatory disorder
DH: 30 MFI - low everything
IUI #1: 11/5/12 BFN
December IUI cancelled due to cyst
IUI #2: 1/8/13 BFN
IVF in April 2013 transferred one beautiful blast on 4/13
Beta #1 4/22: BFP!! 33 Beta #2 54 Beta #3 70 Beta #4 83 Beta #5 105. Possible ectopic, MTX and M/C 5w4d
FET 6/21 - Beta #1: 79 BFP!! Beta #2: 253 U/S 7/12: saw the sac! U/S #2 7/19 great heartbeat of 127!! U/S #3 heartbeat of 154! U/S #4 graduated to OB
EDD 3/9/14
I am currently on day 9 of stims and go in tomorrow for a monitoring appt and hopefully we are nearing the end and are close to ER.
i am not currently reading anything....I did just finish Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane....I really need to fin
Me 28 DH 30
After 4+ years TTC
Happy Easter!!!! I'm still in the 2ww....I'm analyzing every little thing. I hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QOTW: Magazines.... my attention span is zero right now.
First mini-IVF Sept 2011... Only 1 egg! ... BFN
Switching RE
IVF#2 May 2012 9 eggs and only 2 sperm, WTH!
BFN
Switching RE's within practice
*~God gives his hardest battles to his toughest solders. Unknown.
I'm reading the House of Night series and they are very addicting!
Firesiren, fingers crossed for you and lots of prayers!
We have a meeting with a second RE next Monday (his numbers are slightly higher than the original RE we met with, but I really like first RE), and also with a G
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
Hi ladies!
I should get my calendar tomorrow with the timing of FET 1.2. My Dr is cycling me on my own outside of the group, so we'll see!
QOTW: Nothing!
TTC #1 since February 2011
C/P 5W3D
Betas 8/30 (108) and 9/3 (565)
Me: 29 (3/5/13- high NK cells) DH: 28 (5/8/12- MFI low morph and motility)
Cycle #21 (IUI#1), Cycle #22 (HSG 9/21/12) and Cycle #23 (IUI#2)=
Cycle #24- December Snow Bunny IVF #1
ER 12/6/12 (14R, 11M, 9F), ET 12/9/12 transferred 2 day 3 embies
Bleeding and low betas=very cautious
Cycle #26 March Lucky Duck- FET #1
scheduled 3/20/13- CANCELLED- lining issues
Cycle #27 May Emerald- FET #1.2
delayed- Starting Trental for 3 months + natural cycles Cycle #28-30=
Cycle #31 August Shooting Star- FET #1.3
transferred 1 hatching blast 8/21/13=
U/S 9/19/13- HR is 128! U/S #2 10/4/13- HR is 174!
It's a BOY!
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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April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
April 2012:Varicocele embolization
IVF #1 July 2012: BFN
12/10/2012 Femara helped!
IVF# 2: Jan 2013 BFP, M/C 6weeks0days
5 frosties.
IVF #3 FET April 2013 BFP, M/C 7 weeks 0 days.
3 frosties
Me: 32 H: 31
IVF #1 October 2013 Antagonistic Protocol with ICSI ER 10/31/13 (18R 16M 11F- 6 blasts to freeze)
ET delayed due to OHSS
FET scheduled for July 8. Delayed due to a crazy high TSH (it had been under control for YEARS!)
FET #1 8/5/14 sET BFN
Good luck tomorrow melkel!!!
Next SA is in 2 weeks, then we meet with the urologist in 3 weeks. Getting so close now! We also finally made a decision on Saturday that this will be our last attempt at trying to treat the cause of the MFI (whi
***EVERYONE WELCOME***
Nothing too new here. I have my hsg Wednesday. Still just waiting for DH's urology appointment 4/29. Seems forever away. The RE talked about starting hcg shots after seeing the urologist.
I am reading Beautiful Darkness.
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Married 8/21/2010, Off BCP April 2011, Started TTC 10/2011
Me: 33, DH: 35, DX: PCOS & MFI (low everything)
IUI #1-3 - Low Post-Wash Counts - All BFNs
IVF #1 w/ ICSI: Long Lupron Protocol - Freeze-All Cycle due to Severe OHSS
ER 4/27, 33 Eggs Retrieved, 13 Frosties
FET #1 6/5, Transferred One Perfect 4AA Blast, HPT BFP @ 6dp5dt
Beta #1 - 209, Beta #2 - 508, Beta #3 - 1,059
EDD 2/20/14
***EVERYONE WELCOME***
I haven't checked in lately, I took a forum/social media break. We did further testing to confirm what we knew already, DH truly does have Azoo because of Kleinfelters Syndrome.
Only option is a donor and we will do a round of DIUI
DH- Azoospermia diagnosis
DIUI #1 7/13 BFN
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Hi Everyone,
I haven't checked in for a while. DH has Azoo. That's where we are. TESA is scheduled for this Thursday and we will know our options then. We basically have decided we have only two - they find sperm and we go
Married 7-16-10; TTC since July 2011
Me - 34; DH - 35
Dx: Unexplained Azoo; all blood work normal (including chromosomal abnormality screens); no blockages; 2 SAs with zero sperm, TESA/TESE - no sperm found, likely never produced
Therapeutic Donor Insemination - DONOR CHOSEN!!!!
Natural Cycle IUI 9/3/13... 9/18/13 - BFP!!!! Stick baby stick!
Beta #1 9/19 (16dpiui) 144 hCG; 19.6 progesterone - Crinone to increase levels; Beta #2 9/23 (20dpiui) 705 hCG; 19.6 progesterone - continue Crinone; Beta #3 9/30 (27dpiui) 8355 hCG; 16.1 progesterone - continue Crinone
U/S #1 10/8 Awesome ultrasound! 1 healthy, growing little bean. H/R 128bpm, measuring 6 weeks, 6 days!; U/S #2 10/21 Just as awesome! H/R 179bpm, measuring 8 weeks 6 days!; Surprise U/S #3 10/28 - still moving along! Measuring 9 weeks 5 days; 12 week U/S & NT Scan 11/13/13: one wiggly, jumpy, kicking, punching, thumb sucking little bean!!! Scan looks good, normal measurements.
EDD - May 27, 2014