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MsFaith15MsFaith15 member
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Hello 3T board! I've been living over at TTC for a while but am now starting to ask the questions that ya'll are discussing so maybe I belong here?

I stopped BC in September 2013. I didn't track anything for the first few months but had sex regularly. I just completed 8 months of temping and OPKs with good timing. No luck.

I saw my OB last month and she said we can start testing. DH just had his seman analysis and it came back with 20% morphology (she said 30% is the norm but said its ok? Is that right?). We will begin testing for me after the New Year.

I will be lurking until I get a feel for this board. Looking forward to getting to know you all better!
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  • SND1231SND1231 member
    Hi welcome to the board. Everyone here will tell you if you've been trying over a year go to a RE. Don't waste time with an OB. Especially do not take any fertility meds with an OB without proper monitoring. I'm sure the other ladies will explain how this can harm you. A lot of women here started at an OB and then moved to a RE without any issues and their testing transfered over to the RE but some did not. I do hope your stay is short and sweet here!
    Married: 12/15/2012    TTC: 08/2014
    Husband: 26 SA: normal
    Me: 23 Low AMH and damaged ovaries due to chemotherapy.
    No AF or O in 3 years. HSG showed a slight T shaped uterus.

    High Risk OB 9/29- got the ok to get pregnant.
    RE Appt:  10/28/ U/S showed follicles, but also small damaged ovaries.
    B/W results CD0: all normal except low AMH at 1.3
    Cycle 1-November (TI)- Femera 2.5mg, 2mg Estradoil, and Trigger=BFN
    Cycle 2-December (TI)- Femera 2.5 mg ,4mg Estradoil, and Trigger= No O
    Cycle 3-January (TI)- Femera 5 mg, 2mg Estra    doil, and Trigger=


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  • BunnyBerryBunnyBerry member
    Welcome, but I'm so sorry you have to be here! :( We'll try to make it a pleasant experience, and hopefully it will be short. :)

    How in the world is an OB qualified to interpret a semen analysis? Also, what she said doesn't make sense. The only two ways I have heard of to analyze morph, 4% or 14% are the cutoff. (Anyone have a different experience?)

    I would get that consult in with the RE asap, and if insurance requires it, go ahead and complete the testing (ultrasound, bloodwork, HSG) with your OB, sending the data to the RE to interpret. REs tend to call for a more thorough hormone and other panel, and you wouldn't want to start any treatment until giving an RE the chance to do what they do best - figure out what's wrong and what gives you the best chances of success. 
    January 3T Siggy Challenge - New Year's Resolutions
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    Me (29), DH (30) TTC actively 54 55+ cycles | All BFNs
    MFI (low everything) | Endo Stage 1 & Stenotic Cervix (treated) | PCO
    Married - July 2008 | Started TTC - Jan 2009 | RE Visit #1 - Mar 2014 
    IUI #1 ICI #1 - June | IUI #1.1 Laparoscopy - Aug
    IUIs #1.2, 2, 3 - Sept, Oct, Nov (Letrozole) - BFNs 
    IUI #4 - Dec (Bravelle) | IUI #5 - Dec/Jan (Bravelle) - 5 follies + TI - BFNs
    IUI #5.1 - Jan (Bravelle) Cancelled 
    Planning to start IVF in March!
    ***All Welcome***
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  • dancersposedancerspose member

    I'm sorry you're finding yourself transitioning here, but I hope your stay with us is short.  I pretty much second everything PPs have said regarding the SA and getting to an RE as soon as your insurance allows.

    Good luck!

    Me: 31 (PCOS) possible right tube issues DH: 36 (SA normal) 
    Started dating in 2006, Married 2012 
    TTC since November 2013 
    First RE visit due to irregular periods: June 2014
    Lap/Hysto to remove polyps, cyst and tube blockage 11/6
    Cycle 1 (Dec. 2014) TI with Clomid, Trigger, & Progesterone CX due to no response
    Impatiently Waiting CD1 to try again with Fermara Back on the bench due to giant cyst,
    who know I'd ovulate on my own after a cancelled cycle and end up with a mega cyst :(
    All Welcome
     
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  • mshandlebarmshandlebar member
    Welcome! I agree with the others. Find an RE. I wasted a lot of time with my OB. Otherwise, I hope your stay here is short. Good luck!
    ****SIGGY WARNING****

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    TTC since May 2013
    Me: 31, blocked tube
    DH: 35, azoospermia :(
    IUI #1 (50 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 9/7/2014: BFN
    IUI #2 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel) on 10/3/2014:     BFN
    IUI #3 (100 mg Clomid, Ovidrel, Estradiol) on 11/1/2014: BFN
    First RE appt. on 11/11/2014
    November 2014: Benched due to cyst :(
    IUI #4 (5 mg Letrozole, Follistim, Ovidrel, Crinone) on 12/26/2014: BFP!!!
    Beta 1 (1/9/2015): 292     Beta 2 (1/12/2015): 843


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  • pinkdoggiepinkdoggie member
    Welcome. Everyone has already said what I wanted sto say about an OB vs RE, so I just popped in to say hi!
    Me: 25 Dh: 25 Married since July, 2011
    Diagnosed with PCOS 2010
    TTC since December, 2011 (SA is Normal)
    2012-tried natural w/Metformin 1500 mg
    11/12 -Saw an OB, bloodwork revealed everything normal except for highish blood sugar levels
    1/13: Clomid 50 mg - No response
    2/13: Clomid 100 mg O'd BFN
    3/13: Clomid 100 MG O'd BFN
    4/13-6/13: Clomid 150/200 mg O'd BFN 
    Stopped treatment because of money issues and began to try naturally again from June-October 2013
    Benched until November 2014 - Started seeing RE, discovered that lining was very thin
    November 2014: Started Femera 5 mg -No response BFN >:(
    December 2014: Upping Femera, injectables are the next step if I respond 
    Also: Changed RE, first appointment on Friday, so treatment is subject to change this month


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  • dominicandreamerdominicandreamer member
    Also just saying 'hi".  I hope your stay here is quick.
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  • moto611moto611 member
    @BunnyBerry - I had a different experience! For my husband's first SA he went to a random LabCorp. His morphology came back at 16% and the "normal" range was 70-100%, according to the lab print out. Yes, they wanted to see over 70% normal forms! The urologist said he'd never seen a scale like that and told us they probably meant normal range was >30%. When we moved on to the RE we gave him those lab results and he said he wanted to do a repeat test because "morphology was really very low." So since the RE thought 16% was very low, there MUST be some sort of scale that is looking for a higher percentage. Morphology was fine on the repeat SA, so now I just think LabCorp is not very good at doing these tests.

    @MsFaith15 - if you end up working with an RE, they'll probably repeat the SA and they'll probably have more sophisticated lab techniques.
    **************
    Married in 2011, NTNP until early 2012, TTC since early 2012

    My husband was diagnosed with state IV colon cancer in 2009. Surgery and six rounds of chemo left him in remission (yay!) but with low testosterone. He took Androgel for two years starting in Jan 2011.
    -SA in Jan 2013: big fat zero; stopped Androgel
    -varicocelectomy in June 2013
    -SA in Dec 2013: 23mil/ml, really low morph
    -SA in March 2014: Count doubled! Morphology apparently no longer an issue.

    Treatments:
    April 2014: hysteroscopy
    June 2014: TI (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel: 2 folliclces) = BFN
    July 2014: IUI#1 (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel; 1 follicle, 23mil post-wash) = BFN
    August 2014: IUI#2 (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel; 1 follicle, 43mil post-wash) = BFN
    September 2014: IUI#3 (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel; 2 follicles, 15mil post-wash) = BFN
    October 2014: IUI#4 (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel; 1-2 follicles, 12mil post-wash) = BFN
    November 2014: IUI#5 (clomid/bravelle/ovidrel: 1 follicle, 23mil post-wash) = BFN
    December 2014: IUI#6 (gonal-f/ovidrel): 2 follicles, 55mil post-wash) = ???

    *all are welcome!*

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  • deelopi9deelopi9 member
    Hi and Welcome! I'm sorry you are here but glad you found us. I made the mistake of not doing the SA through a lab that specializes in fertility and I wasted 1 1/2 years after my RE decided to go off of those numbers. She did warn me about not using the SA thru their lab and because of it I ended up wasting 6 cycles with an incorrect diagnosis. So I spent a lot of money, heartache and time due to the fact I didn't want to spend the extra $200 in a SA. Good luck.
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    3T January Siggy Challenge: New Years Resolutions 
    TTC since 10/2010 (Rhythm method since 2007)
    Me (33) Sept 2012 - DX Low ovulation/progesterone, Luteal Phase Defect. HSG 5/2012: both tubes are open, cervix and lining look good;
    September 2014 DX Hashimoto's; November 2014: PCOS IR
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    DH (37) Sept 2012 SA Normal; October 2014 Mild MFI count 42 Million, Motility 36%, Morphology 2%. Clomid 50mg,
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    2004 Cyrosurgery, LEEP
    May 2012 - HSG Clear; June 2012 - Appointment with RE
    July 2012 - October 2012 - Clomid 50mg W/ TI & Progesterone 3 mature follicles- BFN
    January 2013 IUI #1 (900,000 post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 2 mature follicles - BFN
    February 2013 IUI #2 (1.3 Mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, TI & Progesterone 4 mature follicles - BFN
    March 2013 IUI #1-3 (2.5 mil post wash) Clomid 50mg, Baby Aspirin (lining thinned) TI & Progesterone - 2 mature follicles BFN
    April 2013 Benched due to cyst, May 2013 WTF appointment
    June 2013 DH SA mild MFI break for 2 months to re-test; August 2013 - DH SA 36 Mil count, 36% Motility, Morp 2%
    September - December 2013 - Mental sanity Break
    January 2014 - IUI #4 switches to natural due to scheduling conflict Femara TI & Progesterone - 1 mature follicle - BFN
    May 2014-June 2014 - DH Appointment w/ Urologist to check Bi-lateral Varicocele; 2nd opinion w/ another urologist - bi-lateral varicocele dx is slight no surgery
    July 2014 DH starts clomid 25mg daily SA 53.8 Mil count, Motility 37%, Morph 3%;
    September 2014 DH Repeat SA after being on clomid for 3 months 42 Mil Count, Motility 36%, Morph 2%
    October 2014 Me: Hashimoto's DX, DH taken off clomid;    November 2014 Me: new RE PCOS IR Diagnosis
    December 2014: IUI #4 Follitism 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, BFMFN
    January 2015: IUI #5     Gonal-F 75iu 7 days, TI, IUI & Progesterone, Another BFMFN onto IUI #6
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