Hi Tricia, it looks like you and I are in the same boat. Don't you just wonder were all those
went?? I really hope that they figure out what is going on with your DH, it can be so frustrating. I am always worried that it might be some underlying health problem with my DH, and they are missing it. Other than the terrible declining SA, he is the healthiest person I know!
DH and I have a 4 year old DS, Aidan, conceived the good old fashioned way on the first try and now are on cycle 31 TTC #2. We were so convinced that it would just happen, that I didn't get checked out for a year TTC, and then finally my OB mentioned testing DH about 4 months after that. His count was very similar to your DH's, about 3 million. We were given a less than 1% chance to get pregnant on our own, same as if I was on the pill!
Well, we were referred to the urologist who diagnosed DH with varicoceles. He had a bilateral surgery, and now over a year later, his counts are lower (between .8-2 mill). Watch out for those urologists! After the surgery didn't produce results, urologist started experimenting on DH, anti-biotics for 4 months and Proxeed (sp?) supplements, protein powder, vitamins. Then after a year "let's just wait and see", he punted us to an reproductive endocrinologist and we started IVF/ICSI. All doctors seem to have different opinions, but my RE said that with DH's numbers it was a waste of time to do the surgery. We were put in the fast track for IVF immediately and fortunately approved by insurance ASAP.
I would suggest having a consultation with an RE or a urologist that specializes in reproduction, if DH's does not. That way you can see up front what you are dealing with and if you need to move on to the next step. I think for us, if this current IVF doesn't work (
it does!!!) we are just going to be happy with the wonderful one we have and let go of TTC and enjoy the life we have now. But, we sure tried!
Here is babydust for you! Good luck! I hope things work out for you!
Sarah (36)
DH John(35)
DS Aidan Patrick (4/01)
TTC#2 31 cycles
7/05 IVF/ICSI failed
start IVF/ICSI #2 8/18! Say a prayer for us!!