Molli, I'm sorry to hear your DH's diagonsis. My DH also has Azoospermia. The thing to remember is there are 2 types. One can be a blockage and can be surgically fixed or at least they can go in behind the block to asperate the sperm which can be used for iui or ovf. The other type, as in our case, no present sperm due to irregular hormone production. We do hormone replacement for his health but will never be able to reverse the problem. We did however conceive our DD by iui using a donor. That is a decision that is best left up to him, as it seams you are doing. It's not easy for us girls to admit we could be at fault for not getting pg, but a man, he is to pass on his name and spread his seed...blah blah blah....it's a really hard fact for them to face. We got our diagnosis over 6 years ago and I don't know as DH will ever quite come to terms with it. It's like part of his manhood is missing. But that's anouther topic.

At his urology appt, he may have to do anouther SA to make sure the first one is correct. They will also check his prostate and testes and all the other "goodies" in there. I might add that you may not want to be present for that. Our dr just assumed I wanted to be in the room. DH was totally imasculated after having his prostate checked in front of me. I can tell you that there were 97 ceiling tiles in that room! They will also go over all of his hormone levels so more blood draws too. It's a pretty straight forward exam, I compare it to our regular "under the hood" check-up we get every year. But for the guys, it's kinda a big deal.

My advice is to stay away from all the "advice" you will find on the subject over the internet. It will list all kinds of crazy things that could be the cause. When we asked his actual dr, we were told that most of those things were very rare. I worried alot more than I should have.

If you have more detailed questions about this I am happy to answer, I've been on this road a long time and this is one of the most confusing male factors there is. I hope you are dealing with a blockage.

KUP!

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