Hey Brookelyn510! I have enjoyed reading your blogs & others. I am in similar situation.

Me-32 No known problems
DH- Low count, low everything really, diagnosed w/ varicocele. Surgery to correct (found five!) April 9, 2008
We have been TTC since 05, but have been agressively trying for 2yrs. At first we thought we were timing it poorly, so I started using OPK's & continued trying. NOTHING

So I put together a conception kit w/ OPK's, collection cup & a cervical cap. NOTHING. We heard about Fertell, the at home fertility test $80.00, the first test was no good, they shipped a new one. My test was good, my husbands showed abnormal sperm parameters.

DH went to urologist & they found a varicocele. DH was put on Clomid for about 6 months, and we began seeing our RE. I began clomid and we began IUI's.

IUI#1 BFN
IUI #2 BFN
RE did sperm assay and results were poor.
IUI #3 BFN

So we decided the varicocele was our problem, and DH had varicocelectomy April 9, 2008, they found 5! Well just today:

IUI#4 We are encouraged because DH's sperm was 17 million prewash, & 7.2 million washed. So the
2WW begins. I hope this will be THE ONE for you, too.
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Time to get back in the game. Posted 03-28-2009 at 03:52 PM by swtdarln My DH and I haven't tried an IUI or any other fertility methods, since July of last year. We have both started new jobs, and next month April 9, 2009 we will be one year post-varicocelectomy surgery. My husband did an SPA, paid for my dr. for pure curiousity on his part. He's a visual learner, says he doesn't like to read. I am a reading coach at my school, so I always joke that I'm scared of a dr. who doesn't like to read. My husband spoke w/ him, and he said concentration was low 6 should be 20,... Continue reading... swtdarln SKNewbie

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Heartache continues Posted 08-02-2008 at 08:50 PM by swtdarln This week has really sucked. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to be alive, but this week, wow. First, I try to go to my classroom, but the custodian & his friends hung out watching cable in my room, but noone bothered to wax & get me ready for the kids 1st day. I had to put on a sweet smile, and he agreed to wax, if I would remove everything from the room myself, which I did. Then I decide for nostalgic fun, my girlfriend & I slip off to White Waters Theme Park in Atl for a little fun, sans... Continue reading... swtdarln SKNewbie

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Male Infertility, IUI's, & Heartache Posted 07-28-2008 at 09:11 PM by swtdarln Well, IUI #4 BFN: grump Our RE is encouraged because our numbers are better, and wants to try other avenues besides IVF, because that would negate the varicocelectomy surgery. Instead the plan is to try IUI again in September but this time I'm going to be on a round of Folli$tim. I hope my insurance is generous w/ fertility meds. Please Lord! swtdarln SKNewbie

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