Hello Ladies,

I sure do wish there were more people on this board to talk to! What I am trying to find out is how are you coping or trying to fix your Male Infertility Problem?

My DH - Has overall bad sperm. All counts are low.
We are trying Fertility Blend for Men (Vitamin Supplement) for 3 months. The he will go in for another s/a and see if anything is higher and then if it is, go forth with the IUI.

Best wishes to you all.

Mindy

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HI Mindy,

My DH takes clomid, half a pill a day, every day. He has been on it almost a month now. His counts have ranged but have still improved since his first one, they started at 600,000 and have increased to 20 million.



Eden

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I am still trying to find info myself. It is a very frustrating issue and I am sorry you are having to go through it. My husband is repeating his test as well. I have lots of good things about men taking the clomid though, but I am not sure what qualifies a man to be able to take it??

Sending lots of healthy and LOTS OF to you! I am hear if you need to vent! As I find out about my hubby, I will let you know.

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The urologist that dh went to didnt do jack....he referred us to do IVF.....he had 10,000 for his first count and 20,000 for his second after the proxeed....although none of them were moving after the proxeed....we have just started getting the workup for IVF and dh just did another SA yesterday so I am hoping maybe it improves a little

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TTC #1 for over 4 years -
IVF with ICSI #1 - March 2005
IVF with ICSI #2 -August 2005
IUI #1
September '06 IVF with ICSI #3 postponed due to illness
Nove 3 - ER 13 eggs retreived 12 mature
Fert Report--11/4/06- 10 still going strong---we will do a 5 day transfer
Fert Report 11/8/06 - still have 10 --transfered 4 day 5 blasts
11/17 beta 59 11/22 740 11/27 2700 2 sacs
WE have one great heartbeat!!

TAYLOR MARIE IS HERE---BORN 6/25/07 - 5 weeks early weighing 7lbs 5oz and 20 inches long

8/30 Well Child---Weight 11lbs14oz
10/27 3 month Well Child- Weight 16lbs 10oz (I think??)
1/9/08 6 month Well child- Weight 19lbs 8 oz and 27 inches long
2/26/0MD visit- Weight 22lbs
3/27/08 9 month Well child- Weight 22lbs 3 oz and 30 inches long
1 year appt--26lbs

We were also advised to do IVF (see my sig). Just having 'Male Factor' as a couple's infertility issue is a warranted reason for doing IVF. My RE is also including ICSI with our first IVF for good measure!

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Carol - SAHM to Deirdre
11/04 1st IVF - DD born 7/05
4/9/06 - DD (as in both Deirdre & 'Dear Daughter' ) met the Easter Bunny, sprouted a second tooth, and turned 9 months old all on the same day!
*6 frozen embabies in storage*

Hi ladies,

I also struggled with MF only issues. There was nothing our urologist could do to improve our count so we went straight to IVF. We actually ended up doing 1/2 ICSI and half regular. Alot of the eggs were destroyed during the ICSI process. We ended up implanting two regular embryos. One stuck, I carried my son to full term and he was born in Jan. I have two frozen, one ICSI and one regular. Overall I had produced a decent amount of follicles but not a ton so we didn't have as many leftover after all the procedures. That is why I only got four viable embryos out of the whole cycle.
I know going to IVF is not for everyone. But we made the decision that felt right for us. Plus we consulted more than one RE and felt very comfortable with everyone's opinions. Good luck with your own personal journeys.

Alisa (32)
DH (34)
DS (8 months and 1 week)