Thanks johndt and ICSI GIRL for the well wishes. Best of luck to the both of you!

Since I asked about the pain associated with sperm retrieval, I thought it would be a good idea to relay my personal experience. As a work around for my CBAVD I got a MESA (Micro-Epididymal Sperm Aspiration) last Monday. It has been about a week since the surgery. All went well, as they extracted 17 ...

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Thanks, that's info. When I packed this morning I brought both the boxers and more surportive stuff, not knowing which way I'd feel. After reading your respondce, I'm glad I did that now that I'm half a day away from home.

I also echo your comment about the wife, even with the ...

julianna26 Wow, riding his bike in less than a week - that's great news! It's nice to get some ground truth from someone that's been through it.

I see from your sig that you're going for your first IVF cycle next month - best of luck to you. If everything goes well on our side we'll hopefully be ...

Hi, DW and myself are in the same boat as everyone lese here. I'm going in for an sperm extraction this monday. Wife is already on BC in hopes the extraction works. I would be most gratefull if someone of you would tell me how long it to your husbands to recover from the extraction. I've heard ...