Hi! New to the board and have some questions. My DH and I have been TTC for 5 cycles (not many, I know), but I felt there was something wrong. After some initial tests, I have found that I have polycystic ovaries (not PCOS) which can be treated with Clomid and my DH has very low sperm count (small sample with count of 100,000, looked healthy otherwise). Has anyone had a similar experience with such a low sperm count and what steps did you take? I have an appointment with the RE on Tuesday, but I am curious to see what we should be expecting. Is IUI even an option? Or is it straight to IVF or ICSI? Thanks in advance for your responses!
LCP
Can anyone help?
Can anyone help?
Polycystic ovaries
MF - Very LSC
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Hi LCP
i think you came to the right place for help, im so sorry i know its hard to find out you may need help to start a family. im not sure on the polycystic ovarys im a blocked tube lady.
i just wanted to wish you luck and success with what ever road you have to take.
Debz
i think you came to the right place for help, im so sorry i know its hard to find out you may need help to start a family. im not sure on the polycystic ovarys im a blocked tube lady.
i just wanted to wish you luck and success with what ever road you have to take.
Debz
Me 42 ,DH 45 ...3 IVF's BFN
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LCP... Have your DH do another cout in three months.. and in the mean time have hime take..... Zinc, L- Argenine and B complex (all over the counter) My Dh had a low cout of 11.5 and three months on that stuff took him to 36.3 mil.... on the poly cystic overies... I have not a clue... I have had tubal isses in the past and have found out I have MTHFR, PCOS and NKC... so I am a mess.. lol
Good luck...
Good luck...
Tonia 33 DH 41 DD 10
IVF # 1 7/11/06 BFN
IVF #2 11/2/06 BFN
FET #1 12/21/06 BFP.. lost at 5 weeks
IVF # 1 7/11/06 BFN
IVF #2 11/2/06 BFN
FET #1 12/21/06 BFP.. lost at 5 weeks
Hi LCP77
I also have the PCO and then they found DH had sperm issues. His is morphology rather than count but we went straight to IVF /ICSI. You may just be IVF - they do a Zona binding test to see if the sperm can penetrate the egg - if it does then IVF is usually the go, if not then straight to ICSI.
Good lcuk at your apmt.
I also have the PCO and then they found DH had sperm issues. His is morphology rather than count but we went straight to IVF /ICSI. You may just be IVF - they do a Zona binding test to see if the sperm can penetrate the egg - if it does then IVF is usually the go, if not then straight to ICSI.
Good lcuk at your apmt.
Me 39 PCO - TTC since Aug 05
2 IVF/ICSI, 2 FET. All BFN
BFP Oct 07
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2 IVF/ICSI, 2 FET. All BFN
BFP Oct 07
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LCP77,
Here is a link to a fairly pertinent article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... med_docsum
They studied the cost effectiveness of IUI and IVF, including cases of mild male factor subfertility, and concluded IVF was more cost effective than trying IUI first.
Here is a link to a fairly pertinent article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/quer ... med_docsum
They studied the cost effectiveness of IUI and IVF, including cases of mild male factor subfertility, and concluded IVF was more cost effective than trying IUI first.