MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY...

[Acapulco]

Hello my fellow IVFer's out there...

My DH has had a vasectomy reversal and as a result has been diagnosed with oligospermia (low sperm counts). We have done 2 fresh IVF w/ICSI cycles (the 1st was a BFN and the 2nd was a BFP but ended in M/C at 11 weeks. When I went in for my 6 week U/S, there wasn't a heartbeat, measured 2 weeks small and appeared abnormal. An U/S was performed again at 8 weeks and nothing changed. I went through a natural M/C by going off prenatal vitamin and progesterone at 11 weeks (miserable and PAINFUL experience).

Has any of your DH's used Clomid for low sperm counts and had any benefits? He's on 50mg every other day. Along with natural vitamins (NOT HERBS) to promote the maturation of healthy sperm:

Multivitamin with minerals
Selenium - 200 mcg.
Vitamin B Complex
CoQ10 - 60 mg.
Vitamin E - d-alpha (natural) - 400 I.U. - TWICE DAILY (800 I.U. total)
Acetyl L-Carnitine HCL - 1000 mg.
Vitamin C - 500 mg. - TWICE DAILY (1000 mg. total)
Lycopene - 15 mg.
Zinc - 50 mg.
Omega-3 Natural Fish Body Oils

I just wanted to know if any other IVF-er's DH has found success with CLOMID especially.

I'm SO FRUSTRATED!!! It's hard going through this knowing that my doc has told me that I'm healthy w/o any fertility issues and yet I have to go through this. I love my DH dearly and I'm willing to do this but as you all know, it's an emotional rollercoaster!!!! UGH!!!!!! Sometimes I just want to SCREAM

Thank you for letting me vent, hopefully we will ALL overcome this together!

BABY DUST TO ALL!

~Acapulco

[Bella123]

hi acapulco,

my husband has a low sperm count as well and went on clomid for 3 months. He hated every minute of it. It made him really moody and after all that , we are not even sure if his count was up or not b/c the grand finale was at retrieval and they didn't give us a count. So, I am not sure if it actually helped or not . he tried figuring it couldn't hurt anything I will say when we met with the fertilitly doctor, he made dissproving face when we told him dh was on clomid. i don't think he thinks it does much.

So, i wish you both the best of luck and remember it only takes one! I had 18 eggs retrieved, 15 had icsi done so he must have done ok hehe I know the emotions you are feelling. i am fine as well and it was really hard in the beginning to have everything done to me not him or both of us....I finallly accepted this is what we have to do and he has been incredible through all of this. ?that helped alot It has actually brought us a lot closer.

hang in there and good luck!

[Acapulco]

Dear Bella123,

Thank you for your reply and sharing your story. I wish you nothing but success with the embies! Hopefully they'll stick, I'll say a prayer for you and DH.

It's just so nice to be able to share and vent with everyone who knows EXACTLY what I'm feeling. It's such an emotional and mental rollercoaster of feelings that you go through with all of the hope and the hormones making you crazy and all of the WAITING! UGH! But I KNOW it will be worth it in the end!

Thank you again for allowing me to vent. PLEASE keep me posted on your cycle hon!

(((((HUGGGSSS)))))

~Acapulco (Stacy)