Moving on to fertilty specialist ....... need encouragement!
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Chas - February 13

Well, it's been two years off bcp. 10 mos since my miscarriage and still no baby! Dh has low sperm count. We only had one SA done this was last Jan and it was 13 million. I am hoping it has gone up!! We see a doctor on 2/28. I am looking forward to it. Anyone have any success stories with IUI and low sperm count ???

 

aish - February 13

thats good u r going to see RE ...U will be in good hands ...all the best

 

angelkitty - February 13

I am excited that you are moving on to a specialist....I did the same thing last month after 18 mos of ttc. I just had my 1st IUI with clomid last week...we are unexplained infertility. I wish you the best.

 

Chas - February 13

Thank you both for your good wishes. Angelkitty, keep me posted on whether or not the IUI worked!!! Was it a difficult thing? How long did you have to prepare since your first visit to the RE? Was is fast paced ? I just hope we can get this started asap. Good luck to you also !!
BTW.. one more thing... did they automatically want to put you on clomid, or was it your choice to use the drugs???

 

angelkitty - February 13

The IUI was not bad. It was pretty simple adn it did not hurt at all. The worst part was waiting for the sperm wash - it seemed like it took forever. My RE did not automatically want to put me on clomid - we talked about all of our options and I decided to try and IUI with clomid and the move on. He is wonderful about telling us what our options are and what he thinks.

 

Chas - February 13

that's great. I know my OB didn't seem like any rush at all when I kept telling him I wasn't getting pg. again....oh it just will take a little time.... I don't want to waste anymore time !! I'll be 32 in a few months. I hope everything goes smooth for us. Doesn't the clomid also increase your chances? with more eggs and isn't there a higher chance of twins ?

 

Chas - February 13

oh.. and did they tell you how many good washed sperm you ended up getting? just curious.

 

addie1717 - February 14

Hey Chas,
I just had my first IUI done last Friday. I thought my husband had low sperm count and low motility but after doing the IUI the DR. said it looked like two different people! DH had SA done in Sept and it was 36 million per ml with only 20% motility, for the IUI her had 76 million per ml and 85% motility!!! I put DH on L-Carnitine 500mg the last couple months(you can get at GNC) and he abstained for 6 days instead of 3! So, don't get discouraged with Low sperm count, it could be different for your IUI. I don't know if the L-carnite is what did it, but something worked! I will let you know the outcome of my IUI.

 

angelkitty - February 14

My OBGYN was not in a rush either but he did reccomend me to my RE b/c he knew I was at my wits end. I had just had enough emotionally. Find a good RE in your area. I had two follies with the clomid - don't think they told us about how many sperm there were after they were washed.

 

addie1717 - February 14

Yea, they didn't tell us after the wash only before the wash...

 

Chas - February 14

Thanks for the info guys!! Wow, Addie that was a big difference! My dh has been taking proceptin for the past couple of months. Before that he was on all kinds of vitamins. (I looked up on the web) We went to see an accupucturist and he told us about proceptin. We were going to try chinese herbs, but tried this instead. I just can't understand why I haven't been able to get pg again after the miscarriage (10mos ago) I mean, you would think if it happened that one time that it should happen again. I am just over it. We need to move on to the next step if we plan to have kids !! we aren't getting any younger, lol. Do you mind me asking how much your first IUI cost ?

 

angelkitty - February 14

Mine was $410.00

 

Chas - February 14

Wow, angelkitty, that is pretty reasonable! This lady at work told me hers was about $800 a cycle and it took them 3 tries. She went to the same place I am going to. I don't know if she had drugs or anything. So when will you be able to test ?

 

angelkitty - February 14

I will test on Feb 22nd - my bday!!!! 800.00 - wow that is pretty high.

 

Chas - February 14

Good luck, and keep us posted !!

 

Chas - February 22

angelkitty, did you test ???

 

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