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FAO Kayecee
Hiya Kayecee,
Hope you're doing well.
Just wondered if you can give me any advice, hope or ressurance about my hubbie's s/a. I know you mentioned your hubbie's second s/a was worse than the first and I just wondered how MUCH worse and what your cons said about this? (if you don't mind me asking...)
I have posted separately about hubbie's numbers but basically they have changed and motility was a problem in the second s/a along with agglutination. Am getting really worried as it said on the results form that IVF was recommended. My hubbie still being positive and saying we just need to keep trying and not do anything drastic, but I'm so impatient and just want to get on with IVF if that's what we need. But obviosuly the ??4000 cost is a bit off-putting!
Cheers for any help you can offer xx
ps have told him about you and your hubbie to try to lift his spirits as I think he's secretly quite upset x
Hope you're doing well.
Just wondered if you can give me any advice, hope or ressurance about my hubbie's s/a. I know you mentioned your hubbie's second s/a was worse than the first and I just wondered how MUCH worse and what your cons said about this? (if you don't mind me asking...)
I have posted separately about hubbie's numbers but basically they have changed and motility was a problem in the second s/a along with agglutination. Am getting really worried as it said on the results form that IVF was recommended. My hubbie still being positive and saying we just need to keep trying and not do anything drastic, but I'm so impatient and just want to get on with IVF if that's what we need. But obviosuly the ??4000 cost is a bit off-putting!
Cheers for any help you can offer xx
ps have told him about you and your hubbie to try to lift his spirits as I think he's secretly quite upset x
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I am impatient too and (particularly after being told that we wouldn't conceive naturally) we were anticipating our appt last week to get the ball rolling on IVF. It's a tricky one because of course it could happen naturally (we are proof of that, as I'm sure many others are) but it's whether you wait indefinitely for that? Maybe compromise and say 'okay, if no BFP in 3 or 6 months then we start'.
I know how your hubby feels - mine was the same (of course now he thinks the Dr mixed his sample up and that he actually has super sperm!). We did start him on Zita West's vitamens (they have everything in them) and he stopped taking antibiotics that he'd been on for a year or so (despite the GP saying that wouldn't affect fertility). Not sure whether any / both of these had an influence.
I hope I've helped a little bit xxxx
My hubbie has been really angry with me last night and this morning. I really don't know how to be supportive to him, as I'm struggling too. And watching him continue to smoke and not really do anything helpful to our situation is just infuriating. Feeling very low in the PMA department today! Thanks for your help hon.
mrssmith, I had a thread on 'aglutination' before and gemsicles (I think) posted a really useful list of vits which I think were from the Zita West book. I will bump that post up for you to have a look. I believe kayecee is referring to the zita west vitamins that you can get on her website. They're pretty expenisve but may be worth a go. Does your hubbie have sperm 'issues' as well? xx
TBD - it is frustrating, isn't it? My hubby doesn't smoke but he does like a beer and that was always our sticking point. Really sorry to hear you are feeling down. HAve you thought about accupuncture? We both started having this. It has been proven that it can improve male fertility. Might be worth a look x
ps might try those vitamens....he takes wellman at the moment. When I looked they didn't seem too different for the extra money but anything worth a try. Bit worried about him having to take 3 pills though as don't think he'd do that either!