caliban018 if you are infertile you should try volume pills..they have a really good effect.. i can say this that i haved 5 millions pr mm but after i tried volume pills i got 13 millions pr mm... sorry for my bad english..by the way i wish you hope and luck
Thank you so much. I hope that we all find our way to joy. No tree truly ends, but the pain is very great. I hope we can find the strength to smile in our pain.
Well, I'm thrilled to hear that you ended up with short people of your own. I'll pass along your well wishes to the "swimmers". I think the overlong basking in the hottub of varicocele has made them stupid and lazy, but perhaps now things will start to move along.
caliman018,there is a controversy about the role of varicocele surgery in treating infertility,I understand that you have azoospermia ,it is important to differentiate between obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia ,if there is sperm retreived by testicular biopsy then ,now we have the technology of ICSI which is very successful if there is no other associated factors of infertility.best wishes.
At this stage, less invasive methods are preferable, although certainly down the line getting the sperm via biopsy might make sense. The problem is that once you start cutting tissue, there is the risk of damaging it and impairing reproductive ability. ICSI is also very pricey. However, if the current round of surgery has had no effect (and I should find that out in about a week) we'll have to look at a biopsy and ICSI.
Thanks very much for the advice though, much appreciated.
My husband and I had ICSI due to male infertility and now have twin toddlers. My husband is very open and honest about our problems conceiving because of MFI. He's never been ashamed to talk about it, or say how much it hurt when he found out. He felt guilty for not being able to get me pregnant and he still apologises to this day for 'being no good at making babies'. Wishing you and your wife all best. I really hope your surgery works. Come on swimmers- you can do it!
ah yes, varicocele. Quite common issue, so it seems (surfing around the net for info I came across several forums on this topic) - results of surgery are oftentimes encouraging... so keep it up!
We recently discovered we have a similar problem as yours and I suspect varicocele might be the cause - we're seing an andrologist real soon.
I hope the appointment goes well. If it is varicocele, I'm happy to report that the surgical intervention is not particularly awful, although we'll have to see how well it works.
Just found both of your infertility entries this evening / morning. As a man who was first diagnosed with non obstructive azoospermia your videos reminded me of the raw pain I felt at that time and the hope as we learned our options. I hope the described July procedure goes well for you and your wife. And as you note male infertiilty is ofetn not discussed enough. - Eric
Thanks very much for sharing your experience. I do hope that all will work out well with this surgery, but really so little is certain at this point. I'm so envious of people who managed to have children as easily as breathing. But, such is life. I am quite surprised to find how prevalent a condition this is though.
Hey B - just catching up with your story for the first time. We're doing ICSI for MF infertility, although I tend to blog rather than video. Anyway! Wishing you luck.
Yeah, not the nicest time to be thrown around on corners. I really hope all goes well with your surgical options and that you both get the good news you're hoping for. Have faith.
I hope that you find answers soon. The search can be so frustrating.
Caliban018 2 years ago
caliban018 if you are infertile you should try volume pills..they have a really good effect.. i can say this that i haved 5 millions pr mm but after i tried volume pills i got 13 millions pr mm... sorry for my bad english..by the way i wish you hope and luck
COREkilz 2 years ago
You are a very special person. I know first hand what you are going through, being at the end of my tree. Thank you for sharing and good luck.
liverjen 3 years ago
Thank you so much. I hope that we all find our way to joy. No tree truly ends, but the pain is very great. I hope we can find the strength to smile in our pain.
Caliban018 3 years ago
Well, I'm thrilled to hear that you ended up with short people of your own. I'll pass along your well wishes to the "swimmers". I think the overlong basking in the hottub of varicocele has made them stupid and lazy, but perhaps now things will start to move along.
Caliban018 4 years ago
caliman018,there is a controversy about the role of varicocele surgery in treating infertility,I understand that you have azoospermia ,it is important to differentiate between obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia ,if there is sperm retreived by testicular biopsy then ,now we have the technology of ICSI which is very successful if there is no other associated factors of infertility.best wishes.
samzeiny 4 years ago
At this stage, less invasive methods are preferable, although certainly down the line getting the sperm via biopsy might make sense. The problem is that once you start cutting tissue, there is the risk of damaging it and impairing reproductive ability. ICSI is also very pricey. However, if the current round of surgery has had no effect (and I should find that out in about a week) we'll have to look at a biopsy and ICSI.
Thanks very much for the advice though, much appreciated.
Caliban018 4 years ago
My husband and I had ICSI due to male infertility and now have twin toddlers. My husband is very open and honest about our problems conceiving because of MFI. He's never been ashamed to talk about it, or say how much it hurt when he found out. He felt guilty for not being able to get me pregnant and he still apologises to this day for 'being no good at making babies'. Wishing you and your wife all best. I really hope your surgery works. Come on swimmers- you can do it!
SnorkmaidenJLS 4 years ago
ah yes, varicocele. Quite common issue, so it seems (surfing around the net for info I came across several forums on this topic) - results of surgery are oftentimes encouraging... so keep it up!
We recently discovered we have a similar problem as yours and I suspect varicocele might be the cause - we're seing an andrologist real soon.
Happy Dance! You have options!
dabogirl 4 years ago
I hope the appointment goes well. If it is varicocele, I'm happy to report that the surgical intervention is not particularly awful, although we'll have to see how well it works.
Caliban018 4 years ago
Just found both of your infertility entries this evening / morning. As a man who was first diagnosed with non obstructive azoospermia your videos reminded me of the raw pain I felt at that time and the hope as we learned our options. I hope the described July procedure goes well for you and your wife. And as you note male infertiilty is ofetn not discussed enough. - Eric
Eric11714 4 years ago
Thanks very much for sharing your experience. I do hope that all will work out well with this surgery, but really so little is certain at this point. I'm so envious of people who managed to have children as easily as breathing. But, such is life. I am quite surprised to find how prevalent a condition this is though.
Caliban018 4 years ago
Hey B - just catching up with your story for the first time. We're doing ICSI for MF infertility, although I tend to blog rather than video. Anyway! Wishing you luck.
Bea
beabeaonblogger 4 years ago
Very interesting and informative, Bernard. Hope all goes well with you and your wife and please keep us informed. Keep those spirits up!
monicavm 4 years ago
Thank you so much, and I will try to keep the spirits up. The roller-coaster ride is sometimes a bit gut-wrenching.
Caliban018 4 years ago
Yeah, not the nicest time to be thrown around on corners. I really hope all goes well with your surgical options and that you both get the good news you're hoping for. Have faith.
monicavm 4 years ago