Dealing with miscarriage and low sperm count post vasectomy reversal has brought out a new side of me. Up until recently, I was quite happy to listen to other people talk about thier pregnancies, their babies and children, and excited for friends when they told me they were pregnant. Suddenly, I’m finding it […]
Despite all the vitamins Rich has been taking, the results of his semen analyses have not improved. He still has a very low count and poor motility. So the doc decided it was time to test Rich’s hormone levels. He tested for testosterone, free testosterone, and free follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). […]
Since Rich has low sperm count, low motility, high viscosity and alkalinity of his semen, I’ve been researching ways to boost the results of his semen analysis. A thread on a message board caught my attention. There was a discussion about improving semen quality of a guy who, like Rich, is a biker, […]
Since my regular OB/GYN was on vacation, I ended up with a different doctor when I had the miscarriage. Now I’ve spoken with my regular OB, and got a different answer about when we can begin trying to conceive. As I said before, the first doctor told us we could go ahead and […]
After the miscarriage and Rich’s last dismal semen analysis, we decided to consult with the doctor who performed the vasectomy reversal about our options. He was helpful and laid out our choices and a suggested course of action.
Now that the miscarriage is complete, I've been wondering when we can start to try again. I'm not entirely ready, emotionally, but I do feel like we want to keep trying rather than take a break, since neither of us is getting any younger! My doctor said to wait two cyles to try again. […]
Well, we went back for a second HCG test today. It looks like the levels are dropping. They were at 360, only 105 today. Looks like a miscarriage. I guess we start trying again next cycle, and we will be talking to the doctor about ways to increase his semen quantity and motility. We'll also […]
Now that we're pregnant , I've found myself increasingly anxious and fearful. I started spotting a few days ago. This is not supposed to be that unusual early in pregnancy, supposedly one third of women will spot in the first trimester. My doctor has been reassuring, and did an ultrasound on Wednesday. He was […]
Yes, despite our disappointing recent semen analysis, we're pregnant! I actually took a home pregnancy test on Saturday, and got a positive result. But I didn't really believe it until today, when I went to the doctor and had my home test confirmed. Given the low number of sperm and low motility of Rich's […]
It's been two months since Rich's last fertility test, so it was time for another. Since we were in Sacramento last week, we decided to go in to the doctor's office and have the test done there. Yesterday we had a chance to speak with the doctor about the results. The news was not […]
