Results and a Plan of Action

Tomorrow will be exactly a month since we learned the results of my husband's semen analysis, and I still haven't discussed it.

We walked into Dr S's office on 7 May 2014, and the doctor immediately turned to G and asked him how he was feeling. G answered that he was feeling ok. He felt the same as he always did. Dr S then went on to explain that he was concerned about the way G was feeling because G's testosterone levels were so low that Dr S was surprised G was able to function. You can imagine the feeling that came over us both at the point. I know I was feeling dread because I knew the semen analysis results would be affected by this result. My gut feeling was correct.

After asking how G felt, Dr S asked if G had collected a full sample including the stuff at the very beginning. G was very adamant that it was a full sample. Dr S then explained that he asked that because there was no evidence of any sperm in his sample! I immediately started asking questions about what our options were. We were told that testosterone supplements were our best options for right now because Dr S's main concern is G's health. It's completely understandable. I did ask questions because I had read that testosterone can lower a man's sperm count. I know that G doesn't have any, but we were still concerned about his fertility. 

So I brought up hCG injections. Dr S said that it is something we can explore more later. G and I are planning to bring it up again at his appointment next week. 

Even though I have PCOS and we know that makes it more difficult, we're hoping there's still a chance I might get pregnant if we do the hCG injections. We know it might not give him a normal sperm count, but it only takes one.

While we're trying naturally, I'll still be working on getting my PCOS under control. We're hoping that next year, we'll be able to undergo IVF if we haven't gotten pregnant yet. I'm still trying to lose weight and eat right. I've been to the dietician, and I've been trying to do what she tells me to do. Some days are more successful than others. I've definitely seen improvement, and things can only get better. We still have hope!