Even if this cycle is another bust...our next fertility appointment is in 6 days. We will be able to start with either the IVF or move onto the IUI. At this point I'm really hoping we just move on to IVF, I just want some progress and to have some success. If his count is still low...I have little faith in the IUI. We have been seeing our fertility specialist for 7 months now and I still feel like we are exactly where we were 6 months ago after one month with our specialist. I was diagnosed within a month and we found out there was a low sperm count in December...two full months have passed and NO progress has been made...its just so frustrating!
And I hate our doctor - this is something I haven't really mentioned on here. There is just too many things to list why I don't like him! But the short of it all is...if I had to choose again I would choose some one who showed some concern and more compassion for their patients. I would switch now...but I just don't want to waste anymore time. As I said...too many negatives surrounding my feelings towards our doctor...I don't even want to get into this this morning...maybe I'll vent on a day when I really need to complain!
Anyways...guess I'll test and post tomorrow!
I'm sorry it hasn't come yet.
ReplyDeleteJust to get this straight, your DH is known to have a low count yet you haven't done an IUI yet. That just doesn't make sense to me (forgive me, I'm always second guessing drs.). Your next step is your decision, but it makes me sad that you may move on to IVF without have ever even had a real chance with IUI since I know IVF can be a very draining experience... although month after month of negatives can be too.
Hopefully your BFP still awaits you this cycle.
Yes...we found out two cycles ago that there was a low count. And why we haven't done an IUI yet...well...I don't exactly know! I do know its not that I haven't wanted to do the IUI (because I would have done it right away when we found out)...it’s because of our doctor/clinic! I don't know exactly what’s going on...but we keep being delayed due to tests and I honestly feel like our doctor keeps forgetting about us! When I call to get tests results...he is always like "You called me...what!?!" I just find him to be arrogant and uncaring!
ReplyDeleteAs for moving onto the IVF...I only feel that way because if the count is still low...I don't have much faith in the IUI. When the washed count is less than 5-10 million it significantly reduces the chances of conception even with IUI. I just don’t want to waste anymore time. Ohwell…I guess I’ll just have to wait and see what the verdict will be after Tuesday!
You're right that your chances are low with counts like those. But there is hope: Life in the White House (http://jwhite05.blogspot.com/) just got a BFP on a donor sample that only had a count of 8mil.
ReplyDeleteEither way it's your decision... but that dr.... there isn't someone else in the same clinic you could switch to is there?