So my husband and I who have been trying for 11 months have gone to get all our fertility work, everything for me has come back okay but for my husband, not so good... he has low sperm count, extremely low.. less than 5 million and only 10% mobility We were both in shock when we heard that, I cried all night and day... the doctor said all his blood work was okay but is sending him for a test to see if he has any blocked tubes or something, if he doesn't, then my hopes of becoming a mom are slim to none! Is anyone else in the same boat like me...I need some comfort... thanks for listening!!!

I'm sorry to read that you've had bad news about OH's SA. Are there no options for you to do IVF? I really hope that there is something that will enable you to have children.

Well I think there is the option to have IVF, but it's soo much money!!! We said if worst comes to worst we will try one round of IVF...it's sucks that you spend all that money and nothing is guaranteed!!!

It is alot of money, but what would suck more is to live with the " what if factor "
What if we had have just given it a go......

With IVF you also have the option of ICSI and even donor sperm. It doesn't have to be the end of the road. The fact that, that is your only real fertility issue the success rate would be really quite good.

I know now, with only just finding out this news it is hard to see the light, but there is light. See now you do know whats wrong, and now you can both work towards a new path in your baby making journey.

I wish you all the very best in your journey to becoming a mum / family

I am sorry to hear your news...I am in the same or near same boat as you-depending on the correct SA (still waiting on which)...I was called tuesday with the news of only 1 or 2 in the whole sample and then another message saying "everything looks good, but a little on the low side" I have called and called and will go down there tomorrow...but before I had the 2nd call (which gives a glimmer of hope) we were depressed for 2 days and I already looked into IVF enough to know what a dreaded and maybe impossible journey that would be for me...if one has the money...fine, but if you don't? Then what....I know the feeling and it sucks...what sucks more is this is the only clinic in town and how could I trust them now?
What do you plan on doing hun? I am up and down right now...those jerks.

Dealing with mfi is hard. We found out 3 months after me and dh were married and it nearly destroyed us. I am still mad sometimes that we can't be like everyone else and just have a natural pregnancy. I am grateful for ivf and happy to finally be pregnant, but I don't think the pain ever goes away - it just eases a bit. I think what gets me the most is that we still don't have a reason of why his count is so bad and everything that we were told for him to take to improve it has only made it worst.

What was his count if you don't mind honeycat?

so sorry to hear you are going through this.....we have been ttc number 2 for 16 mths now....my dh did a sperm test in june & we rang doc for results & were told 'no further action required' we were delighted but i felt such a failure thinking it was all down to my stupid only 1 ovary that had polycysts on!! our doc referred us to the fs because of the polycysts & in the 1st appointment with the fs at end of august she looked at dh results & we were sooo shocked to find out that his results were in fact really bad!!! they were really sluggish & not swimming!!! my dh was devasted...couldnt talk to me for a whole day & even questioned if our 3 & a half year old daughter was his!!! i feel so annoyed with our doc for giving us wrong results....my dh could of started taking the vits he needed in june rather than 2/3 mths later!!! he has now been on fertile aid 4 men for nearly 3 mths and his last sperm test in sept was sooo much better....they are swimming well now!!and the count has gone up by 4 million!!

good luck with having tests done to see if he has any blockages......could u not try iui 1st....as the battle is easier 4 sperm with that? xx

This all just sucks....sigh

flower, what about donor sperm? That's way less expensive than IVF, and can even be done in the home. I know the idea of a child that isn't biologically your husbands can be tough to grasp, but it is a wonderful option.