[jencaz]

On to another cycle for me. I'm going to the doctors in a couple of days. I think he wants to do u/s to see if there is anything blocking the eggy. Because I am O'ing on my own, I don't know what else he will want to do. The nurse mentioned something about clomid, but I don't know about that one for us. Dh is supposed to go in for an SA but he is leary to do it. I will try to get him to do it though.

Other than that, just hanging out now... waiting for O

[~InHisHands~]

Yeah, I'm not sure why husbands don't like to get their swimmers checked. I mean come on... we're the ones getting poked & proded & all they have to do is have a little fun, if you KWIM?

Sounds like the u/s you're talking about is maybe an HSG... where they put dye in your tubes to make sure your tubes are open. Your supposed to be more fertile for 2-3 cycles after that!

[BornAgainRenee]

I know for my dh it would be the whole manual thing and having to deposit it in a cup. I just don't think he would be up for that. But I totally understand about the poked and prodded thing.

So sorry for af coming!! Here is on to next cycle!!

[MountainMomma]

One thing that I wish someone had told us (so that DH might have gotten his SA sooner) was that if you ask your doctor, they may have "collection condoms" available. You can even use this during intercourse and then empty the specimen into a cup once you are done. I think it makes it easier on the guys.

I'm sorry AF showed though. I hope that you get some answers.....and a BFP....very soon.

[Mommy2Dakota]

My hubs putting of getting his tested too. I said if I am not pregs this cycle I want him to go so no more excuses! I understand its hard (can't blame them. Its one thing being poked but another when it involves something as intimate as having an orgasm AND then the fear of being told your swimmers are below par!)

From my side of things though I really would like to know. I would feel better knowing its just my progesterone issues holding us back.

Anyhoo, sorry your AF is here Jencaz. Mine is due from Monday (with my progesterone can take a few days after stopping for AF to show). I already feel sad at 'trying again' but usually once AF comes your hormones settle and you bounce back again! Of course I might not be out yet......but I find it hard to have faith these days!

[jencaz]

I hope it is your month.. It would be awesome if it was. As we alsways say- you aren't out yet. Even a BFN is a a "Not yet."
Dh told me that he was going to wait until my tests came back normal for him to do his SA. I told him that didn't make any sense cause even if I do have something wrong, if his swimmers are slow or what not and I have something wrong then our chances are even worse. If there is something wrong then we can try some stuff to get his numbers up. I told him it would have been better if we checked his so we could rule it out and concentrate on my problems. After that he said he would do it, but I have to take it in... such a baby..
They told us that even the collection condoms aren't a good idea cause they still have some lubrication on them and that can affect their quality. The doc told us to put it directly in the cup. We shall see how that goes.. I'm kind of worried about dh and the pressure of it on him.
I don't think he's going to do the hsg yet. I think just a regular u/s.. I'm really not sure of what he was thinking of doing. I will find out soon though. I know I have to get my day 3 levels done tomorrow. His nurse said he didn't have any appointments tomorrow, she said he would call me to find out what we are going to do. I have no idea how it will work tomorrow.
Thanks ladies for the ideas. I'm kind of excited about tomorrow- to see what is going to happen. It's like a start to a whole new part of ttc that I haven't done yet.

[Mommy2Dakota]

LOL, your fella's saying the exact of mine! My doc said to do my bloodtests AND his sperm the same month but my hub said 'wait and see what yours come back with' then 'wait and see if the progesterone works'.
My doc only gave me 2 cycles worth so I need to go back after this cycle and I don't want to say to the doc that hub still hasn't had it done! But I can't really drag him there can I? He's at a diff docs that is just 5mins walk from us (whereas my docs is a car journey away) so it should be easy for him! I wonder if I can drop his sample off for him too? If that would encourage him???

Anyhoo....know exactly what you mean about the test tomorrow being exciting! Means things are moving forward and hopefully its something simple to treat!

Goodluck!

[Admin-pattyandthemoos]

(((HUGS))) I am sorry AF showed. My dh is probably going to need to get a semen analysis too. I know he doesn't want to but I am sure he will do it when push coms to shove.

I can really understand why the guys feel like this. Getting poked and prodded is one thing but having to produce on demand and put it in a cup seems kind of stressful.

[jencaz]

I got my tests ran today,.. now I wait for the results. It was for FSH, LH, TSH, Estradiol, Prolactin. I am excited to find out what is going on. It feels like I am getting somewhere now. Yeah!

[Mommy2Dakota]

You might find this useful once you get some numbers back Hormone Levels & Fertility Bloodwork - Fertility Plus

[jencaz]

Thanks for the link. I haven't gotten numbers back yet. I will have to come back and see where my numbers are compared to the charts.

[Mommy2Dakota]

I saw on another board that a lady had a progesterone level of 15.5 and was told it mean't she didn't ovulate....weird! I sent her the link too. Crazy how doc opinions/assesments vary!

Anyhoo...goodluck!