[baby:mama]

Hi ladies! My name is Heather. I am 33 and DH is 38. We have been TTC for over a year now. DH had a SA done and came back with no sperm observed. I totally freaked out when I heard that. My DH has been on anti rejection medication for a kidney transplant he received 20 years ago. He is going to see his kidney doctor and an urologist to determine if he is even producing sperm that is just not making it down the tube. Anyway, that is where we are now. Playing the waiting game until the appointment and tests to see if there will be a chance of us conceiving together. I am still praying that will happen. I would love to have a little blue eyed blonde haired angel that looks just like my husband!

Hi! I'm Aimee (25) and DH is Adam (25) and I just found out today DH's s/a had zero sperm, so I'm in the same boat as you there. I actually just posted a super long post with lots of questions, b/c I'm totally new at this and so far the internet has not been very helpful at figuring out what this could possibly be caused by or if it's even fixable.

[BeckyM]

Hi, Heather & to the board here! I just responded to Aimee's post, and once again apologize for not responding to your post sooner. We're a small group here, and not everyone checks in daily. I'm Becky (35), DH is Tony (35). I know exactly what you 2 ladies feel getting the news that there are zero spermies in the s/a. I felt like I was sucker punched, and it's still a bit unbelievable at times. (I won't copy my story all over again here, so please read Aimee's post.) I hope your urologist and/or kidney doctor appointments are soon, Heather, and that you get some answers. It's so hard waiting around, but try to keep yourself and your DH distracted.

[baby:mama]

Thanks ladies! I am glad to know that I am not alone in this, but at the same time I am sad to know that I am not alone in this. Having a baby should not be this stressful. I wish you all the best and hope that we can find a happy ending to TTC.

[BeckyM]

It does help knowing we're not alone, and I agree. It shouldn't be this hard to have a baby.

[Hoosier Kitty]

I often lurk in here because it's too hard to talk about MFI as I am going through myself... and insurance is not helping us pay for the testings and stuff so we are pretty much on hold til DH's insurance kicks in end of August.
I'm so sorry you didn't get the result you hoped for. I recommend your DH do 2nd SA in 90 days. It takes up to 90 days to produce new sperm.
Unfortunately, there's not much urologist can do to improve the sperm. IVF with ICSI or TESE would be your best shot. Hang in there!
If you ever need to talk, PM me.

[adnelg775]

Hello and welcome!
My name is Glenda and my DH also has a zero sperm count. After some tests and some waiting, we know what is wrong ( unilateral absence of the vas deferens and absence of the seminal vesicles, plus a cyst obstruction of the ejaculatory ducts in the prostate). We switched urologists a couple times, and went to a specialist, so that took up some time. And now we are going to be doing IVF in November. I felt like the problem became much easier when we knew the diagnosis.

[4eyes]

Hey girls!! I just wanted to let you know I know how you guys feel. 3 yrs ago my dh and I found out he had a azoosperia...which is a zero sperm count. We finally decided to look into what was wrong this year and proceed with IVF with TESE/ICSI....that is where they go into the testicles and epididimis to look for any sperm at all. I don't want to discourage anyone because there are a lot of cases where they are able to find a few sperm and use them. That wasn't the case for us unfortunatly they found nothing. What we have found out is that 1 in every 2000 sperm has a defect in the y chromasone which causes the man to never make sperm...so he got the unlucky sperm from his dad that made him... so not only did we find out we would never have a biological child but the I also ended up hyperstimulating and ended up in the hospital for 4 days... This all happened in June this year. We are now getting ready to start the journey into adoption.
I don't want to scare anyone or crush any hopes because a lot of people with a zero sperm count are now able to have a child biologically it just didn't happen for us. Good luck to everyone and know you are not alone...not that it makes it better but it does help a little and for the man to know that there is nothing wrong with them...I mean for my dh it was really hard on him and he just kept saying that he didn't feel like a man now which is TOTALLY silly but I know I can't tell him how to feel..