[DogMomForNow]

Hi Ladies, I've never lurked in here before and thought I would stop in and introduce myself.
My name is Stacie and I am 24 and DH is Tim and he's 28. We were married in September 2009, and knew immediately after our wedding we were ready to begin trying for baby #1. We just finished up our 6th cycle, and are anxiously ready to begin cycle number 7. Beginning in January I started temping and charting. I visited with my doctor at the end of February about having a SA done on DH and she wrote up the lab work request and we got our cup. After I thought about it for a couple days I realized I wasn't ready to go through all this yet. We'd only been trying for 6 months, and we just got married. I wanted to enjoy being married, and enjoy my DH. Not stress about TTC. My Husband and I decided to stop everything, Temping, Charting, I even stopped getting on JM as often as I was. This last cycle I was totally relaxed, and calm. It was such a great feeling, to sip on a glass on wine with my husband and not stress or worry about if I should be doing this or not.....Ok so that was a lot about me and our adventures on TTC#1.

So the reason today i've come into this room is because of my DH. About 3 years ago DH had Testicular Torsion and actually had to end up having a testicle removed. The doctor who did the surgery went on to say that he whould be able to Father children, but we all know without having a SA done, it's hard to say. I am still not ready to have the SA done yet, I really wanna wait until we've been trying for a year before we move on to testing.

So I was just curious if any of your DH/DBF had Testicular Torsion, or even had to have a Testicle removed? What was his fertility outcome? Did he still have a good SA?

Thanks Ladies! Happy Friday!

[SarieP]

Hi Stacie! I'm Sarah (also 24) DH is Charlie (30) and we were also married Sept 2009! We have been trying since then to get PG but just found out that I have PCOS and DH spermies are not so great

I wouldnt worry too much about it until you are ready to have the SA done. We had ours done early because my OB recommended it when I went in for my problem. Technially you shouldn't consider a problem until you have been trying for a year. My cousin-in-law has no problems but they tried for 11 months before conceiving their daughter so it's hard to say. But I'm SOOO glad we did it otherwise we would have no idea that we really needed to try harder. It's totally up to you two whether or not you get the test done. I don't know anything about that problem but I wish you both the best of luck in whatever decision you make!

[*Mommy2Remington*]

Hi Stacie and welcome to the board. My name is Keri and I am the host here.
I have never heard of Testicular Torsion so I do not know what the outcome of it can be. I did find this article on it though (c) UrologyHealth.org - Testicular Torsion Near the bottom, it describes that that a normal sperm count can happen with just one testicle. So don't lose hope! I hope you find some good info in the article. Keep us posted and I'm hoping for the absolute best for you two.

[.H.e.a.t.h.e.r.]

Not us personally because my dh is completely infertile but a good friend had to have a testicle removed.
I don't know why it was removed but I know it was removed. Anyways he had a perfectly normal SA and they conceived a little boy after a long time TTC (but she had some problems so that was probably why it took them so long).

[Hoosier Kitty]

I would go ahead and do the SA to rest your mind before worrying too much.

I would also say just do the SA, it's a pretty inexpensive, non invasive (although embarrassing) test. It will most likely, from the info the ladies have given be just fine, but for peace of mind I would just do it now. Plus anything you do to try to increase sperm count,motility or anything like that takes 3 months to have any effect on the sperm coming out. So the earlier you find out about any potential issues the faster you will be on your way to a BFP! Good luck, KUP!

[LoLo'sMama]

Hello! Warm welcome to this board!

I'm sorry to rain on your parade of being a newlywed, but I would also just do the SA, especially since you know your hubby *may* have an issue. Everyone is different though, so maybe you are okay with just wondering and waiting while you enjoy wedded bliss! Me, on the other hand, wouldn't be able to relax! Also, you are asking us, so it makes me think you are a little concerned. You don't have to do anything about it either way until you are ready, but it may be helpful when you do want a baby to know exactly what you are facing.

I'm sure you will make the best decision for both of you though, don't let us sway you! We are all just dealing with issues, and personally, I wish I knew going into it. It would have saved a lot of money on pregnancy tests and personal anguish each month AF came! Man, I sound dreadfully pessimistic, my apologies! TTC can just be difficult sometimes!

[*Mommy2Remington*]

I also say to do the SA. Like Adamsgirl said "Anything you do to improve sperm count, takes 3 months to show the improvements. SA isn't a big deal, it doesn't necessarily mean your "getting medical assistance with TTC" ( I know some people avoid that route) But it WILL ease your mind when you see the results. Whether it be good or bad results--You will know!! And you wont have to stress over it- YOU KNOW!!! Then if its low, you can start figuring out other ways to improve it. Plus, if you wait till your one year mark, then you get a SA with low count results, it will possibly take another 3-4 months to get those spermies improved...so start now!!! DH and I did a SA at our 6 month mark....we're hitting our 15 month mark and no babies yet....We have been working on improving his count since then so just imagine if we started to work on it now?? We would be super far behind...
Just take a breath, have DH do a SA, and go from there!