Crushed

After a year of trying and finally going to get checked out, my husbands semen analysis just came back and it showed low concentration. His motility was fine (40%) but the count is low at 5mil/ml. He thinks it’s possibly because he had ejaculated about 48hrs before the test but that seems unlikely bc of how low the numbers are. All this time I thought something was wrong with me but all my tests came out fine.

Now I’m crushed thinking it’s possible this might not happen for us. My RE said we would jump right to IVF, I think bc the sperm count is too low for IUI. I really want a baby but the idea of going through IVF is scary and sad because I just want to be normal and get pregnant.

My husband is also understandably upset and says he wants to wait a few months so he can work out more and be healthier then retest but I just want to get the ball rolling if this is what we need to do.

Anyone ever been in this situation and been able to conceive naturally and have any advice? I’m going crazy. I thought it would be easier if it turned out that his sperm was the problem but it’s actually harder because I feel like I have no control.