New, scared, general questions

Hi everyone! I just downloaded this app. I saw the community aspect and immediately knew I found what I needed.

My husband and I have been together for three years. I knew when we got together that he was “pretty sure” he was infertile (he had testicular torsion when he was young and the surgery to reverse that leaves you sterile). With no true affirmation from a doctor, we decided to start trying for a baby. It’s been almost a year of on and off trying for a baby and I’m starting to lose hope. We’re 22 and 25, and he’s in the military, and leaving soon to head out to sea. We have maybe another seven months together before he will be gone for long periods of time and I’d really like to either find out our options, or become pregnant before he leaves.

So my question is, does anyone have advice on what my next step should be? Should we give it more time trying? Should we schedule an appointment with a doctor? If yes to an appointment, do I just bring it up with our general doctor? What’s normally the next step if he is infertile?

Thank you all so much. It means so much to me