How did you decide to do IVF?

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DH and I have been ttc for 12 months now. We got his semen tested and his results were terrible. His count was 1 million (avg is 20 million), motility, form, etc were all bad. 
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​He was referred to a urologist and the appointment was a terrible experience. The doctor spent less than 10 mins with him and diagnosed him with total testicular failure without further testing, and we MUST do IVF. All of his bloodwork was normal. We are now waiting for an appointment with another urologist.
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​The first doctor works at a fertility clinic. DH felt that the doctor's ultimate goal was to sell us on IVF regardless of whether we need it it not. How did you decide IVF was the way to go?
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​I have a blog about our journey if anyone is interested. Www.babyareyoucoming.blogspot.ca

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What a quack! I wouldn't like that dr either! My friends husband needed to take Clomid to get his levels up. It's not just for women, but not FDA approved for men yet. The conceived 2 girls with that method and now they are pregnant with surprise twins!

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After 4 failed IUIs. We tried clomid, letrozole and blended cycles all bfn's. We have unexplained infertility. 
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​I would repeat his SA. Vitamins and sort takes at least 3 months to see a difference. It depends on how severe his issue is tho. Vitamins may or may not make a difference. Gl

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Wed been ttc for 2 years. I'd been diagnosed with endo, adenomyosis and low progesterone. OH had low numbers but the morphology etc we're okay. I was then diagnosed with PCOS at a 2nd laparoscopy for endo on May 2014. We we're told that we were unlikely to get preg on our own due to having both female and male fertility factors. So it just seemed like the right way to go about it. 
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​I think you're right in getting a second opinion. I got 3 along the way.

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Choosing a good doctor is so important. We considered some sort of ART beginning 3 years ago but kept going to doctors who were not helpful, not supportive, or who were outright not competent. After 4 years of trying, we finally decided to go to give a highly recommended clinic a try and that's when I found out I was pregnant. However, that ended 6 weeks later in a really bad ectopic surgery (c-section scar but no baby). My obgyn suggested IVF and recommended the clinic we were going to try anyway. They have been so wonderful. I really feel understood and taken care of. We are mid-cycle with our first IVF. I'm much more hopeful now.

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We decided to do IVF because we went through 3 failed IUIs. During the process of our IUIs the Dr told DH he didn't have any problems. He was on fertiliaid because I was paranoid and made him take it. Little did I know that was the cause of them thinking he was ok. By our 3rd IUI he's numbers were below normal. I changed clinics and felt like they were a better staff that didn't make me feel like a # n we decided to do IVF. Keep in mind I was also diagnosed with PCOS.

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That's terrible!!! We're not to the point yet we're talking about IVF but it could be on the horizon. I'm sorry your husband had such I bad experience with the urologist. When my husband went it was great. He was very thorough and answered all our questions. Most importantly he gave us hope!! DH's numbers on his first SA were terrible as well. Any good dr will do a repeat test to see if there's been any change. The second time around his numbers were so much better. Fx that you have better luck with another dr!! What the heck is total testicular failure anyway?! Sounds to me like they didn't do enough to try and figure out the issue.

How did you decide to do IVF?

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