I am asking this on behalf of one of my best friends. She's been a great support through my <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> so I want to return the favour.

My friend has really bad endo and after her last operation her doctor told her she would never have children because it's that bad. The hospital told her to come off the pill and try for 6 months and to worry if it hadn't happened by then. Her fiancé sent off his sperm sample over a month ago and they have rang today to say he handed it in an hour and 40 mins after he had produced his sample (despite my friend saying that they drove straight to the hospital and arrived there about 20 mins after he had produced it) so they can't test it and he needs to produce another sample. The hospital won't see her until they have had the sample tested so she's worried her endo will get worse while she's off the pill. The worry is that her partner has a low sperm count too.

Can anyone offer any stories of hope from having endo and successfully having a baby that I can tell her about. I know very little about endo so I want to offer her better support than I currently can. Thank you in advance!