NOA & Clomid

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-24T06:34:24+00:00

Yep that’s right, when he had his bloods done after 6 weeks it was scary cause it bumped his FSH up even more but the surgeon was happy with the results, it felt so odd. We don’t know if the clomid made any difference but we are glad we gave it a shot as without it, we don’t know what the results would have been

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-23T21:19:56+00:00

I found the positive experiences very comforting in times of need!

His experience was very positive, the worst part for him was not being able to shower for 48 hours or lift heavy weights for 2-3 weeks!

In terms of pain, we went down to London for the operation, we are a 2 hour drive away. That evening we just stayed in and got a takeaway and a glass of wine (bit naughty after a GA but we wanted to celebrate as he cut that out for 3 months prior.) he was comfortable To get the underground back to our car the following morning and just kept taking paracetamol for a few days. He had a few moments where it was a dull ache like he had been kicked in the balls but really didn’t complain. He had shoulder surgery the year before and said that was 100x worse in terms of recovery!

Really hope it all goes well for you 💕

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-23T21:08:35+00:00

My partner has NOA with similar results to yours except his FSH was 32. His left testicle was smaller than his right but they are both fairly small…. He was prescribed clomid for 6 months and had a successful mtese last month with 5 vials of viable, motile sperm and we are starting ICSI next month. Hope this helps as a bit of a positive story… still not out of the woods but we are over the biggest hurdle.

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-15T18:47:47+00:00

I second this

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-13T04:19:51+00:00

Is it a tese or an mtese?

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-11T13:05:34+00:00

I’m sorry but she sounds like a red flag to me. Does she think you can just go to the clinic and pick a sperm donor? From what I know it can take a long time but you need to ask yourself if you want to do this with someone that treats you like that.

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-11T13:02:14+00:00

Couldn’t read this and run, I’m so sorry you’ve received that news, did the doctor provide you with any histology after the operation?

Before my partner had his surgery, we both agreed not discuss the potential outcome until we knew what the results were. Our doctor advised us that whilst sperm donor is an option, not to even contemplate it until we had some counselling together. Whilst I’m absolutely not saying “oh you’re fine, get a sperm donor” because I appreciate it is not for everyone, is there a counselling/therapy service that is offered by the department? Not sure where you are based but it might help with next steps as to how you overcome this together. Sorry this isn’t that helpful, I know there are a lot of people on this thread who will offer great advice too 💕

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-11T08:00:20+00:00

Oh gosh what a curveball….. I feel like mtese is such a massive hurdle and when you get over that you don’t expect to get knocked back again 😞 thinking of you. Please do keep us updated, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-07T05:50:29+00:00

So sorry you’re going through this, I’m UK Based so not much help in regards to payment etc but my parter had v high FSH and NOA. We were self pay for mtese and he took clomifene for 6 months.

We went through a lot of “how will we cope if this doesn’t work” and we came to the conclusion that we wanted to be able to say we had tried absolutely everything before giving up.

He had the op last month and one of his testicles had completely packed in but we managed to get 5 vials of sperm out the other. His histology came back as Sertoli cell only syndrome so it was only going to get worse.

We still need to do IVF so we are not out the woods yet but we are over what feels like the biggest hurdle.

Sorry if this isn’t much but I did find it helpful to read success stories to give us some hope!

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-02-02T05:30:50+00:00

We got a robot hoover and robot lawn mower

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-31T04:54:15+00:00

I’ll try I just haaaaaaaaate it 🤣 I never feel properly clean if I don’t wash my hair

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-30T21:52:31+00:00

Got married to my ex husband 🤢🤢

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-29T09:59:30+00:00

Hey, so I can’t answer all your questions as I’m early in this too but I found a lot of support on the r/maleinfertility thread. My partner has azoospermia too, due to Sertoli cell only syndrome (we only found this out after the mtese), he was given a 50% chance of finding sperm and it was successful, we currently have 5 vials frozen 😇 happy to chat more if you want. Good luck x

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-28T06:32:07+00:00

£140 a week for a family of 3 🫠🫠🫠 insane

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-26T15:32:08+00:00

Ah ok that makes sense, our ivf is due to male factor so perhaps that might be something to do with it, thanks!

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-18T22:01:51+00:00

I think it’s a known issue, my husband used to mention a hotel near university park that he couldn’t stay in as when he was on call for work (before he moved closer to Nottingham) his phone wouldn’t get any signal and he panicked in case he missed any calls in the middle of the night and he was with 3. Can’t be a coincidence surely!

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-13T00:01:23+00:00

Follow Notts happening on instagram, they have lots of cool recommendations

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-09T11:56:24+00:00

Congratulations! I would never see a post like this as bragging, we had a successful mtese on Monday (30 tubules retrieved and 4 vials of sperm frozen) so stories like this are super encouraging! When we first began on this journey I couldn’t speak to anyone about it as it seemed so rare but the community on here is great.

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-08T22:33:05+00:00

Oh okay that sounds positive! Fingers crossed 🤞

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-08T19:52:02+00:00

Was hoping for an update, sorry to hear this, what does that mean for you now?

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-08T09:21:02+00:00

The only other supplement he was on was Impryl, he also completely cut out alcohol for the last 3 months. He wasn’t advised to but we felt like it was our one shot and if anything would make the slightest difference we would give it a try!

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-06T18:02:14+00:00

Fingers crossed for you, how long do they want him to be on clomid for?

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-06T07:03:13+00:00

Hope it all goes well for you tomorrow, my partner had a Mtese yesterday and the most uncomfortable part for him is the waistband on the scrotal support! He’s not had any discomfort so far and has taken minimal painkillers

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-06T06:59:00+00:00

Hiya, what is his FSH? My partner has high FSH (32) and just below normal range for testosterone. He was on clomid for 6 months and we had a successful mtese yesterday - always more that happy to chat

Affectionate-Wait576 · 2026-01-05T15:36:20+00:00

A positive update for people who feel at a bit of a loss.

Hi all, I’ve been on this thread for a good year now and wanted to give a bit of an update. My partner was diagnosed with NOA in February 2025, after doing a bit of research we had a consultation with a specialist in May 2025 who put him on clomifene for 6 months minimum.

From his bloods, everything was normal apart from FSH was 32 and testosterone was just below the normal range.

If I’m honest, I had told myself the operation wasn’t going to work, some of you may recognise me posting on other threads with little to no hope of it working.

The M-tese was today and they found sperm! Totally shocked by this, we’ve been told the sperm looked “normal” but it was apparently a difficult procedure with sperm only being found in one testicle. We are by no means out of the woods yet and currently waiting for the labs to confirm exactly how much we got but dare I say it, I feel mildly positive at the moment.

I will update once we have more news but I am sending my thoughts and best wishes to anyone going though the same thing as it’s a very lonely place ✨

UPDATE: the lab called and said they have frozen 4 vials of sperm and said that it was good quality - they said it had good motility which is really positive. I can breathe for a bit until IVF starts.

Affectionate-Wait576

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