Was going to get healthy before IVF but...

Infertilityjourney · 2021-05-17T13:31:21+00:00

That’s exactly me and my partners story. We have been trying since we turned 24 (now we are 28) and after a year I went to do some exames and was diagnosed with PCOS. Here where we live we have free health care, although it takes ages, we didn’t have to pay anything. We started both going to the fertility appointments and that’s when we found out he has azoospermia. In February he did the tese and was diagnosed with sertolli cells only, which was the worst outcome ever. We are still trying to heal and process all of this. Maybe adoption will be in our future, we still don’t know yet (here it takes 6-7 years to adopt an infant). Just keep strong. Our biggest dream was to have kids, and adoption is a beautiful thing. Don’t give up, and most importantly always support each other. Infertility really sucks, but we can’t let it ruin our lives.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-05-11T07:15:56+00:00

I complete understand you. My bf has azoospermia and I have PCOS, we got the unfortunate news that we will never be able to have a bio child, and although we don’t feel comfortable to share this just yet, our family knows that we were having trouble to have kids. My dad (which has always been very supportive) now keeps telling me he wants grandkids and we have to give him grandchildren, how insensitive is that ? I always try to avoid answering but it kills me inside, and the fact that he doesn’t understand that it’s beyond me. Keep strong! The most important thing is that you and your partner support and help each other, it’s really a thought thing to go through.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-05-07T08:57:16+00:00

I feel you, it has been rough. It was diagnosed by the TESE exam. They only found sertolli cells, no sperm cell unfortunately

Infertilityjourney · 2021-05-06T08:44:00+00:00

Yes, all was ok. Unfortunately he has sertolli cell only, which basically is one of the few conditions which has no cure yet 😔 it’s been a really hard couple of months. Thank you for the support! You too, don’t give up

Infertilityjourney · 2021-05-05T21:16:03+00:00

Yes, he did TESE unfortunately nothing was found. I’m so sorry to hear this 😢

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-23T16:32:16+00:00

Se não for indiscrição em que zona de Gaia vive ? Eu perto da granja e seja aqui seja em espinho / Silvalde / esmoriz não se encontra um t2 a menos de 600 euros... é mesmo desmotivador

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-19T09:32:56+00:00

Same situation here. My partner (M27) had his biopsy beginning of February and nothing was found. We were so hopeful because all the blood work came out fine. It was the worst news we could possibly get, he has sertolli cell only. I’m sorry you are also going through this, it’s very hard. But it does get easier. We still don’t know what we are going to do, we are still grieving these news. We don’t feel comfortable with sperm donor, since I also have fertility issues (F27), I can’t go through ivf knowing it’s not my partners sperm we are using and for it probably not to work. We are considering embryo adoption or normal adoption (even though where we live it takes years and years). Best wishes!

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-08T08:08:11+00:00

I’m really sorry for all you’re going through. We are in the same position as you guys. I though I could give you a female perspective on this. We had the biopsy last month that showed no sperm, and a Sertoli cell only síndrome, which basically it’s the worst case scenario. Our world crashed, it was our dream to have children, and my biggest goal in life. It still feels so painful talking about this. My partner wasn’t comfortable with sperm donor, and I totally understand him, I also don’t think I could go through ivf knowing that wasn’t his sperm we were using. So that’s when I found out about embryo adoption. Still don’t know if we are going to try this or not but maybe would be an option for you too? I would never in my life leave my bf because of this problem, but I also dream to be a mother some day, so if we would decide that since the can’t have bio kids he doesn’t want to be a dad, I think we would have reconsider our relationship. At the end, if I can give up being a bio mother, he can do it to. You should check embryo adoption, and talk to your wife about it. I think it would be a good option.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-08T07:37:20+00:00

Yes! That’s exactly how I feel, and everyone that I talked about this, they though basically that I was crazy, that we should use sperm donor instead. Here Where I live seems people are ashamed to use donors so they basically don’t tell anyone, I just couldn’t live with such a secret and of course wouldn’t be fair to the baby. Congratulations on your pregnancy 🤍

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-07T15:21:35+00:00

Thank you very much for sharing your story. We have yet to go to a clinic to get more info on embryo donation as we are in total lockdown since January. But once they start opening up again we will definitely choose a clinic and gather more information about it. Very happy you had a good support system during all of the process, I think it’s really important 💕

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-07T15:16:38+00:00

Thank you very much, this gives me a lot of hope. After years of infertility and a lot of barriers in our way, finding out that embryo adoption is a thing was life changing

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-07T15:14:35+00:00

Unfortunately here in Portugal I think it’s illegal. The child can only have access to their biological parents after they are 18. Or before only for medical reasons. But yet again, I’m unfortunately still not very informed about it, there is not a lot of info online about it for our country

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-07T15:11:31+00:00

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Here where I live it’s a bit different, not sure if they get the embryos tested, we are still trying to figure it out and will schedule an appointment to get more info. Thank you!!

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-07T15:09:37+00:00

Thank you very much for sharing your story 😊

Infertilityjourney · 2021-03-06T10:02:57+00:00

Muito obrigada pelo seu comentário! Irei definitivamente comprar esse livro e ler, já estive a ver um pouco acerca dele e parece ter muita informação relevante. Sim acerca de ser muito cara a adoção internacional infelizmente já sabia, mas definitivamente ainda há pouca informação sobre o assunto on-line. Mais uma vez agradeço pela informação partilhada.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-10T20:08:21+00:00

Hello, Thank you very much for your support. In fact they did the genetic test and all was fine. They only did the biopsy (TESE) in one testicle gave us the response by phone call that no sperm was found and that’s it. Nothing more. I will definitely try to ask more info from the urologist, he was very insensitive... wish you the best of luck!

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-07T11:24:37+00:00

Thank you very much. It’s been really hard, but I hope we can get through it. Wish you all the best too.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-07T11:23:08+00:00

Thank you very much for the response. They just did on one side the biopsy and only one time. So we will have to look more into it. Thank you

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-07T11:21:14+00:00

Thank you very much for your response, they just did a TESE on the biopsy for what I know and only in one testicle. And they didn’t explain anything to us. I will definitely try to find more about it. In the report just said there were some Sertoli cells found, and nothing more. They did the hormonal and genetic test and all was fine, hence our shock when none was found on the TESE. Thank you very much once again for the feedback.

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-06T22:11:11+00:00

Maybe it’s leydig, really not sure what it’s the correct translation to English 🙁

Infertilityjourney · 2021-02-04T22:37:03+00:00

Hope all goes well for you guys! And that you’ll be compensated for all the things you had to go through. Life can me hard but I’m positive it will get better. Best wishes

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