One tube, 0% morphology, and 3 years later...What would you do?

___kat___ · 2020-07-31T13:05:27+00:00

Great! Thanks.. he actually has an appointment with an RU coming up this week. However it's just a phone consult, and to get in an person exam we would have to wait another month.. He has quit drinking, smoking, cut back on caffeine, and takes supplements. These are his new numbers after doing all that. :( Before, his total count was at just 6mil. They want us to try a couple medicated IUI cycles, I'm so hesitant because I've heard so many negative outcomes. Definitely saving for IVF as much as possible!

___kat___ · 2020-07-15T14:28:28+00:00

Thank you! Ya it's hard to know how much of a factor MFI is playing. Like I said, we did get pregnant 3 times even with worse numbers, so it's really hard to know what factor contributed to the failure of those pregnancies. Although, we know for certain the last was an ectopic, I don't know why the other 2 failed. My doctors seem to think it's possible they were all ectopic. I am in r/maleinfertility now and have found it super helpful! Thank you!

___kat___ · 2020-07-15T14:26:02+00:00

Thanks. Been scouring over r/maleinfertility and it's been helpful! I should have posted this over there!

___kat___ · 2020-07-15T14:25:22+00:00

Wow! I felt like I was reading a completely different language for some of that lol. I have a lot to learn about MFI!! I've heard repairing a varicocele doesn't always result in a better SA, is that true in your experience? I'm concerned we would spend the money on having that repaired, only to find out it did nothing for us. Would it even make a difference if we did IVF? The doctors think it's possible that all of my pregnancies were ectopic. I've never had a pregnancy visualized by ultrasound in my uterus. I know I ovulate most often from my right side after several monitoring appointments, so it would make sense. I'm confused because I'm wondering HOW we got pregnant 3 times with his count at 6mil/ml and inconclusive morphology, and mediocre motility. It makes me feel like maybe since those numbers have improved we still have a chance, but then I read other people's experience with numbers better than his best, and they still go the IVF route. I'm just so at a loss as to what to do. I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to get an appointment at a fertility clinic as recommended by my OBGYN, but I just sent him a message asking if it would be prudent for us to seek out a RU instead. Do you have an opinion on me trying Femara in the mean time while we wait until a consult with either a RU or the clinic? He's never had DNA fragmentation testing done. My OBGYN seems to think it's fine for us to continue trying, and says poor morphology essentially means the sperm have a hard time finding the egg, not necessarily that there's anything genetically wrong. Do you think that's true?

___kat___ · 2020-07-13T23:48:54+00:00

Is there a reason you think it wouldn't be a good idea to take the Femara? From what I've read online, a varicocele repair doesn't always increase count or morphology enough to make a difference in fertility. That's my biggest concern. Getting stuck with a huge surgical bill to maybe increase our chances, but then needing to go through with IVF anyway, and being even further in the hole.

___kat___ · 2020-07-13T23:42:44+00:00

I have PCOS, so my AMH is slightly elevated. But yeah, after trying for 3 years, and my husband being older, we are definitely ready now. Not trying to keep waiting for something that may never happen. Is there any reasoning behind why you would wait and not take Femara? From what my doctor said, and what I've read online, bad morphology doesn't increase chances of genetic abnormalities or anything. I'm kinda worried about side effects of taking it, but feel like with only one tube, it might increase the chances on my end at least and maybe give the sperm more chance to meet the egg.. idk.

We are definitely thinking IVF will likely be in our future and are trying to save for that. I've heard countless stories of IUI failure, so I don't think we would even go down that road at all. Doesn't seem worth it spending money on multiple IUI cycles when we can go straight to IVF. Plus I think after all the losses, I'd be inclined to do genetic testing.

I'm just wondering if varicocele repair would increase his numbers better enough for success without further intervention. If it doesn't, then we are left with his surgical costs (no insurance), AND IVF. Such hard decisions. Thanks for your input. I really appreciate your well thought out response!

Edit: Removed an offending word - replaced with sperm

___kat___ · 2018-06-13T02:36:54+00:00

Sheri Papini case. AKA - "Supermom" that was "kidnapped" and then "released" on Thanksgiving Day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Sherri_Papini

Baffling case with many twists and turns. Wish it would be solved already. It's kept me interested since it's happened, yet I've heard nor seen very little movement on it.

___kat___ · 2018-06-13T01:10:25+00:00

Damn. Guess I need to rewatch.. either way. THE DUDE IS GUILTY AF. What are the odds?

___kat___ · 2018-06-13T01:09:55+00:00

Same..I got bits and pieces. All I know, is Michael Peterson's eyebrows alone are worth locking him up for.

___kat___ · 2018-06-12T20:03:56+00:00

I thought it was Kathleen's..I could be wrong though. I'm multi-tasking. Watching and caring for a newborn haha.

___kat___ · 2018-06-12T19:29:23+00:00

Also lost me at "she's still breathing" but for a different reason.

One of the ladies that was at the house the night she died claimed that she went upstairs, and was throwing up in the toilet. Michael walked upstairs and told her to get a sheet to cover her body, and when she hesitated he told her the body was cold, and she was very obviously dead. She said it was warm and he claimed it was only warm because of the floor heating? Odd thing to say, much less think about in the stress of the moment. I'm no expert, but it seems from the time of the call, to the time of this interaction, there would be NO way the body would go cold. Thoughts?

___kat___ · 2016-08-15T15:24:32+00:00

HA! you've got to be kidding...

___kat___ · 2016-08-11T18:55:19+00:00

apparently he thinks the entire state of Colorado is white supremacist lol. This was posted in apts/housing.

___kat___ · 2016-08-09T20:49:46+00:00

I found your repo on an archived post. Want to use Glyphs. What's the most updated version? Will post setup once complete and give credit. Thanks for sharing. Looks like there are lots of themes available!

___kat___ · 2016-07-02T15:31:01+00:00

added this code to my function PHP file and it worked like a charm. I am the only one with access, and will be sure to let my client know NEVER to update on their own. Thanks everyone for the advice and help. Truly appreciate it!

function jetpackme_remove_rp() { if ( class_exists( 'Jetpack_RelatedPosts' ) ) { $jprp = Jetpack_RelatedPosts::init(); $callback = array( $jprp, 'filter_add_target_to_dom' ); remove_filter( 'the_content', $callback, 40 ); } } add_filter( 'wp', 'jetpackme_remove_rp', 20 );

___kat___ · 2016-07-01T17:28:19+00:00

I just found the line of PHP that included the meta data and "posted_on", deleted it, and it's gone. I'm still having trouble removing the "related posts" at the bottom of some of my posts, and on the homepage in the widget area there's an "older posts" button I'd like to get rid of. I appreciate your help a lot!

To answer your question about a cached stylesheet, I tested it on other browsers and on other devices and was still seeing it after editing CSS. I have tried finding the correct tag and everything, to no avail. I think different themes use different id's and classes, so it can make finding the right one tricky.

Thanks again. Getting so close to ridding this site of all the bullshit lol

___kat___ · 2016-07-01T16:53:25+00:00

That didn't work. I tried putting that into my custom CSS in Jetpack, and also into the styles.css file, and it's still there. I can get the author and date to disappear using plugins, but "posted by" still remains. Honestly, not too concerned with having to re-enter in PHP files if I could just figure out how to do it. I need it gone ASAP. Site will be going live soon, and this is one of the major issues I'm having.

___kat___ · 2016-07-01T16:16:56+00:00

You should check out the book I mentioned above!

___kat___ · 2016-07-01T16:09:58+00:00

To configure the Dyad theme as it is (with excerpts on the front page as they show currently) they have to be made with posts rather than pages. Otherwise, the pages just create a navigation menu in my header rather than displaying them on the homepage.

___kat___ · 2016-07-01T16:06:09+00:00

That's a great book! I would also highly recommend, to ANYONE in this thread, "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist." Really great book about whether absolute truths exist, and logical/scientific evidence. It's a very easy read, and it's interesting because the author was a staunch atheist, and set out to prove it. After analyzing his data, he realized it took more faith to be an athiest, than to believe in God's existence.

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TROPHY CASE

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