I have just discovered this site and have been reading various threads and am feeling like I’m not alone anymore.
I am almost 32 and have been married to my husband (34) for four years. I have known from the start that he has azoospermia. At first I fine with it and naively thought that love would conquer all and that everything would be ok, but as time has passed I am finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the situation we are in.
We have been seeing a consultant on the NHS since April 2007 following referral from our GP and I was wondering if anyone has any experience of the medication he has prescribed my husband. My husband has just finished a 3 month course of Hcg (3 weekly injections) to raise testosterone levels and as this has been successful he is just about to start a course of Hcg and Menogen (? Think this is what it’s called). The purpose of the Menogen is to try and kick start sperm production.
One aspect that I find incredibly hard is that I feel I have absolutely no control over this situation and no idea of what the likely outcome is and what will happen next if it is either successful or unsuccessful. I think if I had some knowledge I would be able relax a little. At the moment I am anxious and angry pretty much all of the time. I am desperate for a baby and it seems that everyone around me has no problems in getting pregnant. I can lash out at my husband over the slightest thing but really it’s because I’m so frustrated and, irrationally, blame him.
Before my husband started his medication I had to undergo some tests. I can’t remember what they were called but I know the results showed that there are no problems with either my ovaries or my fallopian tubes. I also have a regular menstrual cycle. I know that this is good news for me but sometimes it makes things even harder. I wonder if it would be easier to cope if the problem lay with me?
I am almost 32 and have been married to my husband (34) for four years. I have known from the start that he has azoospermia. At first I fine with it and naively thought that love would conquer all and that everything would be ok, but as time has passed I am finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the situation we are in.
We have been seeing a consultant on the NHS since April 2007 following referral from our GP and I was wondering if anyone has any experience of the medication he has prescribed my husband. My husband has just finished a 3 month course of Hcg (3 weekly injections) to raise testosterone levels and as this has been successful he is just about to start a course of Hcg and Menogen (? Think this is what it’s called). The purpose of the Menogen is to try and kick start sperm production.
One aspect that I find incredibly hard is that I feel I have absolutely no control over this situation and no idea of what the likely outcome is and what will happen next if it is either successful or unsuccessful. I think if I had some knowledge I would be able relax a little. At the moment I am anxious and angry pretty much all of the time. I am desperate for a baby and it seems that everyone around me has no problems in getting pregnant. I can lash out at my husband over the slightest thing but really it’s because I’m so frustrated and, irrationally, blame him.
Before my husband started his medication I had to undergo some tests. I can’t remember what they were called but I know the results showed that there are no problems with either my ovaries or my fallopian tubes. I also have a regular menstrual cycle. I know that this is good news for me but sometimes it makes things even harder. I wonder if it would be easier to cope if the problem lay with me?