January 4th was the day that we finally had our 1st consultation with the RE. To give a little bit of history in May I was diagnose with progesterone deficiency/luteal phase defect; in September the Captain was diagnosed with severely depressed sperm parameters. Shortly after the sucktastic SA we started the hubs on clomid in the hopes that it beef up his boys. January was when he was due for his recheck. So back to the RE. We we pleasantly surprised that we had a magnificent increase in sperm parameters...we are nowhere near normal but we'll take any improvement.
Unfortunately we have also been diagnosed with DOR (diminished ovarian reserve) along with our MFI (male factor infertility) and that coupled with my autoimmune disorder is certainly not making things easy. I will very likely soon be starting a delightful regime of prednisone to help my body not ward off any embryo that we DO manage to make. The breakdown of our chances for conception are rather abysmal:Naturally 1-3%, IUI 5-10%, IVF 35-50%...yeah even our chances with IVF are greatly reduced. Anyone have A LOT of money they aren't using that they want to send our way? I told dh that we should tell our families that if they want visitation that have to put down a cash deposit; it seems fair to me.
So basically the plan this month is the same as last, hopefully with better results. But I will call the Dr's office once the wicked bitch shows up and get "things" scheduled and in motion.
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