Okay, so the hydrosonogram was a cake walk compared to the HSG. Just a little moderate cramping, nothing at all like the HSG, no vasovagal reaction, no passing out. It was over in a couple minutes.
Then she went over my FSH levels. They are NORMAL!! Also, no antiphospholipid antibodies. She rechecked my HSG, NORMAL!! No obstructions.
My ONLY diagnosis right now (she’s still waiting on AMH levels from the lab, they tell her how many eggs can mature) is decreased ovarian reserve, which isn’t the end of the world, as long as eggs are still releasing. Oh, and low progesterone, which is 100% treatable, she said it’s not even something to worry about.
Moving on…she received Q’s SA from one lab. He had decreased volume (TMI, sorry, but the next part is super cool). Normally, the volume is 2, his was 1.5.
BUT – she said it was “literally the best report” she’s ever seen.
Motility – how the guys move – is supposed to be 5%. That’s normal. “Excellent” motility is 14%.
His was 19%.
Concentration – how many soldiers are actually swimming around – is supposed to be 20. “Excellent” concentration is 40.
His was 121. One-twenty-freaking-one!!!!!
Morphology – how they look, how their heads and tails look – his number was off the charts. They’re all really healthy and not deformed in any way, perfectly shaped swimmers. So he officially has medically diagnosed SUPER SPERM. Because he needed another ego boost!!
Even better news –
She sees no reason for IVF at this time!! We can do IUI. Intrauterine insemination, where they take Q’s super sperm, wash it, concentrate it, and basically turkey-baster it up my vadge directly into my uterus on the day of my ovulation. Which is $800-$1400 per cycle…not $20,000. She wants to try a couple cycles of IUI and see where that gets us.
So, moving forward. She wrote me a prescription for DHEA, it’s a supplement to help my ovaries produce mature eggs. She said I may get a little acne, but it’ll be worth it. It takes 3 months to really be effective, so we’re starting now, in case we end up having to do IVF in a couple months, depending on where IUI gets us. But we’re not thinking about that yet.
Starting first day of my next cycle, around April 29th, she’s putting me on oral Clomid. It’s a fertility drug that causes me to release more eggs (2-4) when I ovulate.
She’s going to monitor me during May, see how many eggs I release, etc, and then either keep me on Clomid or switch to injectable (ew) Clomid if I’m not releasing enough eggs for her liking. Then the next month…JUNE!!!…Quincy and I both go to the office first day of my ovulation, Q’s parties into a cup, and she will inseminate.
Right then. In June. Around June 12th. Omg this is really happening.
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