My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for the past three years and we just found out that he has no sperm. The only thing they can do is a testicular biobsy to find out the cause and maybe retreive some sperm. Our only other option is a sperm donor. Has anyone ever been through this?
2006-11-03 03:42:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Do the biopsy, you don't want to live the rest of your life not knowing! I f he is willing to do it then go for it!
2006-11-07 02:03:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not personally been through it, but one of my friends has. Her husband had a testicular biopsy and they found nothing. I think it is good to do because wouldn't you always wonder if there was some sperm there? They decided on artificial insemination, and she was just inseminated this week! We are all keeping our fingers crossed for her. It is a long hard road, but I am sure will be worth it once they hold their baby. Good luck!
2006-11-03 04:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might harm your marriage. a lot of married couples who have this problem (with the husband being infertile) and go get donor sperm to cover his problems, end up divorced. the husband can't take that his wife picked someone over him (even tho it was impossible for him to do anything about it...men). anyways. if you don't believe me, maybe you should after i tell you that i myself am donor-conceived and know many people who have had this situation. it's a very risky situation. so you have that counting against y'all, but also you have this: have you considered yet what the child will feel about being donor conceived? like i said, i'm a product of a sperm donor. i wish i weren't. am i grateful to be alive? of course, but if i could have been born any other way, i'd choose that in a heart beat. however, that's not my choice and never was. but i can speak for the majority of all of us offspring that we would all have rathered been born from normal circumstances and had a chance to know our fathers (and our siblings). i know that being born in this way is not how any child ought to be. it is hell growing up not knowing if every man on the street could be "him" or having to ask every person you date what their dad did in his past (to make sure you're not dating your half-sibling). and wondering about all your potential half-siblings out there is crazy too...
these are just SOME of the issues to think about with this...there are many more...
if you would like more information, please message me, as i can refer you to many more donor conceived people and give you resources on the results of donor conception
2006-11-05 18:46:11 · answer #3 · answered by luckyturtle788 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ouch! I think I'd have to draw the line there.
2006-11-03 06:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋