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Primadonna - It can be a bit overwhelming when you get the news of a factor which may be affecting your fertility. Every month I found it a bit harder and got a bit angry from time to time so if you ever need to vent then let me know - I completely understand :-)

My DH has a slightly low sperm count. I have a very low AMH level (egg reserve) and one of my tubes was congested (which I got unblocked/congested). We are on an IVF waiting list but I'm still hopefully (perhaps naively) it will happen naturally.

hi girls,

i guess its definitely fx for 2017 for us.

cocoa & kungfu & babyberg- my doc suggested DH do a sperm count test but hes not very excited at the idea. he said we should hold that off till the end of the year. i dont want to force him, i dont want to add anymore pressure or disagreements to this already complex issue of ours - its like a pressure cooker that's about to go off any moment. people just dont realize how frustrating this can all be.

to be honest the doc wants to eliminate him as the source of the problem, although she already said, i am most likely the root of the problem. the doc said we are doing every right (charting bbt, using opks, BD-ing at the right time), but we just have to keep going.

i know its not impossible to conceive with PCOS (cuz i have a DS already) but its just frustrating and every month i get false hope. sometimes i just want to cry. i dont understand any of this.

i have 40 day cycles, so that means i only get to try 9x a year. my chances area already low as it is.... this just makes it even worse.

im still reading up about PCOS, i am ovulating on my own but i think clomid would help, and i read about progesterone therapy. if you ladies have any insights regarding PCOS related fertility treatments PLEASE do not hesitate to share your pearls of wisdom with me.

babydust to everyone.

I hope it will work out for you soon primadonna. Unfortunately I don't have any tips but my fingers and toes are crossed for you.

For me I'm heading to 2017 too. Those two weeks have been crazy since I did actually get pregnant for a week or so and now I'm having a CP.

Can't help but be sad. And it's actually pretty painful and I'm feeling quite sick with this bleeding. I believe I am on CD1 now and starting again. I will defenately not take any more early pregnancy tests so at least I won't have my hopes up.

I will take you on the word coco and really try to focus on some other things too. It is too Stressful for me like this and I'm sure it does not help either.

Baby dust to all of us <3

Primadonna - I know what you're going through with the SA. My DH wasn't too keen on the idea either and, if anything, I think the pressure of having to do it in a cup knowing it is then going to be analysed didn't give a true reading of what his sperm count actually was. However, It did point to DH having a slightly low sperm count so I'm glad we had it done. We have now had it done a 4 times and in the final 2 it helped DH knowing that he could do it at home and then I took it to the hospital for analysis so he didn't have the embarrassment etc...

Investigating our fertility issues was tricky. I felt like I was being so pushy and DH seemed to really go off the idea of TTC when we were faced with it. It took a long time for us to work through it but we got there and I'm sure you will too. The downside is my DH now knows way too much about my monthly cycles and talks about it at the most inappropriate times :-P

Kungfupanda - Good luck with your cycle this month. Last cycle (the cycle after my CM) was really tough and I wish I had managed to chill out a bit. I was so detached from everything other than TTC that I was miserable. Hopefully you do a better job of it that me.

cocoa and kungfu, i really can empathize. i am always here if you guys need to chat about ANYTHING at all. dont hesitate to drop a message.

any updates ladies?????? how is everyone doing?

Hey Primadonna I am on CD-17 today and still waiting to ovulate. It should be here any day now. I am hoping it works this time around.

How about everyone else?

This month I started the cough syrup, eating healthier and I stopped coffee about a week ago now I am having caffeine free hot tea in the monings instead. We are also attempting the SMEP. I was a little Rocky at first.

Anyone else trying something new this cycle?

hey Miami,

We arent far off, i am cd 17 today and my opk turned positive yesterday (cd16). cycle buddies!

my Ob started me on omega3 supplements this cycle, otherwise im doing the same things - preseed, acupuncture, folic acid, bbt and opks.

i have never had a positive opk before cd24 though (pcos = long irregular cycles) so keeping my fingers crossed. trying not to get too excited.

how are you feeling?