Hi

I really dont know where to post this but here I go..

We have been TTC for almost 18 months and to no avail, all along I thought it was me. The 1st and 2nd semen analysis was lost somehow and the 3rd analysis came back that my husband has 'azoospermia'.

We are absolutely DEVASTED! I believe this means no sperm.

The semen analysis was delivered to the lab in 3 hrs 15 minutes, well above the normal 2 hours. Is this right?

Went to an IVF clinic today and the doc suggested we redo all tests, so im praying and hoping they got it wrong. He prepared us for the worst and said that our only chance is donor sperm. It was like a kick in the guts. Hubbie and me have been crying all day as he has mentioned to me that he wouldnt be able to cope with the donor sperm thing. As the doc put it, 'we match your hair colour and eye colour, and do a series of tests...' I know he meant well but boy, do we feel ripped off.

Im really not coping at the moment, I cry at the drop of a hat, I know I shouldnt blame hubbie, but I really dont know where to begin. Im tearing typing this I really cant handle it. On the way home from the clinic we almost had 2 car accidents.

We also visited a chinese medicine man and he said he could help, he said it cant happen overnight but gave hubbie some herbs that im boiling like crazy. I have the utmost faith in this bloke as he cured my pre-spotting from 15 years ago.

Does anyone know what Azoospermia is? Could the initial test be wrong? How do we cope with such a thing?

Please help. [-o<