So BW, I'm kind of confused -- what was the end conclusion with your FS? He just wants you to make a decision about IVF and get back to him? I agree with the other girls. To just take it easy, get your mind off things, till you get your test results back...take one thing at a time... I keep jumping ahead of myself, but, when I'm reminded to take things one at a time, it's less stressful/ panicky then thinking ahead to all the potential future scenarios... it's hard to do tho...
Right now, i'm taking a month break from clomid, and am really really hoping to just ovulate. I haven't ovulated on my own for over a decade. Went off BCP last Nov, and did not ovulate until August when I went on clomid. I'm hoping clomid may jump my system, and I'll start ovulating on my own. Anyone ever hear of that happening for someone???
I o'ed on Met then went to clomid o'ed on that first time concieved, miscarried. then i had a 1 month break after that BUT i had my shortedt cycel ( natural) ever 31 days adn i o'ed on my own.
so my answer is yes i believ the clomid helped my ovaries kick start!!
Emmydee, Yes! Sportychick had a similar situation to yours. She stopped BCP and then had a 100 day horror cycle which was ended with the aid of provera. She then did three clomid cycles without success, then as she was going to be away at O time took a break from clomid and ovulated on her own. On her second natural cycle she conceived. So it certainly can happen!
Sorry for the confusion! There's to be no decision made regarding IVF or no IVF just yet. For now, we're having tests and gathering information (I really should book that GTT!) and things will be discussed further when we return to the specialist.
While the cochrane collaboration paper (2004) we were given indicates that there's no use in repairing varicoceles, an american paper we've found indicates that varicocele repair is definitely useful if various conditions are met - the varicocele can be felt on external examination (it is), the couple has known infertility (we do), the male has an abnormal semen analysis (he does), and the female has either normal fertility (ha!) or a treatable cause of infertility (hopefully!). I guess it all comes down to what the tests show... if I'm going to need IVF anyway, then we may as well just leave the varicocele and do that... but if I can be made to ovulate in a sensible, predictable fashion, then it seems there is a point to having the varicocele repair done.
All I can say is thank God for medical/scientific friends! It's the whole knowledge is power thing - I'm educating myself about the situation and thus gaining power over it. I still can't change anything, but just KNOWING about it is making me feel so much better and less stressed.
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