The other thing my acupuncturist said... the varicocele repair surgery for DH is going to be much less invasive and traumatic for him than full-on IVF will be for me.

I guess it's not entirely a foregone conclusion that he will have surgery. If it turns out that I'm going to need IVF anyway, then there's no point him having to go through the surgery - particularly when our clinic doesn't charge extra for the ICSI which may be necessary if his sperm don't improve.

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