Are there any others here that suffered from fertility issues

Blessed

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I wonder if any one else suffered fertility issues here and how you dealt with it. It was and issue for us. We were told after many tests that we most likely could not have children. Turns out my husband had a low sperm count and motility issues. He did go throught some kind of treatment which I did not understand but a god given blessing gave us our son. My only regret in life is not being able to have another or more children. I never asked my husband to go back to the doctor after our son was born but now I regret it. I just did not want to force to my husband to go through any more pain or struggle.

I think about this often and wonder what goes through the mind of a man when he learns this information. Does it make him feel less than other men? Was it the best decision after our son was born to leave it alone. I feel like if he wanted another child he would have gone back to the doctor. There were times when I was pregnant that I felt he did not believe it was his child. When our son was born there was not doubt, he had all the features that came from his husbands side of the family. Yes, he looked like me too, but my husbands family carried a gene for moles and our son had a large mole on his lower face. It freaked my family out.

They had knocked me out during a emergency Csection so I did not see him when he was born. I did not get to see or hold him until hours later. My sister came in and said don't be alarmed but he has a mark on his face. They brought that baby to me and he was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I just held him and beamed at my husband, there was no doubt he was a member of his family.

My son no longer has that mole, the doctor recommended it be removed when he was 22 due to shaving issues. I still miss that family mark.
 

Menopause was early for the women in my family but started for me at 46. I am sure it must have been perimenopause a few years earlier but when we trying to have kids there was no concern at that point.

I had all the tests, kepts temperture charts etc. finally had the invasive xray to confirm that my tubes were clear and everything working correctly. They said I was fine. Then, after all that stress and pain of tests they had my husband give a sample in a cup and Bobs your uncle. Low sperm and no motility.

I am still angry they put me through hell and all they had to do was get a sample in a cup from the husband. Why don't they start there? It maybe different now but I was mad!! It is like they assumed it was me so they put me through hell. How many other women have been put through painful tests for no reason?

I don't know if I should say I am happy for you or sad for you. If you dealt with these emotions long ago and not having children worked out for you I am happy. If now, at an older age you regret not having a child I am heart broken for you. During our struggles, I would have been happy to adopt but we did not have the money to do so.
 

One of my sons dealt with this. Turned out after assuming it was his problem... nope, it was hers. After two years and some intervention and a lot of angst they did have a child not quite 2 years ago now.

Blame excessive use of birth control and plastic water bottles and such that contain things that mimic hormones in the body. Our water supplies are now awash in crap from both sources that can damage male fertility. A long history of BC pill use can't be any good for ovaries either.
 
People are having babies later and are running into fertility problems because women are more fertile when young. I didn’t know anyone with an issue.

I had 3 babies between 19-25 and then my family was complete so my husband got fixed:)). I agree that they should start with the man because it’s easier.
 
Hon and I tried for years to conceive.

Finally, I gave a sample and they injected it high into my wife's privates after giving her a pill to increase the eggs. We were told the chances with this procedure were 35% we could get multiple babies. We ended up with twins.

We wanted two only so 'voila'...there it was! It's why I am kind of an older Dad. We tried much earlier without success.
 
Married in Feb of '56, first child in Feb. '57 followed by our second Sept of '58. A son in Feb of '61 and our last daughter in Apr. of 62. I guess we were "out of control" for awhile but took care after that.

All in their 60's now and all nearby. They've managed to give us 15 grandkids and 13 great grands. See 'em all, over the year, except for one grand and his wife on the west coast.
 
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I wonder if any one else suffered fertility issues here and how you dealt with it. It was and issue for us. We were told after many tests that we most likely could not have children. Turns out my husband had a low sperm count and motility issues. He did go throught some kind of treatment which I did not understand but a god given blessing gave us our son. My only regret in life is not being able to have another or more children. I never asked my husband to go back to the doctor after our son was born but now I regret it. I just did not want to force to my husband to go through any more pain or struggle.

I think about this often and wonder what goes through the mind of a man when he learns this information. Does it make him feel less than other men? Was it the best decision after our son was born to leave it alone. I feel like if he wanted another child he would have gone back to the doctor. There were times when I was pregnant that I felt he did not believe it was his child. When our son was born there was not doubt, he had all the features that came from his husbands side of the family. Yes, he looked like me too, but my husbands family carried a gene for moles and our son had a large mole on his lower face. It freaked my family out.

They had knocked me out during a emergency Csection so I did not see him when he was born. I did not get to see or hold him until hours later. My sister came in and said don't be alarmed but he has a mark on his face. They brought that baby to me and he was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. I just held him and beamed at my husband, there was no doubt he was a member of his family.

My son no longer has that mole, the doctor recommended it be removed when he was 22 due to shaving issues. I still miss that family mark.
The best decision was the one you made at the time with the information you had.
You were surely "blessed " with a child. No need to wonder what could have been.
 


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