We've found out some new things in the last few weeks. Jeremy saw the urologist about 2 or 3 weeks ago and found out he has Varicocele. It's a little hard to explain so here is a good description.
A varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the veins in the scrotum. Veins are the blood vessels that are responsible for carrying blood from the body back toward the heart. (Arteries, on the other hand, are blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body). Veins contain valves that keep blood flowing in the proper direction. But, when these valves fail, blood is allowed to flow backward and pool in the veins, which causes the veins to stretch and swell. When this occurs in the legs, it produces varicose veins. When it occurs in the scrotum, it produces a varicocele.
The urologist wants to do surgery on him to fix it because he said that could be the cause of our infertility. But we've been reading a lot of things online from people that said their husbands have had it done and it didn't help at all and some people said it's caused them more problems. Only a few have said it's actually helped them get pregnant.
So, we're really debating if it's best for him to get it done. We've been taking FertilAid since Jan. and I was reading an article that said FertilAid is great for men who have Varicocele. That it can increase your chances of conceiving even without getting the surgery. I think we'll probably just try the fertilaid for the next few months and if we don't get pregnant then we'll probably go ahead an do the surgery.
Now for me! I went and got my HSG test done last Monday. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'm kind of glad I read all the horror stories online before I got it done because then it made it not seem so bad. LOL
Anyway, the doctor said everything looks great and clear but they will send the X-rays to my doctor so he can further look at it. So, yay! That's a good thing.
All my blood work looked great, my HSG test was clear..everything looks good so far on my side! :)
On Monday I'll be calling my doctor and then he'll be referring us to OB and we'll go from there! :) Woo hoo! I'm so glad things are finally moving along. :)
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