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Anxious about fertility tests

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Mamaofcats · 06/06/2022 10:55

Been TTC No.1 for about 13 months, plus maybe 4-5 other months where we weren't careful but not necessarily DTD at the right time/regularly. Paid privately to go and have a fertility MOT. Transvaginal scan all good and I'm ovulating/regular cycles etc. Tomorrow we have an appointment with the consultant to get the outcome of DH SA and my AMH blood test. No reason to think there will be a problem with my AMH based on family history but worried about DH's SA as he had a condition which we know can result in a 4% increased risk of sperm problems (so 10% in total, compared to the general population). I know a 10% chance isn't a lot but I have worried about this a lot for a very long time, was convinced we would be infertile years before we started trying and now I'm putting 2+2 together given the time it's taken and not a whiff of a BFP and feel I'm sure we will get bad news tomorrow. Not necessarily looking for advice but just a bit of a hand hold really, some positive thinking about the outcome. I keep telling myself it's better to know than this uncertainty and anxiety but I've been so anxious about this for so long that it's really scary to think tomorrow it might be confirmed.

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Pollywoddles · 06/06/2022 11:01

I really hope you get good news tomorrow! Even if you don’t I think knowing one way or the other has to be better than having years of anxiety. In all thing TTC it’s better to know these things early so treatment can be sought which often takes time. Sperm is very rarely the limiting factor, with technology these days they literally only need one good one!

Did he have a DNA fragmentation done also? Also AMH has nothing to do with family history, it’s a hormone and not really significant unless you’re older and planning on going for IVF.

Flederjo · 06/06/2022 11:06

It's great that you've had the tests and will soon be armed with more knowledge!

I arranged fertility tests for us quite early on in our TTC journey because I didn't want to waste months when there might have been something wrong with hormones or sperm or whatever. Negative tests were still frustrating after the all clear but at least I knew there wasn't anything there that would prevent conception altogether.

SarahShorty · 06/06/2022 12:00

Am in the same kind of boat in that DH and I have fertility testing this coming Thursday, so not had it yet, but will be having. Though we aren't aware of any problems and similar to you we're doing it to get rid of anxiety and get a general and overall picture of our possibilities for starting a family. My best wishes to you on your TTC journey xx

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