Results and the next steps....

It has been a little while since my last post, mainly because so much has gone on and it has taken me and my husband some time to get our head around things.

We got the results of my hubby's semen analysis and it was not good news. It was found that my hubby's sperm count was fine, but that he had very poor sperm motility. Only 9% of the little bugger were moving normally and the rest were either not moving or were sluggish. So not good news for TTC!

I had my bloods taken on CD21 and we then went back about a week or so later for the results of that as well. Again not good news.... it was found that I had not ovulated. My bloods showed an anovulatory cycle.
At first I couldn't understand this and asked the GP how this could be the case when my temperature had risen and I has had a positive OPK test which indicated that I had ovulated on CD20. The GP's response was that she didn't highly rate BBT and OPK's as reliable methods for TTC.

Since the appointment I have stopped temping and have also stopped using OPK's.I found it hard to stop doing them after doing it for so long as it had become part of my routine. But since I have it has made me relax slightly about things as I was becoming obsessed (a feeling which I am sure any women TTC can understand!)

At the appointment the GP also dicussed a plan of action with us. It was decided that because of the both of our results it was necessary to refer us to a fertility clinic to begin other investigation and most probably be placed on the waiting list for IVF.
The referal to the fertility clinic was made there and then and we are now in the count down for our first appointment. We are going on the 2nd June at our local clinic.

I am nervous and excited about the fertility clinic appointment. I am hoping that this appointment will make things clearer about what to expect for the future. I am aware that we will probably have blood tests and semen analysis repeated and that I will probably be required to have scans and possibly other tests. But that is not a problem.... all hopefully steps towards the baby that we both want.

I will update soon. Definately after the appointment at the fertility clinic.