An almost tear of joy…

E didn't sleep well overnight- it was Judgement Day this morning and as such she was anxious. Today is day 21, cycle 1 IUI. I gave her morning jab of Cetrotide and then we left early for the hospital because of terrible traffic and even worse parking last week! But the journey and parking was …

Should I have double checked?

I've been thinking. Yes, I know- got to be careful! Could short circuit my small male brain. Anyway. E period started- never has she been so happy! We're booked in tomorrow am for a scan pre stim treatment. We are finally on the fertility ladder! Anyway again. Should I have got a second opinion about …

Ball ache

Balls, gonads, nuts, bollocks, testicles- whatever you call them- mine have intermittently ached since I was diagnosed with azoospermia. I've not knocked them, been kicked there or had a viral infection (causing epididimo- orchitis), but intermittently they ache. A few months back when I had a bad episode, I did what all intelligent and well …

Learning some new lingo

I'm embarrased to say I'm on catch up here, because I haven't been so prolific in my research, unlike E. From setting up this blog and then my new Twitter account (@ukfertility), I've come across lots of new acronyms which E straightaway told me what they were: AF- Aunt Flo(w)- period BFN- Big Fast Negative …

How it all started

Apologies in advance- a lot of shit has happened the last few years for my fiancée (E) and I. E and I met through online dating. We met via a site called Guardian Soulmates. I'd used it several times in the past without success, but for E it was her first time. I thought E …