My thyroid level

Since my last miscarriage, my thyroid level was above 6.
Second review, it goes down to 5.25.
Third review was 2.99.
I was over the moon.
Doctor said in order to have a healthy pregnancy, it has to come down below 1.
So there comes my fourth review. It jumped up to 5.35
I was like, WTH...am i pregnant??
Did the Shaklee supplements contradict with my levothyroxine?
Ok lah...I wanted to see how's the next level gonna be
Today, I just knew my TSH level is 5.75
GREAT
There's an increasing pattern...
So doctor increased my levothyroxine dosage from 25mg to 50mg
Next appointment will be on early August 2014.
Damn it. Im gonna stop all the supplements and gonna stick to old school Folic Acid from Guardian.
Pfff......
And 1 more thing, my back neck and shoulder are painful since the last 2 to 3 days.
Am i getting an ectopic? But I did not encounter any bleeding nor spotting.
Hmm...I hope the next review will gv me smiles.
I need to stop consuming SHAKLEE products. They ONLY work very well with my husband.
Im a bit pissed right now...

No Sperm Motility

The treatment of male factor infertility was revolutionized in 1992 when Palermo and co-workers introduced intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).  With ICSI, embryologists use a micromanipulator to inject sperm directly into the egg (that has been retrieved as part of an IVF cycle).  It was now possible for men with severe male factor to father a child.  ICSI can be used even in cases where the wife produces more eggs than the husband sperm!  Using high magnification, an oval appearing motile sperm is selected for ICSI.  When a sperm is motile, it indicates that it is viable and therefore is capable of fertilizing the egg.
But, what is to be done when there are no motile sperm?  This condition is called “absolute asthenozoospermia” and affects 1 in 5000 men.  Ortega et al. discussed this very issue in a recent issue of the journal Human Reproduction Update (Vol. 17, No.5, pp 684 – 692, 2011).  Here is a summary of their findings.

Causes of zero sperm motility (absolute azoospermia)

The two main causes of absolute azoospermia in ejaculated sperm are

1) ultrastructural defects in the sperm.  This includes immotile-cilia syndrome (normal semen volume, sperm count and variable morphology, but motility is zero).  Electron microscopy of sperm is done to confirm this diagnosis.

2) necrozoospermia (where all sperm are dead).  This in turn can be due to genital infections, oxidative stress, cryopreservation, antisperm antibodies, certain metabolic disorders affecting ATP production, environmental pollutants exposure, delayed epididymal transport or prolonged periods of anejaculation.  Each one of these entities needs to be diagnosed and treated appropriately.
When testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) is done, that sperm is usually immotile due to metabolic sperm immaturity or attachment to Sertoli cells.

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The sperm have to be very quick to get where they are going, and in some cases if they are not strong enough swimmers, they will perish before they ever reach the egg. The vagina is not the most friendliest host for sperm, so sperm motility issues can cause massive problems when trying to conceive.

HUHU......takutnyee...

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Semen Analysis #1 and #2

Went to Lee Clinic last night, husband went in and I waited in the car.
The anticipation was pfff...god knows...

Well, I received msgs from my husband saying that his sperm count was high but no swimmers. YUP!
No swimmers! NIL. Zero percent, not even a single sperm swam.
So devastating... I thought it would get worse day by day.

But no...the moment I saw the hardcopy of the result, I was HAPPY!

How could I not be happy, his sperm count skyrocketed from 5.45million to 270million !!!!
That's A LOT! That's more than normal!

His sperm morphology increased from 3% to 70% !!! What a huge difference!!!
Now that his sperm genes are getting back to normal, Im so glad..

The only issue is his sperm motility.
From 13% down to 0%
I have no idea why...

I hope the next SA will show some improvements.
He's gonna start running soon, so wish us luck!

Enclosed:
-Semen Analysis #1 Report
-Semen Analysis #2 Report

Total Cost: BND330

-Consultation
-Semen Analysis
-Clomid
-Melvinum
-Migrate Q10

Next SA appointment will be by end of August 2014

Semen Analysis Result #1

Semen Analysis Result #2

 

Still no luck...

It's been a long time...still no baby ball within me. -sigh-
I stopped metformin, since it gave me bad gases and upset my stomach.
Now my efforts towards pregnancy are only supplements from Shaklee, Levothyroxine to regulate production of Thyroid Hormone, and also Furmon (google Lumiglow, Furmon is an improvised version)
While husband is taking supplements from Shaklee, Migrate Q10, Clomid, Melvinum and Intense Energie lotion (IE)
We'll see...

Oh, I nearly forgot to mention, my cycle #21 was an ass. I got my period after 62days. The longest cycle SO FAR!!!

Today im in day 32. Hopefully will get my period soon. Or will get my baby soon.