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writes:I am 28 years old and have been with my partner for 3 years he is also 28. We have been trying for a baby for over 1 year now and have just been told that my partner has a low sperm count and we will need help to have our baby. We are going to have ivf, with icsi, has anyone ever had this treatment and had a baby. We are devistated at getting this news. I know ivf can be succussful but are the chances better at having icsi along side it. We have been offered 1 free treatment and wondered if anyone had been successful 1st time.Thank you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 April 2012): Hi, Sorry you both are going through this emotional rollercoaster. Almost 10 years ago, I went through IVF 3 times with ICSI. I have a beautiful 9 year old boy as a result and then a year later conceived a beautiful girl who is now 7 naturally. We went to a very pompous, arrogant, and incompetent IVF doctor 1st and then after shelling out $30K to this idiot, left and went to a very compassionate and highly skilled IVF specialist. My advise is to seek an IVF network so you can discuss your feelings during this very emotional time and go by recommendations from friends re: doctors. We are very happy now but I feel your pain. Take care and hang in there!
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reader, anonymous, writes (27 April 2012): due to a rare condition ... i know a couple who have successfully had a baby with IVF. What i would say to you is that you have been trying for over 1 year - but that doesn't mean a thing really. You could be tense, worried, stressed, so eager to make a baby that is just not happening. Try just forgetting the baby subject and have fun, you may find that once you forgot you are trying to get pregnant that you may suddenly find yourself with child. Were you on any birth control like the pill before hand? It can take over a year for your body to get back into rountine after that. Also your partner may have low sperm count but it only takes one to knock you up! :) So just try to relax and forget about what you want to happen, enjoy here and now. And if you HAVE to have IVF then face it as it comes, today for for enjoying not worrying about tomorrow. Oooooh and try changing diets, that can help with fertility. x
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reader, JustHelpinAgain  +, writes (27 April 2012):
I know three couples that had IVF, two suceeded first time and I think the other was 2 or 3 times. .... But then they got twins!!
Good luck, and dont get stressed, it really is a reliable procedure nowadays.
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reader, So_Very_Confused  +, writes (27 April 2012):
 I've never had IVF but my friend who had it ONE time just celebrated her son's first birthday....
good luck.
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reader, tennisstar88 +, writes (27 April 2012):
 As someone who suffers from infertility (dual, in fact) you have my sympathy.
Unfortunately, I haven't gotten to the point of IVF due to insurance not covering it. Hopefully, one day after we've saved enough to go private.
Have you been thoroughly tested as well? Reason I ask this is doctors are so quick to jump to IVF as being the answer. With just a low sperm count as being the factor, you CAN be successful with IUIs. Which happen to be a heck of a lot cheaper than IVFs if this doesn't happen to take.
I DO know women that have been successful their first round of IVF with ICSI and other women it took the second round to be successful. It does have a higher success rate than IVF alone. HOWEVER, it depends on if your body accepts the embryo.
Good luck, I hope it works!
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reader, golddigger99 +, writes (27 April 2012):
 I don't have any information to share with you, only well wishes. My husband and I have been trying for a child for 2 1/2 years already, but it turned out I had a pitutary tumor which was causing infertility. After my surgery, I ended up with chronic migraines and epilepsy as a side effect of the tumor. Not great things to find out about, but things are finally looking up for us. Unfortunately, we're still not at the point where it's safe for us to try again--maybe soon. I wish you all the best!
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