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[quote=Anonymous]I'm 31 and we've been trying for over a year. We've recently discovered the issue is male factor infertility. After a virtual consult at SGF with my DH his doctor suggested I get some baseline tests done to make sure everything looks good on my end. While he is waiting for his exam and to review the blood work with his doctor I went in and did the cycle day 2 bloodwork and AFC. My bloodwork is normal and my AFC is borderline PCOS level but I have regular cycles and ovulate every month (I've been using inito to track and confirm ovulation for the past 6 months).

I know I need to wait for all of the information from my DH's doctor but I wanted to get some insight about IUI so we know what questions to ask at his appointment. Since I have regular cycles and a high AFC count is IUI more likely to be successful? Does sperm washing make a significant difference? Given my numbers do we have higher risk for twins? I want to avoid IVF if I can and I know that I could try a few rounds of IUI because of my age but I also don't want to go through the rollercoaster of emotions for something that only has a 15% chance of success.

If my DH is diagnosed with varicocele is the repair surgery typically successful? I think we'd try to continue naturally if there's a good chance that the surgery would improve his numbers. [/quote]

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