Hi Jamie,
When i saw you post, I thought to myself that your husband and my husband may have the same problem. We went to a urologist 2 years ago and he said that my husband "might" need a surgery due to a possible varicocele. The sperm analysis reveals low sperm count and some abnormal sperm, so the doctor thinks it may be due to varicocele. But he also told us that we can still get pregnant without the surgery, so we decided not to do it....yet
I don't have a success story of my own, but to be honest, I think you are your own success story. I mean, at least you are doing something about it, you know. My husband and I decided not to do anything invasive. I am trying to "fix" his sperm with vitamins/supplements and then going to do another sperm analysis. ( 2 different doctors approved what he is taking). I hope your husband's surgery goes well, and please keep us posted.:)

You're all just suggested the surgery based on the fact that as of right now I am not having any issues with ovulation and his numbers from sa indicate its most likely due to Varicocele. I have My has been taking fertile aid for men...urologist said its fine for him to take but I'm not sure how well the vitamins actually will work.. Hope the surgery fixes issue and we get our baby.

I really hope that your husband's surgery works out, and that it will help you have a baby. It will give me some hope for my situation. I was just talking to my husband yesterday and reminded him about what his urologist said. My hubby said he will do the surgery too if needed, so we'll see. Usually it doesn't take much to convince him, I think I am the one who worries too much.
My hubby is on fertilaid too, for several months. He is also taking Count Boost. The hope is that if the count does increase, the amount of normal sperm will go up as well. And the doctor also suggested CoQ10. We are both taking it because it helps with sperm and egg quality. I am still skeptical about fertilaid so if it doesnt work, I will just switch him to regular men's vitamins.
We are just living in the moment, trying not to think too much about the baby anymore, even though I can tell you that it is running on the background of my mind every single day.

My husband had a double varicocele and had the surgery about 1 year and a half ago. A little improvement his count is up, still low motility and shape. Now he's on testosterone pills. Hopefully you'll have better results. It was very nerve racking but after 7 years. We were running out of time and figured we would really regret not trying it as an option. It's a very hard decision.

MondayLady, I am sure that choosing surgery was a hard decision. Instead of surgery, I might consider varicocele embolization ( a nonsurgical option) for my hubby in case he needs it, and if i approve. It is still a big question mark because his case wasn't a big deal.
I am surprised to hear about testosterone supplements. My husband's urologist/fertility specialist said that testosterone supplements would actually make him more infertile and advised against it.

Sorry for the the confusion...the pills are not actually testosterone. He's taking clomiphene citrate because of his low testosterone levels. It's supposed to activate the FSH and LH levels and his body is supposed to in turn increase the testosterone. It's just not working out that way.