Need advice: Should we try again or move to ICSI?
Hello everyone, I have now become part of this slightly depressing (but wonderfully supportive) club and need some advice.
My partner has hypogonadism, so cannot produce testosterone on his own. After 12 months of stimulation, he got from absolutely no sperm to almost 2 Million/ml (yay!) and I got pregnant, but I had a missed miscarriage (baby died around 6 weeks, I finally took pills in week 11). Fast forward 6 months and I got pregnant again, sperm count up to 5 Million/ml. But I lost the baby at 8 weeks (stopped growing around 6 weeks too). His doctor checked for DNA Fragmentation, but it is very low (2%). I also took progesterone as a precaution with the second pregnancy.
My doctor says we should just keep trying, maybe with IUI. General blood tests for me (thyroid etc.) came back normal, but they did not do a full workup, so no test for APS or genetic testing (but maybe I should push harder?). I am not sure what to do, somehow it feels risky just trying again, especially since I will likely take around 6 months to get pregnant again (I am 34). I am thinking maybe with ICSI we have a better chance, because they can select the best sperm?
Any similar experiences? What would you do? Grateful for the support I already got from reading your stories ❤️