Ready for my Close-up

Or at least my uterus is apparently.

I was told by Dr. A that my "uterus is so beautiful it could be on the cover of Uterus Magazine."

Now, that's a complement! (right?!)

I went for my office hysteroscopy and mock transfer today. Dr. A was in and out so quickly I barely blinked and it was over. There was a bit of cramping but it was so fast I barely noticed. I was also told that my bladder was the perfect amount full because the catheter slipped right in. I have to remember that I peed one hour before, and than drank two small cups of water while waiting for the procedure. The coolest part was that I managed to get a view of Violetta's first bedroom before it was all over. It's always a strange feeling to see inside of yourself.

Now, we wait for insurance approval, and the go ahead to start Lupron in about two weeks!

In other news, Hubby had another semen analysis last week. One last insurance requirement. In addition to peaking inside my uterus anually, they also want a look at the swimmers once a year.

Admittedly, when this was done last year, I never actually saw or absorbed the results. They said everything was fine. And we didn't give it another thought. Today, since I was at the RE's office, I asked to hear about the results. The nurse came in a gave me a copy, but didn't tell me anything about them. I assumed that if there is anything we need to worry about, they would tell us. Although, at this point, we're headed to IVF anyway. I suppose it's just a matter of ICSI if necessary.

It turns out, there are few areas where hubby is abnormal, namely morphology at 34%, with many forms with acrosomal deficiency. Has anyone had experience with this? Dr. Google is not revealing much except other confused people like me trying to understand what this means. It seems it has something to do with the sperm's ability to penetrate through the enzymes around the egg in order to actually fertilize it.

I'm going to call the nurse tomorrow, just to ask for a little more info. We've been told our infertility is unexplained, but when I'm handed a report which indicates some abnormalities, I have to wonder if there is an explanation after all.

Now, I've told Hubby not to worry about it. And I really mean that, (hear me Hubby, don't worry! I love you, you are the best husband ever! Dr. Google also says not to put too much weight onto any one result because samples can very so much) Like I said we're doing IVF already, so this information doesn't change our path. And for all I know, the results haven't changed since last year, and it was nothing concerning enough for the doctors to address. But perhaps it can shed some light on the way we ended up here in the first place. "Unexplained" is so frustrating that any data that can point to real answers is something to latch on to, whether it's relevant or not.

In any case, once we get those embryos, through whatever means required, we know that they will have a cover girl worthy place to stay for awhile!