Well, we decided to go ahead and have a semen analysis done just to see if any progress has been made. We waited so long because when my husband changed jobs, we changed insurance and no longer had infertility coverage so we almost felt that it would be pointless to get the analysis. After some thought, we figured it would be best and possibly even give us peace of mind to at least know where we stood. Unfortunately, the results showed that my husband’s sperm count hadn’t improved much if any at all. This was very disappointing news for us.
At this point, we don’t understand why his sperm count is so low. He’s healthy, not overweight, doesn’t smoke or drink. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM? This is probably one of the most frustrating things that we’ve ever gone through and it makes it even more frustrating when no one can tell you WHY it’s happening. Like everything else we’ve faced in this journey, we will trust God through this but it’s hard. We’re not sure what our next steps will be right now. Our insurance doesn’t cover infertility treatments, so even if we were to think about assisted reproductive treatments, we would have to pay out of pocket. We’re talking THOUSANDS of dollars out of pocket.
Sometimes I wonder if it’s just not meant for us to have more children. I just would have never imagined the journey to be so long and challenging. I know I’ve said this before, but the one thing that I am most thankful for is my relationship with my husband. Not sure how, but we have managed to maintain our marriage and not allow the stress of trying to conceive take over our relationship. That’s something that money can’t buy and for that I am forever grateful. I just pray that one day we will be able to add more children to this wonderful family we have. All we have is hope.
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Kristen D. Johnson
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