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Best of luck in these next steps! My husband and I are also at the year and a half mark. We have been with our RE since September, and just had our first IUI last week. I think the best advice I can give you is to take care of yourself and write down any and all questions. There's several tests that usually come before an IUI or IVF process, but maybe since you already have your SA results, you can dive right in. Have you had any bloodwork tests? It can be overwhelming, that first appointment. But if you have your questions, and your current test results, everything should go smoothly.

The taking care of yourself part is super important too. It's a hard process, getting into fertility treatments, but getting answers and working towards a healthy pregnancy is exciting. Mentally, I needed something to help me through it and yoga has been great. Also, the infertility support thread here on HelloBee.

Hugs to you! And here's hoping that you get your BFP really soon!

@PastaAndPotato: This is probably a lot to take in right now! We have been working with an RE after a couple bad SAs from a urologist too. In our case it was very low motility. I see you live in SJ - is there a particular reason your dr referred you to Penn, or is that just where he refers patients? (I noticed they each have a clinic they like to refer people) We also live in SJ and I can talk to you about the other local clinics if you're interested.

If you haven't already had tests done on yourself, the RE will probably want to spend a month or two doing tests on you, and possibly another SA. Don't be afraid to speak up for what you want and ask your doctor/nurse anything you want to know. You learn quickly at these practices that it's every patient for herself! And we're all here for you - the infertility support thread is great!

Wishing you all the best!

I'm not pregnant yet, and we're just at the 1-year mark, so maybe I'll feel different as more time goes on, but I know for me, after we met with the RE a few months ago I felt incredibly RELIEVED to have a real plan, and to have a doctor who was willing to be very thorough in figuring out issues on both sides and knowing what action to take to remedy them.

So while every doctor/specialist is different, I would say expect to feel a renewal of hope in regards to your TTC journey. It's still stressful for sure, but it's so nice to know that someone's on your side and helping you work through it all!

(And on the more literal front, expect more testing for both of you, namely bloodwork for both, an hsg for you, and maybe another SA for him, and a follow-up meeting to discuss the results and next steps).

No advice but I just wanted to wish you good luck!