Male-Factor Infertility

My wife and I are dealing with male-factor infertility and it has been a hard journey. I just wanted to send out this message to other guys with wives or significant others to stay strong; no matter what you're dealing with, anything is possible.

I met with 3 different doctors; the first two were regiular docs who didn't seem to know what was wrong (!),the second opinion was much better. He gave me several tests and apparently I have azoospermia (meaning I don't have ANY little guys awimming around. Zip.)

There is nothing quite like feeling emasculated and it was a hard time for awhile, me coming to grips with everything. I felt like I truly wasn't enough of a man to have a baby. However, with my wife's help I pulled through and we were thinking about adopting first, but a friend of a friend mentioned donor insemination.

Our third round of trying worked and my wife's now pregnant. While the baby won't be my biological offspring, that doesn't make me any less it's dad. I will be the one loving them, changing their diapers, being there for their first steps, the first joys as they discover the world. I will be the one taking them to soccer games, dance practice and whatever other activities they do. I will be the one caring for them, watching over them, helping them grow into good human beings. I will be their father in every way that counts.