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Old 02-22-2004, 11:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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DH and I have been married 3 years, tc 2 years. I was diagnosed with PCOS a year ago.

I've been through 4 failed cycles of clomid and 2 failed cycles of injectable meds.

The problem now is he's lost interest in sex. He says it's partly due to the treatment - he's extremely squeamish about anything medical - and he's going through a stressful time at work.

Has anyone else experienced this? Please advise...
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Old 02-23-2004, 03:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Well, I haven't gone through the exact same thing that you two are going through, but I can tell you that while my DW and I were ttc there were times when it was difficult. You get to the point where you're basically "scheduling" sex...between trying to keep up with her ovulation schedule and knowing when the best "window" of days was for us to have the best chance to conceive, etc. To top it all off, we found out a few months into ttc, that if you have sex more than once a day, you're hurting your chances of getting pregnant. ( maybe we were just naive, but neither one of us knew this...kind of bummed me out, because I was enjoying those days when we knew she was ovulating...LOL )

But after awhile, we both agreed that it makes it kind of hard, because it takes the spontaniety out of it, and then it almost feels like something you "have" to do, instead of something that you "want" to do. Don't get me wrong...I still looked forward to it every time, but it started to wear us both down after awhile.

We finally got to the point where we decided not to test to see if she was ovulating, and not to try to schedule it for the best days for conception, etc. We both decided we would just go back to living normally again and relax & just enjoy each other & our sex life. It took a lot of stress of off both of us, and made us both more relaxed...and not long after that, we found out that we were pregnant !! I really think it did help us to conceive, because we were more relaxed and not worrying so much about it. Stress can do a lot of funny things to your body, so it could definitely complicate the very delicate process of ttc.

It may be a combination of stress at work, along with worrying & stressing about ttc. It can be a very stressful time for both of you. The one bit of advice I can give, through personal experience, is to just try to relax and forget about everything else & enjoy each other. Schedule a date night or something like that, where the two of you can go out & have a good time, and just let everything happen naturally. I know that it definitely worked for us. Maybe if there's no "pressure" ( I use that word for lack of a better term ) to have sex, then he might find himself more in the mood for it, after all. KWIM ??

Anyway, I hope this helps you some and be sure to let us know how everything turns out. We'll be wishing you the best of luck !!!
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Old 02-24-2004, 01:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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TxHubby hit the nail on the head in my opinion.

When DW and I were trying to conceive, it turned love making into a completely different thing.

When your trying to conceive, I mean really trying hard, for some reason the hormones and lustful feelings are sometimes bypassed. And when that happens, the "results" (ahem!!) are delayed, and then that messes with the brain and makes it even more stressful because the poor guy has a mission to accomplish!

I agree, a couple needs to take a break from TTC once in awhile and get "carnal". Making love on schedule or by appointment only can be tough.

My DW with her impeccable memory...... Clearly remembers the moment she ovulated (the one that got us our baby), sending out a work order for me to fill, and me sighing "Again"?

Not sure how the porn star guys can do it! Talk about "stage fright"!
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Thanks very much for your advice & support. I'll try to get DH to read your messages so he knows he's not the only person ever to have problems with this!

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