Chapter 434 Male Infertility (varicocele)
Shen Lizhu and Gong Huaifeng exchanged a glance, and then Gong Huaifeng obediently sat down.
After all, we've come all this way, taken each other's pulses, and shared our intimate secrets. Now, all that's left is this final step. Can we really walk out the door?
Finally, after a long period of mental preparation, Gong Huaifeng lay down on the bed inside.
Li San Niang knew that Gong Huaifeng was embarrassed and felt awkward in front of the female doctor, so she didn't do anything herself, but instead instructed Shen Lizhu to do it.
Li Sanniang simply stood aside and carefully observed that Gong Huaifeng's testicles were asymmetrical in size, especially the left testicle, which was visibly atrophied from the outside and contained a severely varicose venous mass.
Li San Niang doesn't need to use a volume measuring ball (I'll post the picture in the comments section) to compare; she can clearly see that Gong Huaifeng's left testicle is unusable.
At the same time, Li Sanniang moved closer and activated her X-ray vision, which revealed that her right testicle had also shrunk to some extent.
Li San Niang's face was grave and very serious. After looking at it, she quickly looked away.
After Gong Huaifeng was dressed and the three of them sat down facing each other again, Li Sanniang carefully considered her words before speaking: "The testicles of a man are where semen is produced. Only when the semen is normal can a woman become pregnant during sexual intercourse and thus give birth to offspring."
Gong Huaifeng lowered his head, looking at the ground, his hands clenched into fists, while Shen Lizhu clutched her handkerchief, waiting for Li Sanniang's next words.
In the first two years of their marriage, Shen Lizhu never considered that Gong Huaifeng had a problem, which was the reason why the couple had no children.
Shen Lizhu had always thought that her difficulty in having children was due to her own reasons.
However, as the marriage went on for longer, every time Shen Lizhu returned to her parents' home, her mother would question her about private matters. Shen Lizhu, who had only ever been in contact with one man, Gong Huaifeng, gradually realized that it was probably not Gong Huaifeng's problem that had caused her to remain infertile.
Later, Shen Lizhu secretly visited some well-known doctors in Chang'an who specialized in fertility. The doctors' words implied that it would be best to have Gong Huaifeng come for a consultation. This further convinced Shen Lizhu that Gong Huaifeng was the one with the problem.
But the thought that the usually carefree and generous Gong Huaifeng actually suffered from such a hidden ailment pained Shen Lizhu deeply. She felt that male infertility in this world would likely be ridiculed as being like a eunuch without a penis, just as people mocked infertile women as hens that couldn't lay eggs.
So, Shen Lizhu thought that she should just admit that it was her fault that the two of them couldn't have children, and then she could listen to what Gong Huaifeng had said before and adopt a child from the clan.
But why has Shen Lizhu changed her mind now and wants to have her own child?
This is because, not long ago, the palace matriarch chose a time to approach Shen Lizhu, who was home alone, and urged her to have an heir again.
"You haven't had a good time for the past five years, which has delayed the important matter of our Gong family's offspring!"
Although Huaifeng is the third son in the family, not the eldest son of the main branch of the Gong family who will carry on the family line, your inability to have children still means that Huaifeng's branch of the family will be without a next generation.
The Li family that is related to our Gong family through marriage, the Li family in Qizhou, that is, the family of Huaifeng's third aunt, when they sent someone to deliver gifts last Mid-Autumn Festival, I heard from that old woman that there was a local woman who couldn't have children, so she used her dowry to help her husband take two concubines home.
Lizhu, your mother isn't the kind of person who's unreasonable.
Look, five years have passed. If Sanlang continues to wait, his mother won't live to see her grandson's birth. She'll die in peace then.
Shen Lizhu wanted to say at the time: "It's Feng Lang's fault for not being able to have children, not my fault!"
Fenglang said that we need to have the child adopted; if we do, we'll have a child.
But Shen Lizhu still didn't say those words, because when she heard the words "taking a concubine," the string that had been taut in Shen Lizhu's mind snapped.
So, when Shen Lizhu returned to her parents' home on the third day of the Lunar New Year, she privately told her mother about it. Her mother said, "My child, you have suffered."
No, no, let's get a divorce. Let your elder brothers and your father go. We won't stay in the Gong family anymore!
"Granny Gong was up to no good by saying such things!"
But Shen Lizhu hesitated, remembering how good Gong Huaifeng had been to her in the past.
Although the two were not childhood sweethearts, the Shen and Gong families had been on good terms for generations and had many marriage alliances.
In addition, apart from being unable to have children and not being very good at marital relations, Gong Huaifeng was a decent husband in other aspects.
Therefore, Shen Lizhu felt that there was still a chance to save her, so she inquired about Li Sanniang, a female doctor who was very popular and skilled in treating fertility, and came to see her alone half a month ago.
Half a month later, it took a lot of effort to finally get Gong Huaifeng to come out and come for a consultation.
Before coming here, Shen Lizhu still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that as long as Gong Huaifeng was willing to treat her illness, there should still be a chance to cure her.
But when Shen Lizhu heard Li Sanniang talking about how wonderful male testicles were, her heart turned completely dark.
"Is Feng Lang beyond cure?"
Is it impossible for us to have a son?
As Shen Lizhu thought this to herself, she suddenly felt hopeless about the future, as if the sky had fallen.
"Based on the consultation and observation just now, Gong Langjun's left testicle has shrunk to such a small size that it should be useless."
And because of the passage of time, it has affected the right testicle.
If we want to return to normal, it will be very difficult.
I can prescribe the medicine, but whether it will cure me, and how long it will take, I dare not say.
In modern times, surgery can treat this condition, but it only treats varicocele. If the condition becomes so severe that it affects sperm quality, causing low motility and low sperm survival rate, leading to weak sperm or no sperm at all, it will still hinder fertility.
At that point, it would be possible to consider using in vitro fertilization to have offspring, even for those at that stage.
However, it's only the woman herself who suffers. The IVF process is a huge burden and stress on her body, and she suffers a lot.
But what could be done at this point?
After Li San Niang finished speaking, Shen Lizhu and Gong Huaifeng remained silent, both with their heads down.
Li Sanniang waited a while, and seeing that the two still didn't speak, she wanted to say something to comfort them. But before she could say anything, Shen Lizhu raised her head, forced a smile, and said, "Then I'll trouble you, Doctor Li, to prescribe the medicine."
Thus, Li San Niang prescribed the medicine. She watched as Shen Lizhu took the prescription, went to the medicine cabinet, and gave it to Nan Xing. After Nan Xing took the medicine and received the money, she saw Gong Huaifeng take the medicine packet that Nan Xing handed over. The two of them then left the clinic under an umbrella.
"Third Sister, what will happen to them in the end?"
Like Guo Wu Niangzi, should they get a divorce?
Should they not divorce, but instead adopt a son from the clan?
Having followed Li San Niang for so long, Qiu Xiang already knew that having children was the most important thing for most couples in the world.
Since Qiu Xiang came to protect Li San Niang, she has never seen a married woman who doesn't want children. Most of those who don't have children are either temporarily not planning to have them or haven't had them yet because their time hasn't come.
Therefore, Qiu Xiang asked this question after seeing Shen Lizhu and Gong Huaifeng come for a consultation today.
Li San Niang sighed and shook her head: "How would I know how others would solve this?"
To put it optimistically, I would say that it would be best for the healthy and happy Shen Lizhu to divorce, find Yilangxu, have a child of her own, and live an ordinary life.
Just like Guo Wuniang.
But people are all made of flesh and blood; after so many years together, it's not always easy to let go of those feelings.
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