My wife couldn’t have children for a long time, so when my mistress told me she was pregnant, I was overjoyed. I pampered her in every possible way—but in the end, I received a painful lesson.

My wife and I once had a beautiful love story before becoming husband and wife. But love is one thing, and marriage is another. Our passionate feelings quickly faded after three years of marriage. On top of that, our inability to have children made everything feel exhausting and dull, and the atmosphere at home became increasingly tense.

While our marriage was on the verge of falling apart, I met Linh through a group of mutual friends. All the excitement, joy, and thrill of a new romance rushed back to me when I was with Linh. Before long, we started an affair.

Four months later, Linh announced that she was pregnant. I was overjoyed, having wanted a child for so long while my wife remained childless. I began planning to divorce my wife to be with Linh. But my father was undergoing heart treatment at the time, and I feared that if he found out, his condition would worsen. So I decided to wait a little longer.

During that period, I became cold and distant with my wife, devoting all my attention to Linh and the baby. My wife knew about the affair but quietly endured it—she was always gentle and soft-spoken.

At five months pregnant, Linh asked me to buy a spacious, comfortable apartment for her and the baby, instead of continuing to rent. It was something I had already been considering. So, without hesitation, I agreed. I bought her a luxury apartment worth over 4 billion VND (approx. $170,000 USD), with three bedrooms and full amenities, all within a few days, as a gift for my mistress.

On the day Linh went into labor, I waited by her side at the hospital for over ten hours. When I heard the baby’s cry from the delivery room, I was overwhelmed with joy, tears streaming down my face. But when the nurse brought the baby out, I froze. The baby looked nothing like me—but looked exactly like Long, one of my close friends.

Linh had a gut feeling that something was wrong. I called my younger sister to the hospital to take a look, and she also said the baby looked exactly like Long.

Suspicious, I tried to act normal. It took a lot of effort, but I eventually managed to get a sample of Long’s hair to run a DNA test. The result confirmed that the child Linh gave birth to was indeed Long’s. Faced with irrefutable evidence, Linh admitted her guilt. She confessed that she had been seeing both me and Long at the same time. When she got pregnant, she didn’t know whose baby it was. But seeing that I was wealthier and eager to have a child, she decided to “trap” me.

I was devastated by the harsh truth. But I was still fortunate that my wife forgave me and gave me a chance to make things right. After reconciling with my wife, we went to see a doctor and discovered that the reason we hadn’t had children was because I have azoospermia—a condition where there’s no sperm in the semen.

Now, I’m doing my best to undergo treatment in the hopes of having a child someday. One mistake cost me dearly—not just money, but also my wife’s trust and caused her a lot of pain. I’m doing everything I can each day to make it up to her. I’m also deeply worried about my condition—I don’t know if it can be cured.

Can Azoospermia Be Treated?

Azoospermia is a condition where there is no sperm in the semen during ejaculation. This is one of the primary causes of infertility in many couples.

Causes of Azoospermia include:

Hypothalamic-Pituitary Disorders: Damage or dysfunction in the hypothalamus or pituitary gland can lead to hormonal imbalances, including issues with GnRH or gonadotropins, resulting in azoospermia.

Genetic Issues: This includes chromosomal abnormalities such as:

Numerical: Klinefelter Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, etc.

Structural: Kallmann Syndrome, Y chromosome microdeletions, Y chromosome with two centromeres, etc.

Testicular Causes:

Absence of testicles

Undescended testicles

Sertoli cell-only syndrome (testicles fail to produce sperm)

Maturation arrest

Testicular atrophy after mumps infection

Obstructive Causes: Blockages in the vas deferens, epididymis, or ejaculatory ducts that prevent sperm from being released.

Treatment Options:

Hormonal Therapy: For azoospermia caused by pituitary hormone deficiency, treatment with hormone therapy may help restore sperm production.

Surgical Intervention: For cases caused by:

Varicocele

Blockage in the testicle or epididymis

Blocked vas deferens

Issues with the ejaculatory duct or seminal vesicles
→ Surgery may help correct the problem.

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART):

For couples seeking to conceive, the following techniques may be used to retrieve sperm:

PESA (Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration): Sperm is extracted from the epididymis via a needle through the skin.

MESA (Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration): Surgical sperm retrieval from the epididymis under a microscope.

TESE (Testicular Sperm Extraction): Surgical extraction of sperm from the testicles.

Micro-TESE (Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction): A more advanced and precise surgical technique to find sperm in the testicles.