 [ Symptoms ] i have fertility problems and my husband travels for work will intrauterine insemination work with frozen sperm [ Disease ] i would suggest you see a doctor about this you can start with your primary care provider and he or she will refer you to an orthopedic doctor if necessary you do not say exactly what kind of surgery you had in 2009 i am thinking it was an arthroscopy to remove pieces of the meniscus if this is the case and you are experiencing new or worsening symptoms you would be well served to see a health care provider i would not necessarily recommend wearing a knee brace you could reduce your range of motion and have a hard time getting it back the only way to truly solve this problem is to get an examination by a health care provider he or she can discuss with you all the various options from physical therapy to surgery that can help solve your knee problem good luck there are promising new treatments that are being developed using stem cells to stimulate cartiledge growth your orthopedic surgeon is focused on surgery so he probably will not mention this and may not know about it after having one successful knee replacement arthritis i am biding my time till this treatment becomes available for the other knee