SA tomorrow

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Jan 28, 2015 23:00:09 GMT -5 @malonesown said:

So my husband is going for his SA tomorrow. I'm a little nervous, not sure what to hope for with the results. Anybody have any experiences with this or advice they could share?

Following -- mine is going for his next week. At least for us, it will determine if MH has to stop using MM. We're hoping everything is normal...

[Daikoku]

I'm not completely sure what you're asking, but I'll tell you our experience.

H went to the RE and was taken into a room full of pornography with a collection cup. He masturbated and handed his sample off to the tech. That was it for the appointment. About a week later, the RE called to tell us the results. This included information about count, morphology, and motility. I was able to ask questions about "normal" ranges and where H's numbers compared. From there, the RE used this information to make a plan for moving forward.

Good luck to your H. I know it was a bit weird for MH because he had to jack off in a clinic. He made it through, though.

[Deleted]

Thanks for sharing! I guess I'm just nervous to find out the results because it's going to affect our planning from here on out. Plus I think DH is a little weirded out about jacking off into a cup at the lab. My family practice doc is the one ordering the SA and we were basically given 0 instructions for the process.

[Daikoku]

I hope they at least told your H to abstain for 3 days prior to giving a sample.

I know the nervous feeling during that time you're waiting for answers. Hang in there!

[EmeraldEyes85]

I have no advice, but just wanted to say good luck! I hope you get good news.

[pickles4prez]

Ours is close enough to 'make the deposit' at home and drop off the sample. I think for some clinics it's an option if your within 30 mins of them.

Edit: iPhone emojis do not translate to pro boards

[rattatatttat]

We are doing your same in a fortnight! Please keep us posted would love to hear your experiences and outcomes.

[housecarder]

My advice would be to make sure to follow the directions exactly and if you are collecting at home to be uninterrupted. My DH used lotion to help at home to collect a sample (our kids were at home and made it very distracting for him to hear them playing in the other room). His results came back with low count, low motility, and some mutations. They asked for a repeat and we took a break from TTC so we didn't go back for a few months. When we did he followed directions and was home alone and got normal results. The only other change was I had him start a multivitamin that had vitamin c, zinc, and selenium.

[rufus426]

DH got to collect his sample at home and brought it to the lab. If you do this, it has to be kept warm during transport, so he had to have it in his shirt since it was very cold outside. We had to have his PCP order it for insurance reasons, so we are still waiting to hear back from the RE on our results and it has been a couple of weeks. The RE told us if their office had ordered it, we would have had results in about a week.

[mainewifey]

I just dropped off our sample this morning. We were able to collect at home, and I was able to help. I took it in since he had to be at work. I put the cup under my shirt in my arm pit to keep it warm.

I'm unsure how the results are going to be because early morning really isn't prime time. We can already tell there wasn't as much as there normally is in the afternoon or evening.

My Dr. so far has gotten all of my results back extremely quickly - with in hours for my blood work, so I'm hoping we'll have our results early next week.

[cateyes]

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

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Jan 29, 2015 8:03:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

DH is 35 (I'm 27) and because I have normal cycles, my PCP decided she wanted him to have SA now so if that's the problem she can hopefully correct/improve the problem if it's DH. Plus, because I work for the hospital, all of our lab work done there is written off, which is really really nice.

Thank you all for your advice and support! I'll keep you posted on the outcome

[kellybenelly83]

Jan 29, 2015 8:25:09 GMT -5 @malonesown said:

Jan 29, 2015 8:03:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

DH is 35 (I'm 27) and because I have normal cycles, my PCP decided she wanted him to have SA now so if that's the problem she can hopefully correct/improve the problem if it's DH. Plus, because I work for the hospital, all of our lab work done there is written off, which is really really nice.

Thank you all for your advice and support! I'll keep you posted on the outcome

It can take a healthy couple 1 year to conceive with no problems. So again, why are you getting a SA after only 7 months? 

[ghostmonkey]

Jan 29, 2015 8:25:09 GMT -5 @malonesown said:

Jan 29, 2015 8:03:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

DH is 35 (I'm 27) and because I have normal cycles, my PCP decided she wanted him to have SA now so if that's the problem she can hopefully correct/improve the problem if it's DH. Plus, because I work for the hospital, all of our lab work done there is written off, which is really really nice.

Thank you all for your advice and support! I'll keep you posted on the outcome

You have no reason for any testing at this point, and your PCP is a dipshit for ordering it and also not giving instructions. There are very specific instructions that must be followed or the sample is not valid.

Do not do this test. Impatience is not a fertility issue. And being written off by the hospital doesn't make it ok. That actually makes it worse and frankly your hospital needs to stop doing that shit.

[Unknown]

Remember if it does come back low they like to do two to get a better picture or confirm there wasn't a lab error the first time. My DH came back so low the first time we were told to go straight to IVF, but then the urologist did two more and even though they still showed low, it was so much better than we thought and figure the first lab probably didn't process the sample properly.

But like pp mentioned your DH 's age doesn't matter (unless he was like 70). 7 months is jumping the gun a bit.

[talon]

Jan 29, 2015 8:25:09 GMT -5 @malonesown said:

Jan 29, 2015 8:03:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

DH is 35 (I'm 27) and because I have normal cycles, my PCP decided she wanted him to have SA now so if that's the problem she can hopefully correct/improve the problem if it's DH. Plus, because I work for the hospital, all of our lab work done there is written off, which is really really nice.

Thank you all for your advice and support! I'll keep you posted on the outcome

35 is advanced maternal age. If the WOMAN is over 35 it is recommended to pursue testing after 6 months. There is no reason to pursue testing because DH is 35.

[FDL]

Jan 29, 2015 8:25:09 GMT -5 @malonesown said:

Jan 29, 2015 8:03:04 GMT -5 cateyes said:

The only real advice I can say is that he needed to not masturbate or have sex for the last 3-4 days. Are you over 35? Why is he getting an SA after only 7 months?

DH is 35 (I'm 27) and because I have normal cycles, my PCP decided she wanted him to have SA now so if that's the problem she can hopefully correct/improve the problem if it's DH. Plus, because I work for the hospital, all of our lab work done there is written off, which is really really nice.

Thank you all for your advice and support! I'll keep you posted on the outcome

Firstly, there is no reason for your husband to be getting an SA at this point.

Secondly, your PCP is the last person who should be interrupting the SA or treating him. Male infertility is complex and has a variety of causes. All of which take expertise to diagnosis and treat. That isn't your PCP. She should know her limitations and not mess around with your or your husband's fertility.

Just because the tests are free to you, does not actually make them free. Your PCP is being irresponsible.

[theborg7of9]

I agree with the advice above that a pcp has no business interpreting a SA. But I also want to add that you need to make sure not to abstain for too long. He should have ejaculated in the window 2-5 days before the test. My DH had the best results with a 72 hour spacing.

[brettanomyces]

If you were going about this properly (with an RE) then all these things would probably be explained to you. And the results would be interpreted by someone who specializes in fertility.

My H has to submit a sample and our clinic gave us a whole page of directions and sent us home with a sample cup. The results are going to be looked at by our RE along with all my test results so we can see a general picture of our overall fertility

[alpies]

Feb 1, 2015 11:36:07 GMT -5 W said:

I agree with @wineandcupcakes. Both of our REs wanted to do their own tests and wouldn't accept most test results done prior.

This. Our RE wanted a SA interpreted with the Kruger method, so the one that my OB had ordered before she referred us was useless. Waste of money and time.

[joy]

Well, atleast she was quoted and the thread remains.

Deleting is in really poor form, @malonesown.

[mrsbstau]

DH just had his SA on Tuesday and everything came back ok. Now he keeps (jokingly) threatening to withhold his "super sperm" from me if I say something he doesn't like. lol

I hope your appt goes well. Just tell him to relax and follow the directions.

[ghostmonkey]

Feb 1, 2015 19:51:48 GMT -5 mrsbstau said:

DH just had his SA on Tuesday and everything came back ok. Now he keeps (jokingly) threatening to withhold his "super sperm" from me if I say something he doesn't like. lol

I hope your appt goes well. Just tell him to relax and follow the directions.

He didn't have any instructions to follow, so that was impossible.


You should really read the other responses before you reply next time.

[kawaiikitsune]

Was this our first DD?

[brettanomyces]

I don't like how DDs here have their whole post box removed and the first reply is just bumped up to the top.
It confuses me.

[daisy818]

I don't even understand the DD here - there wasn't even really anything the rainbow-fart crew call "mean" other than people telling her that a PCP =/= a fertility specialist, which is really pretty basic, and that an SA by one right now is both worthless and way premature given her age. Some people really don't like facts if they conflict with what they want to hear!