Sperm test
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Topic: Sperm test
Posted By: Treen
Subject: Sperm test
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 12:17pm
| This may sound like a silly question, but where do I take DH to see how well his little swimmers are performing? |
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Posted By: mylilmosaic
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 12:24pm
lol Treen its not a silly question. But ummm, you get a form from your dr's and a small sample jar and dh provides his sample at home (well this is what my dh did) and then you get it to the nearest pathlab. It has to be there within an hour I think. I'm not sure whether he can give his sample at Pathlab? but my dh found it much more.... hmmm, comfortable, to do his sample at home  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 1:33pm
| Ha – thanks Jaxs. We're off to see our specialist in a couple of weeks so I'll ask him for that then. |
Posted By: Limochick
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 3:32pm
My dh has to do this very shortly, we have the form and the container at home but lets just say he isn't really looking forward to it  .
Good luck Treen for your appointment 
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Posted By: gannet
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 5:13pm
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Treen if you are seeing to a specialist they might get your DH to take his sample to their own labs, I know FA does a more thorough sperm analysis than what Medlab do.
Mind you it cost $65 or something but our medical insurance paid that so we didn't mind. He did his at the clinic and said it was fine, very private and they provided "reading material". That way it got analysed basically straight away. |
Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 26 January 2009 at 10:00pm
Well, my poor DH has had to do two SA... once for our normal GP so we went to Medlab for this. Because we have to commute into the (and the sample couldn't be done at our local lab in the weekend) doing it in the comfort of our own home was a no-goer unfortunately - my hubby the trooper had to get friendly with himself in the loos at Medlab!!   The second sample he had to produce was for FA and as was said previously, this is a more thorough analysis done by their own lab and they provide comfy surroundings with 'top quality' reading material (according to DH   )------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Emily281
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 10:37am
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sorry to threadjack, but Gannet who is your medical insurance with as I didn't think there were any policies in NZ that covered fertility related issues.
And, my Dh also did his through our GP at Medlab. Our GP gave us the form and he took it to Medlab and they gave him a cup and a brown paper bag and he did it at home (3 weeks later!) and took the sample in. I really hope he doesn't have to do another one at the fertility clinic ------------- TTC#1: Jan 07 Aug 08: Lap found and excised Stage 3 Endo Nov 08: 2nd lap clear - given OK to TTC after next AF |
Posted By: gannet
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 5:42pm
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My insurance is through the Police and while it doesn't cover the whole lot, we can get a good chunk towards IVF if both parties have been a member for 4 or 5 years.
I think I read somewhere that there is an insurance company who provided some fertility cover but I can't remember which one it was or where I read it. that was not very helpful was it. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 6:02pm
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My DH got the form and the equipment from his doctor and then we had to take the sample to the medlab. Only certain ones do the analysis - the nearest one to us (Takapuna) was in Ellerslie and you have to get it there within the hour - not fun I can tell you. I kept it in my clevage to keep it warm. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Limochick
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 7:44pm
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The cleavage would certainly keep it warm .
I hope dh doesnt' have to do 2, ours is for fa but we got the form from our gp to have the test done before we go. he would be so guttered if he has to do 2
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Posted By: gannet
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 8:10pm
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Men are so funny.
Their part of the deal is far less intrusive than anything we have to go through, and lets face it - it's something that they all do and like doing. I know it would be hard having to get their aim right to collect a sample, and yes they have to hand over a jar of their sperm to the lab staff but I'm sure they are well used to it. If my DH had of complained I was going to say something like "at least you aren't having bowel problems" to him. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 9:57pm
Yeah I wondered how hard it must be to aim in the 'moment'. DH had to do two because MedLab told him they were open on Anzac Day and then when we got there they said 'oh sorry we only take blood samples today' 
So he had to repeat the process - he wasn't impressed. -------------
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Posted By: Emily281
Date Posted: 27 January 2009 at 10:01pm
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I wanna know why men are so sensitive about it all. Why is it that if the 'problem' is with them it says something bad about their manliness, but if the 'problem' is with us its ok and it doesn't make us any less of a woman? ------------- TTC#1: Jan 07 Aug 08: Lap found and excised Stage 3 Endo Nov 08: 2nd lap clear - given OK to TTC after next AF |
Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 8:20am
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I have thought exactly the same Emily... I do know one thing, and I'm purposely being naive about this and taking it at face value but I have noticed a definite 'relief' for the want of a better word about my DH since his SA came back all good and I was diagnosed with Endo... he's a lot more committed to the cause! I think possibly it's to do with that whole manliness thing and maybe a lessening of 'stress' around other things for him - but as I said, I'm not trying to look at it too deeply, just accepting it as a positive!! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: gannet
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 12:59pm
| Emily it is because they are all big dorks and haven't really evolved from when they were Neanderthals living in caves! |
Posted By: Emily281
Date Posted: 28 January 2009 at 1:42pm
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Mines kinda the same Angie. He's a lot more into it now - asking me when I'm Oving and when I'm testing and everything - whereas he never used to before the surgery unless I bought it up. It's almost like now he knows its not "his fault" he's prepared to talk about it more
And laughing at the dorks gannet - I just choked on my lunch when i read that ------------- TTC#1: Jan 07 Aug 08: Lap found and excised Stage 3 Endo Nov 08: 2nd lap clear - given OK to TTC after next AF |