At home sperm analysis
Feb. 23rd, 2005 01:57 pmWe bought one of those kits (Baby Start) and I did the test yesterday for DH. It measures sperm count, +/- 20 mil, (A regular SA checks several factors: count, motility, morphology, viscosity). It gives us a place to start.
It cost us $20 (for two tests). I've seen them most places for $30.
Those things are d@mn hard to read. It is a qualitative test - like an OPK, it has to be the same or darker than the control.
I think it was the same - it was really close. There is a second test included in the kit, and we'll do it this weekend...
My opinion - DH really needs to see a urologist, because there are so many other things that can be wrong too. I KNOW I have problems, and can't get pregnant - DH is like //I'm probably fine, after all, I did get you pregnant at least twice // that's true, but as enlightened as DH is, he doesn't want to hear that he might have a problem...
((( I also want him to see the urologist because he has trouble "finishing" sometimes... ))) - let's air it all, shall we?
I'm doing what I can to make myself ovulate so we can catch the egg, and he is really supportive, but it is really hard.
Anyway I don't know if we will actually get any useful info from this test, but it can't hurt, right?
It cost us $20 (for two tests). I've seen them most places for $30.
Those things are d@mn hard to read. It is a qualitative test - like an OPK, it has to be the same or darker than the control.
I think it was the same - it was really close. There is a second test included in the kit, and we'll do it this weekend...
My opinion - DH really needs to see a urologist, because there are so many other things that can be wrong too. I KNOW I have problems, and can't get pregnant - DH is like //I'm probably fine, after all, I did get you pregnant at least twice // that's true, but as enlightened as DH is, he doesn't want to hear that he might have a problem...
((( I also want him to see the urologist because he has trouble "finishing" sometimes... ))) - let's air it all, shall we?
I'm doing what I can to make myself ovulate so we can catch the egg, and he is really supportive, but it is really hard.
Anyway I don't know if we will actually get any useful info from this test, but it can't hurt, right?