TTC after 35
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Does this sound right? SA related
acdmc01
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Hi ladies,
My husband just had a SA done, but the sample wasn't enough to test. (Apparently my husband has a few ideas on how to improve the sample cup he was provided!). When we asked for another lab request from the doctor, (urologist @ Kaiser), he said he needed to wait 56 days to provide another sample. Per his words, for the body to make more sperm....?? Has anyone had this happen to them?
His numbers are holding us up moving forward with anymore testing with me, and it already took 2 months to get this appointment!
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Re: Does this sound right? SA related
yeesh!!! were there instructions to not ejaculate for a few months before the test?
My Dr wants my husband to get an SA, and we keep meaning to schedule it but we haven't yet. I haven't had any tests at all yet until his come back. Any information on what to expect would be great.
The Dr. Said it was fine to "carry on" until then.... I just don't under stand the logic or reasoning. I think sperm are in continuous creation, so no matter when a sample is given, new and old ones will be involved.
Ultimately, I hope we won't need another test in 2 months!!
This is secondary infertility for us, been trying for awhile now. I've only had bloodwork done, and all was normal. Based on my cycle lengths, I've been taking progesterin for the last week of my cycle. That's it so far...... I can schedule a HSG as soon as we see my husbands numbers. We are under different insurance plans, so that delays everything twice as long it seems.
It's my understanding that the 56 days is the shortest amount of time to see and improvement. Meaning that if you have a bad SA, there's no point in trying again before then.
Did they give you no information back? There could have been a miscommunication and the doctor thought you were asking for a retest after a bad result instead of a request after a mistest. Or, there could have been no sperm to test, which is of course extremely unlikely if you have a child!
Oh, and I have Kaiser and we didn't need a urologist to order the SA. The RE did, but I'm guessing my OB/Gyn could have done it as well.
I hope you get this straightened out.
If there wasn't enough because the entirety of the specimen didn't make it into the cup, then it's not about "improving" the sperm count. It's about getting enough into the cup in the first place-- which can be done in 3 days (no fewer than 2, no more than 8 days from the last ejaculation).
I would get clarification.
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