Weird random question

Drove2u · July 2015

When your husbands/boyfriends have to give their sperm do they do this at home or in the doctors office?

welovehawaii · July 2015

My clinic required him to do it in the office.

jnissa · July 2015

Almost every clinic is going to require them to do it in-house so that they can make sure it's controlled for non-contamination on the way to the lab. TBH, if you find a clinic willing to let him do that at home, I'd run

It's taking a medical specimen. You want it to be in a controlled environment.

welovehawaii · July 2015

Good point @jnissa!

Drove2u · July 2015

Interesting. My husband does it at home. I just need to bring it in within the hour. I'm seeing one of the best fertility specialists there are. My friend who went to another really good specialist was allowed to bring it in too.

Malbright1015 · July 2015

My husband is allowed to do it at home and bring it in within the hour and keep it in his pocket or close to his body to keep it warm

Drove2u · July 2015

@Malbright1015 yep!! Here too!! Except that I bring it in. lol

KidShrink · July 2015

Same here, he can do it at home. There's even instructions on how to carry it in his pockets on under his arms. We had a good laugh thinking about him carrying out that one. Gotta make infertility less daunting sometimes

Drove2u · July 2015

I wonder if they feel a lot of pressure doing it since it is so times.

c0513 · July 2015

My hubby was able to take it in for the initial testing , we got instructions

, but he had to go into the clinic for the sample they were going to actually use for fertilization

AdorkablePixie · July 2015

My DH did his at home and took it in. They gave us a page of instructions, the little bottle, a bag to put it in, and a paper bag to put all of it in. lol Like you, he just had to have it there within an hour and keep it warm.

Drove2u · July 2015

Yeah I think that's pretty normal. I would think it would be very uncomfortable to do at the fertility place.

AdorkablePixie · July 2015

I agree. If I were a guy I would want to do it at home.

AMT&THC · July 2015

My DH does it there or home depending on his state of mind. I try to stay away while it's happening. I know I add to the nerves. I have terrible performance anxiety and I have nothing to perform really.

lilmissslp · July 2015

Same here @Drove2u I'm happy he can do it at home…less pressure and embarrassment.

wapeters13 · July 2015

My boyfriend did his at home for our IUI'S and at the office for IVF. We are seeing a top rated clinic/doctor and they are fine with it being done at home or their office.

I think that it depends where he feels most comfortable.

If he chooses to do it at home then they give us directions on how to transport it and we are good to go.

We have done it both ways and our clinic is perfectly fine with it either way.

Drove2u · July 2015

I have to transport it tomorrow morning and it's like 100 degrees here. I hope it won't affect anything.

gkamerman78 · July 2015

My husband also did it at home for testing... but has to do it at the office the day of retrieval.

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