hi Lady_R, sorry to hear your TTC journey has been a bit bumpy, but congrats on getting some tests done
i feel sure it helps to be proactive, and you have more to focus on then stressing ykwim.
i can't recommend a FS but i used to work in a lab before i was a SAHM. it is recogmended that the SA sample be at the main laboratory (where the test is to be performed, not a collection center) no later than an hour after it was collected.
we advised people, especially after already having a suboptimal SA, to either deliver the sample themselves to the main lab (saving time cutting out the collection center), or doing the collection at the lab . your DH might be reluctant, i know mine would be !! so i would try the first one, remember not to chill the sample try and keep it at body temp.
i would always say to get a repeat on a SA the test is very subjective, and it doesn't take much to upset the and they may have just been having an off day.
best of luck, HTH
Thank you for your post Teddy, much appreciated. . .
To our knowledge, the sample should have been at their main lab in the city for sampling at 9:50AM. I was advised he could do it at home that morning, but that I had to get it to our local Sullivan Nicolaides within the required time frame so as their courier could collect it to get it in the city, which I did all correctly..
Seems a 2nd opinion is really the only way to confirm... Does anyone else know / have a recommendation??
sorry didn't mean to suggest it was your fault
your GP is right, logistically getting the samples from a collection center to the lab is a nightmare, when the clock is ticking. and this can cause slow swimmers. it is my understanding its not the FS that does the testing but the lab, so when you find your FS he may suggest a repeat SA to rule this out.
it takes a massive effort to get the sample collected, big shame if the courier gets stuck in peak hour traffic, or something equally silly. sulli and nic's are a good lab (i worked for then when i lived in bris vagas ) and they make every effort to do the right thing.
hope you get some answers. its sooo0 stressfull this TTC. i don't know if its physiological or biological but once you decide you want to be UTD, you want it NOW
my DH and i have been trying for #3 for more than a year, with an along the way.
best of luck
I live in Brisvegas as well. We got an initial SA done, and when the results weren't fantastic, we did a repeat SA (again, got the slip of paper from the GP) and these results were much better! Apparantly SA's can fluctuate quite a lot. My suggestion is to use a GP for a repeat SA rather than seeing a FS, and if the repeat results are low, take the results to a FS for interpretation.
I saw Glenn Sterling at Life Fertility in Brisbane. He was a nice guy. Also, acupuncture has helped quite a few women achieve pregnancy after waiting a year. It worked for me first go after 12 months of trying with no success.
Ooh Teddy hun, don't get me wrong, I never thought that was what you implied for a split moment!! All is good. I know what you meant. I am sorry for your :angel2: - my heart goes out to you.. xxoo :babydust: right back at ya hun. x
OscarOscar, thank you for your post. I never thought of it that way. I assumed one SA done through the GP would / could result in the same results both time. I'm so naive. Might give that a go I think. Thank you. Would you mind recommending the acupuncturist you saw? Cheers x
Leemar, thank you for your post also. At this stage we are wanting to exhaust every option without going there.. (just yet anyway). Nothing against them of course, they work absolute wonders and I think the world of them for what they create, but we'd like to know we've tried every different method before hand. *hoping I didn't catch foot'in'mouth disease there*.....
. your DH might be reluctant, i know mine would be !! so i would try the first one, remember not to chill the sample try and keep it at body temp.
and they may have just been having an off day.
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along the way.
I am sorry for your :angel2: - my heart goes out to you.. xxoo :babydust: right back at ya hun. x
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