Shades, defrosting the swimmers in one's pocket hardly seems like a controlled environment!!! Our guys are presented to us in a test tube, personally walked in by the scientist. Often our IUI is delayed because the scientist is still messing around with the sample. Our guys are the best of our donor's bunch. When he's made his deposit, they are placed in a recepticle with culture medium at the top. The fastest and strongest swim into the culture medium and are caught there. The culture medium is skimmed off the top and the rest is disgarded. Where a bloke usually deposits 20 - 50mls, we end up with 10ml of super swimmers.

Diamond, since you're using a fresh sample from your husband on the day, what's you're experience of the sample prep?

OP.