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justagirlgirlgirl · 09-04-2008, 10:37 PM

My DH wasn't happy about the test (for personal, not religious reasons) but he realized that it made more sense for him to get tested before I took any more fertility drugs myself, so he was willing to do it. Which ended up being a great decision because he had some borderline issues, too, and once we knew about it we included herbal supplements for him and an IUI and we were finally able to get a BFP.

If he is uncomfortable about the procedure itself, many places will let you take the sample from home and bring it into the office like a pp said. Our office was too far away to do that, but they were very upfront about what DH could expect for giving the sample and they had rooms designated for that purpose. They weren't normal exam rooms but had a couch, softer lamp lighting, an attached bathroom (not accessible outside of the room) as well as a clean set of sheets and pillows. We were able to go in together and take our time, and it was very discrete.

And, I'm not sure how the subject came up but DH ended up talking with several friends that he works with and found out that they had done it, too. I think that helped DH when he could joke about it with them.