https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:55:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846753 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:00:26 +0000 cheert16 1846753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My RE had DH go in for a semen analysis. It was pretty easy to do- he just had to register at my Dr's office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846740 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 09:58:22 +0000 BSB 1846740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mum: Thank you. A lot of my support comes from this site. I have outed myself on FB and gotten a lot of support, too. Some days I wonder how I'm still sane after all this waiting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846160 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 21:55:05 +0000 marionberry 1846160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB put in an order for DH's first semen analysis. It was super easy and we had been trying for about 7 months at the time. You should be able to ask his family practice provider for an order, but if you feel like you need more specialized help you can certainly go to a urologist or reproductive endocrinologist for an order as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846133 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 21:34:10 +0000 LAZB 1846133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB put the order in for DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846120 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 21:22:23 +0000 Hoots 1846120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our OB also put in the order for the SA. The practice I go to is connected to a larger hospital and an RE office, so they just wrote the order to their own lab. OB's office also gave us a pretty comprehensive handout about what to expect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1846101 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:58:50 +0000 sapphire 1846101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our PCP ordered the test although it had to be done at the local fertility clinic. He did have to have an appt. we got it after 6 months, but my DH has a varicocele so we suspected a problem. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845956 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:16:23 +0000 lilyofthewest 1845956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sweetie asked his GP, the GP referred to a local urologist. Both the visit and the lab fees were covered by his insurance. We had been trying for 6mos at that point and expected that any hurdles we were facing were female factors due to pain/problems I was having, but, we figured we would check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845947 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:11:19 +0000 Mum 1845947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: thank you! I will have to look into fertilaid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845943 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:09:29 +0000 Mum 1845943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: thanks for sharing. I don't know about you, but I never imagined TTC would be so hard. When we first started and I read about other women on here trying for 6 months, I thought, "wow, that's so long." And then at the 6mo. mark, I couldn't see myself still trying for a whole year and now I am one cycle away from completing a year... For you at two years... I imagine(hope) you have a good support system! Good luck to you and your DH. :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845922 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:56:28 +0000 spaniellove 1845922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually went to a urologist after 3 months of TTC but only because DH had a varicocele and we wanted to make sure that wasn't a problem. The wait to get in wasn't very long (we went to a large urology clinic), in case that's an issue. But I think your OB can also order the test! If you're concerned and want to have him try other supplements, Fertilaid is not bad...my DH took it for a few months and maybe it was coincidence but his SA improved. Hope everything goes well for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845919 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:55:02 +0000 Mum 1845919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: I thought that could be a possibility, but I didn't want my doctor to laugh at me! Now I won't be afraid to ask, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845918 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:54:36 +0000 BSB 1845918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB suggested that we see an fertility clinic after 6 months of trying (plus DH's medical history). In the workup at the RE, they requested a Sperm Analysis. Here we are 2 years later still TTC our first. </p> <p>To answer your question, if your OB recommends you see any RE, the RE's office can do a SA. If there are issues there, then they would refer your DH to see a urologist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845907 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:49:02 +0000 twodoghouse 1845907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My OB wrote the order for my husband to get his SA at the lab at one of our hospitals. It was simpler than getting established as a new patient at a urologist. We had been trying for over a year at that point, but I'm not sure if that was a pre-requisite for the test at my dr's office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/semen-analysis#post-1845899 Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:43:29 +0000 Mum 1845899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This might be a dumb question- but what kind of doctor does my DH have to go to for a semen analysis? General Practitioner? Urologist? Other? Do you have to wait until after trying for one year? We just started the 12th cycle. Any advice to go with the male side of TTC? He takes vitamins and a zinc supplement. Thanks! </p>