With all the scaremongering on the net, I was quite worried that propecia which I take daily was affecting my sperm concentration, sperm mobility and sperm morphology. I therefore, plunged to get my sperm checked in a fertility clinic.
2 weeks down the line, the results were great news. My sperm is within normal parameters and are healthy as ever. Just for people to know, I have been on propecia for 9 years. Even my own GP was telling me to come off it. How little these people know.
Just for people who are interested in how the test works. You are to abstain from ejaculating for 4 to 5 days. No less and no longer as it is believed that sperm conditions are very poor after the 5th day. Too early and the sperm concentration is actually very low. These were stated by the fertility clinic.
On the day, you can do this at home if you live nearby the fertility clinic. You are giving one hour to ejaculate and pass the tub to the clinic. You must urinate before masturbation. By the way, you are not allowed to use any lubrication, sex, sex toys as it can interfere with the result. Just plain old masturbation in the morning. Poor me.
The hilarious thing was squirting the ejaculate into the tub. The tub was way to small and thin to stick the penis into the tub. If you drop any ejaculate, you are to tell the fertility clinic.
Just to say, it was not fun at all. The stress you get from ejaculating to hurrying up into the clinic is horrendous. Especially, when you have to beat the morning working traffic.
So, all in all - do not take any scaremongering at face value!
The information is based on me and each person can receive different results. Everyone is different. If in doubt, always go and see a doctor for advice or get some tests done.
