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Had a vasectomy in March, and the first post-vasectomy semen analysis in June still showed sperm; the second test in late July showed all clear. I had thought that I needed two tests both showing clear to officially be considered sterile, or is that not true? I did do a third test last week, but the lab hosed up reading my birth day, so they've been waiting on confirmation from the doctor's office. It's now been corrected and they're running the sample, but it's 6 days later now. The MA I talked to said that they usually put it in a special refrigerator (??) and do preservative, which seems... weird? So now I'm not sure if I can trust this test, and thinking about doing one of the at-home tests like SpermCheck.
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Aug 10, 2023 17:26
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Abyss posted:You usually need two negative tests to be be officially considered sterile. It's going to depend on your provider, but the tests are spread out by time and number of ejaculations. I had my procedure in the middle of November, the first test the week before Christmas and the second in late January. Yeah, that's what I thought, but the medical assistant I talked to after the second test (first negative), said it was just one negative test now. When I looked online, it looked like the guidance on all this did change? I asked for the third test, for a second negative, for the peace of mind. I ended up ordering a SpermCheck test off Amazon so I'll try and use it for the additional validation too. Tex Avery posted:Well now I'm curious because I haven't heard this alleged rule of two. My doctor just wanted one test 90 days post op and it came back with no sperm. I, uh, studied quite a bit for this test, but I've read conflicting reports on whether or not the number of ejaculations actually affects the sterility. Yeah, this is similar to how my doctor's office approached it.
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Aug 10, 2023 21:39
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So I can see the lab test result online and it says sperm present… So Test 1 in early June was “present”, Test 2 in mid-July was “not present”, and now Test 3 (processed after 6 Days) is “present”. Now it’s all stressing me out… I guess I’ll see what the doctor’s office says about it.
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Aug 11, 2023 08:44
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Slimy Hog posted:Came in a cup this morning and got my results shortly thereafter: I'm sperm free since '23 :envious:
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Sep 7, 2023 01:49
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Thankfully I don't have a headache so yeah, get that checked, but right around 26 weeks, I started to get pain in the build up to orgasm in the pelvic area, up to and including painful cramping feelings if release doesn't happen. The testicles and such don't hurt though, just the pelvic area above. I've noticed that if I have frequent-enough orgasms, I see little to no pain, but if more than a few days goes by, the pain and cramping returns. I'm going to get checked sometime after the new year. It took me about 5-1/2 months to get the all-clear, since my testing pattern was: Sperm (12 weeks) -> No Sperm (16 weeks) -> Sperm (20 weeks) -> No Sperm (26 weeks), the last being the full test with Motility and Reflex/Count at a testing center, so not sure if maybe some of that weirdness plays into it, or if it's just the dreaded PVPS.
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Dec 21, 2023 23:28
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Nocheez posted:I'm 41 with a 2 year old. It's rough, mostly because I had a big medical issue this year that put me out for almost 6 months. I can't imagine starting again at my age. Yeah I'm 40 with a 6-, 3-, and 1-year old. It is definitely rough at 40+.
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Jan 18, 2024 19:55
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Good soup! posted:Just got my vasectomy done today. I originally had it scheduled a few weeks ago. Went to the doc's perfectly fine, everything was going well, had dragon quest 3 ready to go on my phone and *boom* nearly passed out. Vasovagal response!!!!! I went from feeling comfortable to having my blood pressure drop and just losing it. The doctor was cool about it and I've heard from all different kinds of groups that it happens and there's pretty much nothing you can do about it, so they rescheduled to have me put under. It's wild because i have gotten some pretty gnarly injuries over the years and watched my wife give birth with no problems, but the moment they started messing around down there Grats on the V-day gift to yourself and your wife!
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