Saturday, October 17, 2009
Collection time
We were having my DH's sperm tested about a year ago to rule out his contribution to our fertility problem. The doc (who's Catholic) wanted us to use a condom that has tiny holes in it so that most of the "stuff" is collected, but some gets through so as not to be used as a contraceptive. (Note: I'm not Catholic, but decided to go along with it anyway.) During the act, the condom broke, unbeknownst to either of us. After the deed is done we see that there's nothing collected. Where is it? I stand up and it plops on the floor. Oh. There it is.
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Wow. Wondering how accurate an SA can be when collected with a perforated condom. That is a first!! Don't get me started on Catholicism and Infertility. My father and his side of the fam are Catholics and you can say I've received something less than support in this whole process. Sending "Why IVF is a Sin" pamphlets to someone who just had her 3rd failed IVF Cycle = Not too hilarious! Good luck with wherever you are in your journey.
ReplyDeleteOuch... that's not hilarious at all! I think that each person should make up her own mind about what is ethical. It's between you and God. I've had to do a lot of soul-searching to figure out how I feel about this process. I don't think it would be a huge help to get pamphlets in the mail!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, yeah apparently the condom collection works for some. Clearly it didn't for us. We ended up using the old-fashioned method. (Shhh... don't tell doc!)
Take care, honey. Keep your chin up.