Semen analysis?

Hi ladies,

We’ve been trying for 17 months now due to our desire for a child. Unfortunately, I have PCOS, which I only found out about 2 months ago. I just finished a course of Clomid and have an ultrasound on Wednesday to see if it’s working.

The gynecologist wanted to do a semen analysis for my partner just to be safe. It was the first time, and we were a bit chuckling about it, hoping everything would be fine.

The results were very poor, unfortunately. Only 3.2 million swimmers, with 87% dead and 13% alive. Our world has crumbled.

I have the feeling that something went wrong at home. It’s a bit embarrassing to explain, but I’m going to anyway, just to see what your opinions/advice are.

We had to be at the hospital by 8:30 with the jar. The act was done at 7:30. We didn’t know it had to get to the hospital as quickly as possible, so after filling the jar, I took the dog out for a 15-minute walk. Meanwhile, the jar was just sitting on the nightstand... our folder said room temperature. But I’ve read and heard from everyone that it should be kept a bit warm? On the way, I put it in my bag, and when we arrived, it had fallen over, so the contents were all over the jar, including the lid. Luckily, the jar was still tightly sealed.

Also, the weekend before that, he had parties all weekend and drank heavily, even the night before, so he only got a maximum of 4 hours of sleep. I was so mad! I told him not to do this. Could all this together have had an influence?

Thanks in advance for your responses!