Patient's question:
How is "sperm" collected during IVF? I'm very afraid of masturbating in the toilet. When I used to collect semen for testing, it was very difficult to do it in the toilet, but it was okay on the bed.Doctor's answer:
Several months before undergoing in vitro fertilization, the male partner should quit smoking and drinking, maintain a regular lifestyle, and actively treat any reproductive system infections if necessary. Once the treatment cycle begins, generally on the 8th day of the patient's menstrual period, the husband needs to provide a semen sample, which is then sent to the reproductive center for examination. After that, he should abstain from sexual activity until the egg retrieval day. Prolonged or excessive retention of semen in the body can affect sperm quality. Starting from the 8th day of the menstrual cycle, the husband should take prednisone, half a tablet in the morning and one tablet in the evening, until the egg retrieval day. Additionally, he should take ciprofloxacin for 3 to 5 days.The sperm used for in vitro fertilization can be either freshly collected semen, frozen and preserved semen, or sperm extracted from the testes or epididymis.