Sperm count

[FEELINLOST]

My partner will be having a sperm count soon but if the results come back that he has a normal sperm count, will his GP want to speak with me or obtain medical details from me as - if we can't conceive surely the finger will be pointed at me!?
My partner is diabetic and a bit overweight.

Any advice would be a great help, thanks

[Ethel]

No. The man is always tested first because it is such a simple test.

Women's fertility bits are far more complicated, the tests more invasive and expensive.

However, it is your own GP that should be treating any fertility problems you may have, not your partners.

[Ice.Maiden]

That's not always so, Ethel. A friend of ours, on her second marriage, never managed to conceive with her first husband, but neither of them sought help. When she remarried, still nothing happened, so she went to her doctor on her own. After exploratory ops to rule out PCOS or blocked fallopian tubes, etc., she was told to keep a temperature chart to try and pinpoint ovulation - meanwhile being given a course of Clomid. When this failed to work, THEN her husband was asked for a sperm sample. I'd also like to say to feelinlost, that BOTH partners can test as being OK, but sometimes the woman rejects that particular man's sperm, for want of a better expression. Happily, much can be done in all cases. My friend now has two beautiful children, so I hope, feelinlost, that you make an appointment with your own doctor, and that you and your partner have any necessary tests & treatment that may be necessary. x