![]() To provide all possible sexual stimuli I started to think about the offer we should have in our collection rooms so they could have the chance to choose. Thus, according to my statistics, most of them would like to masturbate sitting on a comfortable sofa, others prefer to lie down and some to remain standing. This also happens in the position used during sexual intercourse, as some will prevent ejaculation. They also greatly appreciate hygiene and a prior knowledge of the place, as this gives them security.Īs I said, there is great variation depending on each individual in terms of what excites them, as well as which position facilitates ejaculation. The results of my own research are as follows: men have in common the desire for intimacy, to feel isolated in order to concentrate on the sexual stimulation. Well, I have not received much information because each of them has very different tastes. Therefore, I have spent months asking many men how they would like the room to be. From my experience, I think semen collection rooms must be redesigned not to make them look like they are inside a clinic and, on the other hand, we have to explain them how they can emotionally support their wife throughout the cycle and especially during the time waiting for the pregnancy test. The truth is that in the IVF cycles men are the forgotten ones and we intend to help them. The wives of the blocked men are surprised from the role suddenly acquired by their partners as she is actually the one coming out of the operating room! However, having to go for a B plan is totally exceptional. Although they already imagine that this simple technique consists of puncturing a testicle, they are not scared, it actually takes away their stress. We ask all of them to relax while sitting or walking for an hour and we tell them not to worry if they cannot make it because we can extract the spermatozoa with a simple technique. But mostly they don’t manage to ejaculate because, due to a psychological effect, this reflex is blocked. In the first case we give them a tablet to induce an erection. In these situations we ask if they can not get an erection or if they are excited but cannot ejaculate. In some cases a blockage occurs, they are not able to provide a sample and it becomes a traumatic experience. When the excitement is less, as it often happens that day, ejaculation is usually incomplete and the man notices that. This is due to the increase of vascularization of the seminal vesicles and prostate, which are the glands producing seminal fluid and thus favor a complete ejaculation. That means that it is better when the intensity and time of excitement has been longer. The semen quantity, (volume of ejaculate), its the quality and the level of orgasm depend on the degree of sexual arousal reached previously. The male which have “no prolem” often leave the sample room with a “mission accomplished” face, but fearing that the quantity was too little or that the semen sample quality was worse than other times. They appreciate a lot the possibility to speak with the doctors and to see it is a common problem, because of course, in front of their wife they cannot complain or expose any fears since the answer usually is, “Well, honey, that’s all you have to do…”. Most of them say no, others prefer to bring it from home, the hotel or previously frozen because they fear that difficulties may arise. We, doctors, ask them if they think they will have problems that day. If to this, we add a male factor as the reason of the infertility, their feeling of guilt increases even more. They fear not being able to achieve an adequate arousal in unfamiliar surroundings, like a hospital environment and often with the wife in the operating room for egg retrieval. In general they are nervous, hypersensitive because of the responsibility it takes to do it right. However, when it is time to provide the sample for an In-Vitro Fertilisation, things change. He obtains it at home and brings it to us. When we ask a man to bring a semen sample for analysis or other studies there is usually no problem.
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