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May 14, 2012
This past month has seen Pre-Seed moving into more than 1,200 Target stores around the US. Pre-Seed is now available at CVS, Walgreens, Duane Reade and Target stores across the country. A decade ago, most TTC couples had no idea that “every-day” personal lubricants harmed sperm and should be avoided if a couple wanted to become pregnant. In fact, in those early days we even had physicians who assured us that intimate dryness was “not an issue” for TTC women and that there would be no need for the product. Luckily for Pre-Seed, TTC couples around the world knew what they needed to keep baby-making “Seriously fun.”
When Pre-Seed was first launched in 2002 it was only for sale at drugstore.com, where it became one of their top selling lubricants within 6 months. In 2003, we ran out of product and cartons of Pre-Seed were selling for $200 a box on eBay! Over the next several years, Pre-Seed became available in approximately 500 independent pharmacies in the US, often through users asking their local pharmacy to stock it. During this time, our biggest single user request was to “get Pre-Seed on the shelf local to me.”
Pre-Seed is the first and only lubricant that has gone through a regulatory review and is able to say on its label “safe to use when trying to conceive.” Pre-Seed IS now on your local shelf, either next to other lubricants or next to the pregnancy tests (based on the store).
We would love to hear from you where you saw Pre-Seed in your local store. Send us a note at info@ingfertility.com to enter into a drawing for a free box of Pre-Seed and a pair of Stud Briefs for your man! Tell us which store you saw Pre-Seed in and what product it was next to. We will do the drawing on Friday May 18th!
Blessings-
Dr. E
May 08, 2012
A unique study* evaluated men's views of parenthood and intimate relationships 5 years after receiving a diagnosis of male factor infertility. Most men (87%) became fathers during the 5 years through assisted reproduction, spontaneous conception or adoption. Almost 20% of the men naturally fathered children of their own during this time.
A few surprising results were found in this study. Specifically, most men (84%) said that becoming a parent was as important to them as it was to their female partner. The men also reported no increase in feeling criticized or blamed by their wives for the couple’s infertility, suggesting that women do not necessarily become resentful of an infertile husband. In fact surprisingly, 100% of the men were in the same relationship that they had been in when diagnosed as infertile 5 years before. This contrasts with several other studies, where increased divorce rates were seen among infertile couples.
Overall, only 10% of the men equated their masculinity with fatherhood, which is good news! The study did find that although physical health was equal between all men in the study, the men who never became fathers had lower mental health scores and tended to worry more than did men who ended up with children.
If you or your partner have a male factor fertility issue, keep it positive ;) and don’t give up on natural conception. If you have been working really hard in the past to time intercourse with ovulation, and it has all become a chore, you may want to lighten up a bit to keep the “fun” in baby-making. An easy way to do this, is to just make sure the two of you have intercourse 3 times a week all month long. Pregnancy rates are almost as high using this method, as they are for timing ovulation and having intercourse every day of the fertile window.
Remember to get your guy excited during “baby-making”… the better it feels to him, the better the chance he will produce the highest sperm count his body can make. Use Pre-Seed to keep things slippery and fun; optimize foreplay and even change-up positions to give your guy a boost!
*Fisher et al., Fertil Steril July 2010
May 01, 2012
Ever feel like the Little Dutch Boy?
When you are Trying to Conceive everyone has advice and information for you! One can feel so flooded with advice and information, it can be difficult to really know what to do. If you have been having unprotected intercourse for 6 or more months and aren’t getting pregnant, it is time to talk to your doctor and get help ruling out the Big 4 reasons for fertility failure.
Some component of abnormal or poor quality sperm accounts for couples not conceiving at least 50% of the time. A sperm analysis should be done by a trained Andrologist or a Fertility Urologist, and should be done using World Health Organization Standards. If the man's test is abnormal, repeat it once more to confirm the results.
Also, remember with guys quality counts! Enhancing the feeling of intercourse for him as well as increasing foreplay leads to more sperm he can produce. Our packages of Pre-Seed call it “seriously fun baby-making” for a reason!
An abnormal ovulation cycle plays a large part in keeping couples from getting pregnant. Hormonal abnormalities are often the cause and can greatly affect and even stop ovulation. It may also result in chemical pregnancy as well as losses.
Working with an ObGyn or Reproductive Endocrinologist to evaluate how your ovaries are functioning is critical. While you are waiting, keep a careful, detailed log of when you have your period, when you have any ovulation mucus, and any other information on your cycle. A great book on monitoring this is Toni Weschler's “Taking Charge of Your Fertility.”
Many women may have blocked tubes and not even realize it. Tubal blockage keeps the sperm and egg from meeting and the only way to know if you suffer from tubal blockage is to have special testing done.
In general, couples often wait too long to have this testing. When you are trying to get pregnant it is important for you to know what is going on with your body and in some cases the testing itself can help promote conception. If you have had a history of Chlamydia or bacterial vaginosis it is imperative to have this checked!
Many couples do not have intercourse at the right time or they quit baby-making too soon. If you are unsure of your ovulation, regular intercourse 3 times a week throughout the month has been shown to be almost as effective as every day intercourse.
Too many couples have daily sex for 2-3 days early on during ovulation and then stop, only to actually miss the woman’s fertile time. Ovulation prediction tests (such as Clearblue) can help pinpoint when to get serious about baby-making, if the prospect of everyday loving becomes daunting. Pre-Seed can provide fertility-friendly lubrication to keep intimacy during baby-making fun and enjoyable for both partners.
