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Hello,

We are a doctor and dentist couple and were trying to conceive a baby naturally, and succeeded on the second month of using Pre~Seed. We also used a fertility monitor at the same time. By this time, we had been trying for 6 months in total. We really believe that Pre~Seed helped us, and are very thankful. We had no idea that trying something so simple would be so effective. I am sure I am voicing the thoughts of several couples who have tried this product. Just wanted to express our appreciation to Drs. Ellington, Oliver, Clifton and the team.

A recent article in Fertility & Sterility (2008:89;1718) found that semen sample quality was statistically improved if men collected their samples at home versus in the clinic.  In fact, the number of men with abnormal sperm counts (<20 million/ml) dropped from 30% with semen collection in the clinic to 18%, with collection at home.  The percentage of men with normal progressive motility (or swimming sperm) also increased with home collection. The samples in this study were collected by masturbation.

This information is consistent with several studies that show a beneficial relationship between how relaxed and sexually stimulated a man is, at the time of ejaculation, and sperm quality.  This is important for couples who are trying to conceive for several reasons.

1)  Having a sample that accurately reflects the man’s sperm sample saves everyone from the grief and added costs or interventions that may occur with an incorrect diagnosis of male factor infertility.  You must always have two samples one month a part to diagnose a male factor.  And it would be best if at least one sample was collected at home.

2) When doing procedures such as IUI or IVF, you want the very best sperm quality  and count you can have.  Your results are directly related to these parameters.  Collecting at home and following some of the subsequent recommendations can optimize this.

3)  Even if you are trying naturally at home to conceive, make sure one of your “baby-making” sessions is GOURMET– Take your time, try something a little different, keep it spicy!  Basically make sure that at least once in your fertile time you go that extra mile for great sex, not “have to” sex.  This will help him produce more sperm.

Finally, whether you are collecting a semen sample for the lab, or baby-making at home, you can use Pre’ and/or Pre~Seed, to make things feel better, and add extra slippery, while providing an optimal sperm environment.  Some labs will tell men to use no lubrication for sample collection.  This doesn’t feel good!  We have many sperm labs that use our products for semen collection, and Pre’ has a specific indication of use for semen collection.  So have no concern in using our isotonic formulation.

Be aware though that labs, do NOT like messing with samples from home.  It is a hassle for them.  You may have to just straight up tell them, you will be collecting it at home and bringing it in.  They can complain, but they need to accommodate you in this request or you should find a different lab.  And you must get the sample to the lab within an hour.  If you can’t, rent a hotel room- the effect of the two of you having fun collecting this sample together versus DH standing in a white room, will pay off! 

Also remember the VERY best way to collect a semen sample is with a special non-spermicidal condom made from polyurethane.  This has been shown in many settings to dramatically improve sperm quality and count for all the reasons discussed above.

Happy Collecting!

Dr. E 

Dear Friends,

One of  my dearest friends, Dr. Jane Helle, is a hypnotherapist here in Spokane http://apositiveyou.com/.  After working for so many years with infertile couples, I know how stressed out people can get, especially around love making and intimacy.     

Recently I asked Jane to make a CD to help TTC couples practice relaxation and refocus on enjoying their physical relationship.  Jane’s CDs have been a wonderful blessing to me during the 10 years I have known her.  They are easy to listen to, and can help you stay motivated for weight loss, smoking cessation and  stress relief.

This is Jane’s first CD for TTC folks.  I really want your feedback of what you like about the CD, ways you think it could improve, and future ideas for her new “Conception Series”.  In order to get this CD out to our community, we are offering a free CD ($16.95 value) to all our Users who purchase 3 or more 6 packs of Pre~Seed.  Just find our special offer on our order page http://preseed.com/products.php !

Thanks and be sure and email us with your thoughts once you listen to the CD a few times!

Take care-

Dr. E

I just signed off on our annual quality review, where we look at all complaints from users with regards to individuals experiencing irritation or infection after using Pre~Seed or Pre’.   I am very pleased to report that we had a very, very low rate of consumers contacting us with symptoms of irritation or yeast infection following the use of our products.  Only 0.002%  of users reported problems, or 1 occurrence for every 55,500 applicators sold.

This is in contrast to leading lubricants, where irritation rates as high as 20%, have been reported in the literature.  This review supports the recent publication by Adriaens et al (Sex Trans Dis, 2008) that found that our isotonic formula caused no irritation in laboratory studies, whereas the leading three lubricants (KY, Astroglide, and Replens), all which contain glycerin did cause irritation and even tissue damage.

Please help us spread the word on the very mild nature of our glycerin free product!   

Take care-

Dr. E 

I just came across an interesting resource for information on sperm and general male fertility.  The site  http://www.raysahelian.com/sperm.html is written by a Physician with an interest in nutritional supplements.  I have not tried any of Dr. Sahelian’s products that he sells.  However, I was very impressed with his summary of sperm production and his review of factors impacting sperm production.  It is very easy to read and well researched.   If you are wrestling with male factor issues, or just starting to work on “trying” to become pregnant, it is a quick read that introduces you to many of the factors that can impact male fertility.  There aren’t many lay (or average person) resources that accurately explain some ways you can try to improve sperm function on your own.

As I have mentioned here before, I don’t think any couple should go to advanced assisted reproduction without trying a good fertility supplement for several months beforehand (unless there are serious degrading factors for the man or woman where total fertility loss could occur if a couple waited) .   You can over supplement, so you want to avoid that.  But fertility blended supplements (such as FertilAid for Men, which we did a clinical study on) should be more broadly recommended by physicians, I feel.

Remember the life cycle for sperm is about 72 days.  So you can always monitor if something is working for you, by testing (via a sperm analysis), and then changing a behavior.  This could include giving up drinking  or cycling, or starting a vitamin or supplement, and then have a follow up semen analysis after a couple of months.  This will help you know if the behavior change is taking you in the right direction!  Follow up semen analyses are often less expensive than the first one, and overall the cost can be well worth it.  By knowing if an expensive vitamin is helping, or if giving up your favorite hobby of hanging in the hot tub is paying off, it can help move a subfertile couple into the range of normal fertility. 

Many fertility specialist loose patience with waiting for the man to improve sperm counts or function through life style changes, but they do work in some men.  So it is always worth the try to me!

Sperm tests need to tell you the count and the percent motile sperm, as well as other items.  Over the counter sperm tests that just indicate a count are pretty meaningless, and can be misleading.

Take care-

Dr. E

We were very pleased to see a nice mention of Pre~Seed in First Magazine on page 103, in the July 21, 2008 edition.  The “Handy Info” section discusses the Cleveland Clinic study published in Fertility & Sterility earlier this year, where Pre~Seed was the only vaginal dryness relief product (lubricants etc…) tested that didn’t decrease the sperm’s ability to swim.

This is a great resource magazine, I spent an hour getting great ideas browsing through it after a friend showed me our product mention!

Dr. E

We are pleased to now offer complimentary Pre~Seed samples for those of you who are new to our product, or if you have friends & family you would like to try Pre~Seed.  You can use this page to order a sample http://preseed.com/TheCompany/Order.htm .  Samples take about 6 weeks to get to you, are limited to one per household, and the offer is good only inside the USA.  Let your chatroom know!  We know our User’s love Pre~Seed, which is why we carry our “Love it or it’s Free Guarantee”.  Help us spread the word

Happy 4th!

Dr. E