Fertele fertility tests from boots - anyone tried?

[glitzyglamgirl]

weve decided not to push our rather un-coperative doc for tests till after xmas now (been trying a year) but after doing a bit of research ive discovered boots sell fertility tests, has anyone tried these or know how well they work?

Thanks x

 

[sazzleevans]

Hi Bird

Mmm...I havent but i have seen them on line and should imagine they give you some kind of peace of mind but if there is an issue the docs are the best but i know they like you to be ttc for 6 months. Have you been in to see the doc? If hes got in on record your ttc then if you havent caught in a few months at least he knows your not making it up etc!

Sarah

PS I thought your af was late??

 

[glitzyglamgirl]

Thanks, yeah I was due on yesterday but ive been late before and nothing so im not getting my hopes up, plus ive got major PMT lol

 

[andreag]

Not sure about the boots ones but we used one called FertilityScore from accessdiagnotics online to home test my husbands sperm. It tests the mobility and number of sperm, and I think it said it was 86% accurate. It was a bit of a giggle doing it. Hubby had to collect a sample which went into testtube, which sat in warm water for about an hour I think. You added dye to it and it went bright pink! You get a colour chart to measure the colour against to determine the results. It was a bit like a school science experiement. We only did it because we discovered his dad had had a low count, but I think hubby was delighted with the results. We never had a lab test to compare the results to, but obviously his sperm is fine!

I think it was about £20, and I thought worth it for peace of mind. However, if the result had not been good, I'm not sure what we would have done, although I guess we would have used it to push things along with the doctor.

Hope this helps
good luck
andrea

 

[cloud9]

Dr Chris talked about these tests on this morning a few months ago...i think he thought they were ok but my brain is shrinking and can't hold much info..