Sex and Infertility: 5 Ways to Make Time For Intimacy

Photo; The Trent
Photo; The Trent

Has life with infertility started to effect your love life? It is important to make ensure you don’t let fertility problems eat away at the intimacy between you and your partner. Making time for Intimacy is one of the best things you can do when struggling with infertility. Gentlemen, we all know ladies love the Romance so don’t forget to pick up some roses on your way home.

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Hot Seats, Laptops, Cell Phones and Sperm Production

Photo: The Star
Photo: The Star

Every man who has put on an athletic supporter must have wondered why his “family jewels” are suspended in such a vulnerable position. Why hasn’t nature tucked the testicles into the protective confines of the pelvis like their female counterparts, the ovaries?

The simple reason is temperature. Low temperature is essential for sperm production. But modern conveniences may warm things up or have other unintended effects on testicular function. Here’s some interesting research that gives global warming a new meaning:

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Fertility Vocab 101

Photo: Richard Drew (Cleveland)
Photo: Richard Drew (Cleveland)

Semen with a low sperm count are Oligospermia not Oligoasthenospermia, Asthenozoospermia is reduced sperm mobility not Aspermia… Getting your fertility terms jumbled? Having trouble distinguishing your Hypospermia from your Azoospermia? We’ve broken it down for you. Fertility vocab training 101.

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47 Ways to Control and Conquer Stress

 

Photo: Photos.com
Photo: Photos.com

When dealing with infertility, stress can be almost impossible to avoid. Thankfully ‘Men’s Health’ recently published the ultimate list for dealing with the stress of day-to-day life.

It’s hard to say, exactly, what the worst part about stress is. Is it the tightness that starts somewhere around your solar plexus, then extends out to your toenails, earlobes, and cerebellum? Is it randomly snapping at innocent—and, occasionally, quite guilty—coworkers and loved ones? Is it sobbing quietly behind the closed door of a men’s-room stall?

Uh, sorry, did we say that last one out loud?

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