As many as two out of every five couples with fertility problems require treatment of both spouses, and in 25 percent of the couples their fertility problem rests with the husband alone. Fertility diagnosis and treatment is lengthy, time-consuming and sometimes expensive. The process can frequently be eased and shortened by both partners working together with their fertility physicians from the beginning. In addition to the tests done on a woman, it is often necessary to perform a semen analysis to be sure a husband has sufficient normally functioning sperm for fertilisation to occur. In order to obtain an optimal semen specimen, the husband may be requested to refrain from ejaculation for at least 48 hours prior to providing a specimen.
Many factors affect the quality of sperm produced by an individual at any given time.
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