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Wow, I loved this note from sisters who have now been pregnant TWICE, several weeks apart using Pre~Seed.  My sister and I were pregnant with our youngest boys at the same time.  These boys were born two weeks apart and are now 11 yrs old.  They are totally different but totally love each other!   Enjoy this story!  ~ Dr. E

Hi,I wrote you a while back (”Success from a Loyal Customer”- Emily). I just wanted to give you an update on things. I had one tube of Preseed left when I found out I was pregnant. Well, then my sister told me they were trying as well. If you’ll remember we both got pregant at the same time 2 years ago using preseed and delivered our babies within 2 weeks of each other.  This time around I gave her my remaining tube to try and voila! I’m almost 12 weeks now and she’s almost 10 weeks. Just thought you might want to know that we are both hooked for good. Thanks again!!!  ~ Emily

A recent study by Frattarelli et al., 2008 (Fertility & Sterility) found that using sperm from men who were older than 50 yrs old resulted in fewer developing embryos and fewer live births than that seen for younger men.  This study included in vitro fertilization of donor oocytes, so partner age and oocyte quality were not an issue.   Fertilization and early cleavage (or divisions) of the egg were not different between the two age groups of men.  This study suggested a significant decrease in embryo development past early cleavage stages for sperm from older men.  The pregnancy loss rate went from 24% for pregnancies from the < 50 year old men, up to 42% in the over 50 group of men.  The live birth rate per cycle went from 56% in the younger group to 41% in the older group.  Pregnancy loss increases and live birth rate decreases started to shift in patterns around age 51 years.

Other studies have found that sperm DNA damage increases with age in men (Wyrobek et al., 2006 Proc Natl Acad Sci).  And this may be a part of the poor embryo development and pregnancy losses observed in this study. At any rate, it is important that men realize they have a “biological clock” too when it comes to optimizing the chances of a normal pregnancy.  If you are an older man seeking to father children, I would strongly recommend that you have your sperm DNA quality evaluated to ensure it is within normal limits, beginning around age 45 (learn more at www.scsadiagnostics.com).

Take Care-

Dr. E  

This was a fun letter from across the ocean!  Thought I would share it with you all.
Blessings ~ Dr. E

Dear “pre-seeder’s” I’m writing to you from Spain, so than you also have testimonials from other parts of the world. After almost a year TTC I heard about your product in a Spanish fertility website. We had nothing to loose so, I ordered Pre-seed and some ovulation tests. We used just two of the six applicators. Just two!! That was two weeks ago!!! And now I have on my table a positive pregnancy test!!!! I can’t believe it!!! I look at it every minute to check it is for real!!!  When I came by your website I couldn’t believe such “first-use-positives” amount, but, here I am making statistics grow even more!!! Thank you!!! Thank you with all our hearts. Your “magic” has traveled all the way to Europe. We really hope this pregnancy ends up in a baby; but if it’s not that way, at least we know the miracle is possible for us!! WE COULD NEVER THANK YOU ENOUGH!!!  ~ L.O.

Pre~Seed and Pre’ share the same isotonic, pH neutral formula.  Pre~Seed is packaged with applicators for moisturizing inside the vagina including around the cervical opening where sperm are deposited.

Pre’ is packaged in a more traditional lubricant tube, for application on the external genitalia to facilitate entrance during intercourse.

Because they share the same formula, it is not a problem to apply Pre~Seed externally for semen sample collection or foreplay during love making.  Both of our isotonic lubricants contain no oils or small molecules such as glycerin, this makes them safe for sperm, but it also makes them absorb quickly into skin, when used externally.  The best way to work around this, is to use twice the volume of product you would use with a leading lubricant.  For example, if a man is planning to use Pre~Seed or Pre’ for masturbation and semen collection, he should start with an amount of product  at least the size of a quarter if not more.  This should provide lubrication without having to reapply product during collection.

Several independent studies (see our science page) have shown that the Pre~Seed/Pre’ formulas do not harm sperm following contact, as do leading lubricants.  This has allowed our products to receive the first, and currently only, FDA authorized indications of use during fertility interventions,such as semen collection.

Dr. E

An article in May 2008 Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause reviewed current genetic information on the sexual behavior of women.  The author Burri, discusses female sexual responsiveness in light of different gene studies using twins.  I thought the study was very interesting, because it provides information as to why different women experience their sexuality in such varied ways. 

In particular, the study reported that 32% of women never or rarely achieve orgasm during intercourse, and about a third of the difference between women who readily orgasm during intercourse and those who do not, is linked to genetic differences between these groups of women.

In contrast, about 18% of women reported difficulties with orgasm during masturbation, but 50% of the difference between these women and those who easily orgasm during masturbation  was hereditary.

In general, whether a woman could readily orgasm during intercourse was not well related to ease of doing so during masturbation.

Take Home Messages: 

If orgasm is  a tricky event  for you, don’t rule out self pleasuring during love making, especially if it rarely works for you during intercourse itself. No guy is going to mind watching his wife take care of this. And NO having him do the hand play is not the same thing, unless you have spent a lot of time coaching him.  Masturbation can be a great way to liven up your mutual sex life.  And this is especially true for those of you out there doing this later by yourself, once he falls asleep.  Be brave it will pay off!

A good proportion of those women not having an orgasm during intercourse, are likely not because of technical issues, and not genetics.  It takes communication and courage to try different positions or tell them “that is too rough or not enough or…”.  Most women orgasm more easily on top and it can make the man last longer, too!

We should share our sexual history/knowledge with our daughters.  The media shows such ridiculous portrayals of female sexuality. Girls think they are supposed to be feeling like a cat in heat from one kiss, and that love making should look  like arena Wrestling moves, rather than the actual gentle touching and licking that actually turns women on.  I recently spoke to a group of women in their 30’s.  I was sad to hear many of them say that it just took “too long” for them to orgasm so it was just easier to let the man “go for it” and get it done.  When I asked them what kind of time frame, they were saying “oh fifteen minutes…half an hour”.  This is too long to caress, kiss or touch each other, so that female desire has time to catch up to the man’s arousal?

Turn off the TV folks – your body and pleasure are worth a half an hour or so of intimacy several times a week.   

Take care-

Dr. E  

It is always fun when we hear from families with multiple Pre~Seed children, which we refer to as “Seedlings”     I believe our record is 3 Seedlings (in one family) and we also had 3 Seedlings from one 6 pack (across three families).  Fun!  Anyway, you will enjoy Emily’s journey.

Take Care ~ Dr. E

Hello, I just wanted to write in and tell you my story. I’ve been meaning to do it for 2 years now, but was busy being pregnant and raising a now 14 month old boy! When we started thinking about trying to conceive I wanted to be as informed as possible. I read Toni W.’s book, “Taking charge of your fertility” and started to chart my cycles after going off birth control. After charting a few cycles I realized I have a short luteal phase, which can lead to miscarriages if not treated either before pregnancy with clomid or after becoming pregnant with progesterone pills. My Dr. put me on Clomid and while researching the side effects I discovered dryness as one of them. Not good if TTC! I knew we couldn’t use regular lubricants and even tried an eggwhite one month (as Toni suggested in her book)!

After being unsuccessful, I started “googling” and came across Pre-seed. I ordered it right away and we used 4 tubes our first month TTC and came up with a BFP 2 weeks later! My sister was also TTC so I gave her our remaining 2 tubes and she had a baby girl 2 weeks after my boy was born! I really didn’t expect such immediate success, especially because I’d been diagnosed with endometriosis before getting married. But I am happy to write in as one of your many thrilled customers for whom preseed worked the first month!

Fast forward 2 years…..my husband and I decided to start TTC again this month (Sep). I really wanted to get pregnant this month because I didn’t want to have another late summer baby….well, it worked again–the first month! I am due June 1st and we are so happy! Needless to say I am hooked and have told many of my friends about your wonderful product. The $17.00 was totally worth it! Thank you so much preseed for taking the stress out of TTC and making it fun!  ~ Emily–a loyal customer

A recent study presented at the Reproductive Medicine meeting this year (Tanrikut et al., 2008), suggested that an SSRI antidepressant significantly increased sperm DNA damage  to levels that have been well associated with poorer reproductive outcomes (over 30% damaged sperm).  This study mirrored the results from a 2005 study that my group presented. In our study, men who smoked saw a dramatic increase in the percent of sperm with damaged DNA, while taking SSRIs. 

It is my opinion that the potential impact of SSRIs on men who are trying to conceive, is a hugely under-discussed issue.  Approximately 4-6 million men of reproductive age in the US are on SSRIs.  These medications can cause 1/3 - 1/2 of men to have sexual dysfunction including erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation, which can also interfere with TTC.

The cause of this is most likely disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.  These medications can elevate prolactin, which due to a cascade, suppresses testosterone production in the testicles and disrupts sperm production.  Although, the sperm damage may also be caused by increased levels of oxidative stress on the sperm from the SSRIs.

There are other types of antidepressants that can be discussed with your physician if you are trying to conceive.  Another option would be to have a sperm chromatin test done if you are taking SSRIs and TTC. This way, you can find out if your sperm’s DNA has been impacted.  Please read my FAQ about
sperm chromatin testing to better understand what this involves.

Take care-
Dr. E

We get so many heart-warming stories from all of you, but occasionally someone writes us with a truly amazing TTC journey, such as this…dr.e…

OMG Thanks!  I never write into companies, but this experience is too good to be true. For over six years, we had tried to conceive and we had seen specialist after specialist. We were told my husband has 99% bad sperm and low counts and I have PCOS, so it was very unlikely that we would ever get pregnant together without IVF. The first and only time we used your PreSeed product, much to our surprise we conceived. That was the only change that month. I’m telling all my fertility challenged friends about the magic goop that worked. Thanks again. We’re now 4 months pregnant and are hoping for a healthy baby. Kind regards, ~ K

I am headed to Toronto to do the Discovery Channel special on “the life of sperm as we know it”.  I was reviewing some of my FAQs I used to get when we did the Q&A (for any who remember the old days!).  I miss doing the Q&A, although of course I was getting so many questions a day I couldn’t keep up.  But I would like to have the chance to answer some of your questions on TTC, vaginal dryness or just keeping your sex life fun thru all the stages of life. 

Please email us at info@preseed.com and I will be answering the first 10 questions I get over the next week or so.

Thanks and take care-

Dr. E    

We just got this great message from a new PCOS support blog. Check it out and give Pam our support! Three Seedling kids J that may be a record!

Good afternoon, I have used PreSeed for my past 3 children/conceptions, I swear by it and tell everyone I know about it because of its amazing results for me (I wish I would’ve known about it sooner!!!). I have recently started a blog on PCOS (I was diagnosed over 7 years ago). My plan is to provide loads of information (that is often withheld or ignored) for those who: have recently been diagnosed, think they may have it, and have PCOS. I have been on various forums and mentioned PreSeed a lot through my posts. Although a good number of women have heard of it, or are using it, the majority I spoke to had no idea what it was and were excited to know there was such a product. I only recently came upon it from a web search. I really want to share the product with my visitors because its helped me SO much, and I believe they’d be interested as well since most PCOS’ers take Clomid to increase fertility, and we all know what Clomid does to your cervical mucus and environment !!…My plan is to write a post about hostile CM and include information about PreSeed as a helpful suggestion to combat the problem! Sincerely, pcosinfo.com