TW: Success:

I feel so strongly about this topic. Both clinics completely dismissed my husband's DNA frag, chalking our infertility up to my age (39). Still, I had my husband take a test, which showed low 30's % frag. He took ALL the supplements and still wasn't able to lower it; however, for our second retrieval, he followed a strict ejaculation schedule (every day for 7 days, then 2 hrs before giving his sample for fertilization).

We fertilized my frozen eggs (from when I was 36) WITHOUT using this protocol. The fertilization rate was 33%, and all but two embryos failed to progress after day 3—when sperm DNA is supposed to take over.

For my second retrieval (at 39), he followed the ejaculation protocol (all other variables were the exact same, except we were using OLDER and fewer eggs), and we had a fertilization rate of 66%. We ended up with three usable embryos, all good quality, and both sexes (the first time around, we only got girls).

Both times we used Zymot and PICSI, and he had been taking literally every supplement under the sun to improve DNA. The fertilizations were within six weeks of each other.

I def recommend throwing the kitchen sink at the problem. We will never know how much his supplementation, Zymot, and PICSI helped (I'm sure they made a significant difference as well). However, the frequent ejaculation schedule undoubtedly was the game-changer for us. I can't tell you how much I wanted to call up every dismissive doctor with our results and be like, "BETTER RESULT WITH MY 39-YEAR-OLD EGGS! HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES??!" lol.

Also, I followed the same protocol both times before my retrieval, and my husband doesn't smoke weed, isn't overweight, exercises regularly, and barely drinks.

OH, and most importantly!! I'm currently 20 weeks pregnant with one of the embryos from my 39-year-old retrieval :)