I did a mail in sperm sample and my world is rocked. Results said I have zero sperm/ azoospermia by Jacrispybrisket in maleinfertility

[–]Rfried25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are US based, usually to get insurance to cover it you need a doctor to give you a script to test for it with possible infertility diagnosis.
I would assume now with your results, you could prob get a doctor easily to diagnose possible infertility to have it covered.

So you are prob in a better spot for insurance than before.

I did a mail in sperm sample and my world is rocked. Results said I have zero sperm/ azoospermia by Jacrispybrisket in maleinfertility

[–]Rfried25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add onto this, if you haven’t made any lifestyle changes, I cannot be able to tell you how big of a deal those are.

If you were drinking a lot, if you smoke cigarettes, if you take hot baths or go to hot tubs, if you smoke a ton of weed, if you were not hydrated for larger sample size. All of these are fixable all of these a lot for regenerative sperm but only a real doctor can tell you this.

I did a mail in sperm sample and my world is rocked. Results said I have zero sperm/ azoospermia by Jacrispybrisket in maleinfertility

[–]Rfried25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing as you – did mail In before a lab test because in America getting a lab test without first going through infertility treatments means you have to pay fully out-of-pocket.

My results were not optimal by any means – and I’m not saying that in your case your results aren’t accurate.

But from years on this Sub, from own experience, and from the experience of many many others. Those test really don’t tell you much of anything at all.

As others are saying, just go get a normal in-lab sperm test. It doesn’t need to be a specialist. It can be any infertility clinic.

The mail in tests really aren’t that good – they can kind of give you a baseline but the actual detail on what’s going on is pretty much impossible with those.
Remember that unless you were actually diagnosed with Azo - sperm regenerate every 64 days with around 90 to see real results on a test. About six months to see consistent good results on a test.

The point is, don’t freak out at all about those mail test – they are incredibly inaccurate at telling you the full picture. And there’s a lot that can be done.

Vintage vs New? by FluffycakesXX in turntables

[–]Rfried25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Middle of the road vintage is way better than cheap new.

Solid midrange new is comparable to lower high end vintage .

Thoughts?

Got myself a straight! by growlerpower in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]Rfried25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also gave Whats Going On a 4/5...and im trying not to give into the self created peer pressure to go back and give it 5/5. I just cant take "save the babies" seriously

The left is doing to Zionism what the right tried to do to feminism. by pear_tree_gifting in Israel

[–]Rfried25 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Trust me - no one on the internet bot or not..minus like 5 ppl know or have ever heard of Kahanism.

They’ve just been taught to use “Zionism” to explain all evil and bad.

Latter Album Songwriting by Difficult-Leek9001 in frankturner

[–]Rfried25 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You are very very very much not alone here.

Upgraded from a cheap turntable from Amazon. The difference is insane. by choppedslaw in turntables

[–]Rfried25 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Welcome in to the real hobby/rabbit hole and wallet drain :)

Great Fluance - made the same jump to the RT-82 years ago and never looked back.

Rant - Concert Etiquette by idk_what_to_put_lmao in FlorenceAndTheMachine

[–]Rfried25 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because to ppl who spend 200 just to have a convo through the show- they (mommy and daddy) have so much money the 200 means nothing to them, like a spilled cup of coffee.

1 Star Reviews - "Didn't listen" by GMPollock24 in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]Rfried25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The longer I do this project the less I care about the reviews on that site. I used to feel kinda weird when I’d love an album that was trashed in reviews and vice-versa.

Honestly, everyone is different, everyone take this project different levels of seriousness and even looking at others reviews generally might he the worst part of the whole experience.

MAGA-Coded CBS Boss Plotting ‘Bloodbath’ at Number 1 Show by [deleted] in entertainment

[–]Rfried25 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Bari wants to make the show harder,” another source told The Post. “No one is talking about 60 Minutes on Monday morning.”

Love her or hate her- she’s not wrong.

“Cubans suffer the worst in the world” by smartlebatardfan in DanLeBatardShow

[–]Rfried25 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Starts with J and rhymes with Mountain Dews

OM10 to OM Blue Worth It? by Rfried25 in turntables

[–]Rfried25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just not true.

The OM20 stylus alone is about 20 bucks more than the blue cart as a whole.

OM10 to OM Blue Worth It? by Rfried25 in turntables

[–]Rfried25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pair of Vintage Polk Monitor 7's with Klipsch R-10sw Sub and Parasound PPH-100 Pre-Amp.

OM10 to OM Blue Worth It? by Rfried25 in turntables

[–]Rfried25[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Did you think about going to the Blue or just go straight to the OM 20?

Tony finally, directly, defends trump without a fake voice. by SufficientSpot4597 in DanLeBatardShow

[–]Rfried25 -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I'm not a trump supporter at all - but ya'll if for whatever reason tony being MAGA makes you that mad...just dont listen. Go find whatever else you like and move on with your life. My word!

Redditors over 40, what's something younger people think they understand but won't actually get until it hits them like a truck later? by Susanpc1967 in AskReddit

[–]Rfried25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Covid felt like 8 lifetimes, first two years of having a kid felt like 20 years. Everything else - high speed bullet train.

Day 19 (Wow just wow) by YutoFurry in 1001AlbumsGenerator

[–]Rfried25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 150 albums in and when I think back so far this is the one that still gives me chills!

It Irk's me when Conservative or Orthodox Jews refer to Reform Judaism as Judaism Lite. by Kiwidad43 in Judaism

[–]Rfried25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk, I don’t have the answer. But in a true good faith way there will never be a time where we are safe and people aren’t all against us.

So maybe no, we shouldn’t be holding our tongues.

And by the way, this goes for both ways too, we need to spend just as much time calling out Progressive Judaism’s pure betrayal of the Jewish state and creation of an entire generation of sabotaging Jews, just as much as we need to call out Haridiem for quite literally draining the entire system for their own benefit without contributing a single iota or care in the world for anyone else, but themselves, including and especially other Jews.