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Please help - ttc with erectile dysfunction - totally tmi but really need some dim questions answered :(

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RevoltingPeasant · 18/07/2013 19:09

I'll really appreciate any responses - bit desperate. Not going to NC due to lack of shame and cba, frankly..... So....

DH has had erectile dysfunction since before we met, due to ongoing prostate issues. He rarely gets fully hard (look, I said tmi, okay ;) ) and very rarely climaxes inside. We still "have sex" but it's more some penetration followed by manual, and it ends up on my tummy, bum, wherever.

If you haven't run away....

This is an obvious problem for ttc. He can come but not inside. I thought to try these "conception caps" a friend gave me that are a bit like diaphragms or moon ups and hold the sperm inside. But it's pretty awkward sort of scooping it up and putting the cap inside, plus I don't know if doing that will put the sperm close enough to cervix.

What should I do? Any ideas? I am wondering about turkey boasters but don't really know how they work or where to get a sterile one. Cannot ask anyone else, DH is shy of talking about it....

MN please help! I don't have any reason to think either of us is infertile and this is so frustrating. Really want to be pg now and feeling very stuck.

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RevoltingPeasant · 18/07/2013 19:31

Bless you both!! So Socks, aim right for the cup? Not sure if he'd be able to in the heat of the moment! I also think it might be weird me holding it.

But really encouraging to hear it worked for you!

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ForTheLoveOfSocks · 18/07/2013 19:24

Instead of scooping it up, get him to ejaculate into the cup, then you can place the cup inside you. That's how we have DD and I am now pg with DC#2 using the same method.

DH can't finish during penetrative sex, so it's what we did to get around it.

I wish you the best of luck, TTC is hard enough without having extra problems on top

insertsomethingwitty · 18/07/2013 19:11

Without going into detail syringe method works you can buy them off eBay.