CoFertility, a go-to, one-stop resource for fertility health, treatment, and options—from sources you trust, and people who get it, interviews Mark Trolice, M.D., for help uncovering what it’s like to get a semen analysis.

There are many reasons for doing so, but most common is for infertility testing. “It’s important to know that just because your numbers are below the cutoff, that doesn’t mean you can’t father a child or will definitely need to do IVF,” Dr. Trolice says.

Read more to find out exactly what to expect and all you can learn from giving a sample.