Welcome to Fluther. While most of us are not mind readers, some can do a pretty good approximation of that on scant evidence. And that ability might help us to look inside your mind and figure out, “What the hell did he mean by that question?” You can see that several have attempted the feat, and good on them for the try.
I’m more of a literalist.
You asked about “your” sperm in the topic question, and it’s a fair question, I suppose, to ask how one might know whether one’s sperm are capable of impregnating a sexual partner. Some have advised that you consult a doctor, and that’s good advice to answer that question. (Specifically, I would suggest that you consult a urologist to answer that question. Since their ranks contain the surgeons who perform vasectomies, this is a routine and common test for a urologist to specify. Of course, their test is simpler in that case: they’re merely looking for the presence or absence of swimmers in semen, and not the viability of the sperm that are normally present in the semen of normally healthy men with normally functioning gonads. Except that sometimes urologists are the first line of investigation in male fertility issues, since their first function in that role is to check out the function and arrangement of the plumbing and all of the ‘pieces and parts’. From there, following a successful check, a fertility specialist might take over to investigate deeper into potential causes and cures for infertility.)
However, unless you perform any of the lab tests yourself – and have the knowledge to make the determination on your own – I doubt whether you would “notice” whether you are infertile. (You could “notice” the efficacy of your sperm if you manage to impregnate your partner AND if you could be absolutely certain as to her fidelity. The saying that “It’s a wise child that knows its own father” springs to mind here.) Of course, you may be seeking a degree of certainty regarding your inability to father a child, in which case that test yields an unwanted result, and too late for your purpose. (Again, if you’re certain of the partner’s – or partners’ – fidelity. Of course, there are her / their own fertility issues to consider, too, but that’s getting beyond the scope of your question and this response.)
However, the “details” of the question – if one may ascribe such a high-falutin’ title to two simple words (words at variance to the question, I must point out) – don’t shed much light on the question. What does “agricultural science” have to do with “your sperm”? Maybe I don’t want to know. Maybe I shouldn’t ask.
I have to ask. My own curiosity demands it. What does “your sperm” have to do with “agricultural science”? Are you attempting to create some kind of interspecies hybrid here? If that’s the case, I would recommend that you consult your professors or fellow scientists – if you’re working in an educational or research facility – or an ethicist, if you’re working alone. Or a veterinarian.
I hesitate to wish you “good luck” until I know the answer to my question.
But I will suggest that you consult that urologist, and make sure to give him (or her) a full history. To that person I will wish “good luck”.
If you’re really involved in the sciences here, please act like it and use Standard English to add detail to your question. And be careful with the selection and arrangement of the words. And use enough of them to make the question clear. You see what you can get when you make us guess or imagine!
But hey, welcome to Fluther, for real. Just understand that we have standards to uphold here. We answer all kinds of sex and health questions, but it’s really hell when we have to guess at what they are in the first place.
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