Male Infertility Is A Silent Epidemic: Let's Talk About It |
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The path to parenthood is often not as simple as it may seem, with 1 in 7 couples experiencing difficulties with fertility, according to the NHS.
Now, data from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) reveals that male factors contribute to around half of all infertility cases.
Yet, the leading UK fertility provider Care Fertility warns that men’s experiences in particular throughout IVF often go unrecognised, with many suffering in silence due to cultural stigma.
“Fertility struggles are a shared journey”
Dr Victoria Sephton, Chief Medical Officer at Care Fertility, comments: “When we talk about infertility, the focus tends to fall on women, but fertility struggles are a shared journey, with male reproductive issues contributing to roughly half of all cases.
“While women carry the emotional burden of the hormonal and physical aspects of treatment, men face their own struggles - from the pressure of producing a sample under clinical conditions, to outdated views on