Dropping sperm count in Western countries

ABC News’ Trevor Ault looks at male infertility and research that finds sperm counts have dropped by 50% since the 1970s.
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[@sherryyyy100]

We’re ingesting plastic in our food!! People would be surprised how much plastic is in our food and bodies!

[@jiayangshao4736]

you mean walmart

[@njm5991]

All my food comes from the woods

[@arttez8068]

Its sugar. Sugar is no difference than crack

[@romanzmlv1458]

PFOS is to blame for infertility

[@iLoveBoysandBerries]

Shut up

[@thomism1016]

I’m a family physician. Male factor infertility is actually closer to 45-50% than 35%. These facts aren’t widely known.

[@maikahk1872]

Noyce. Thanks Doc!

[@thomism1016]

@@maikahk1872 Get the word out there.

[@FresnoBoy6star]

I believe I know many men who are having issues with getting their gfs pregnant

[@p.t.9171]

Oh wow, that’s quite a jump. Why do you think that is sir?

[@p.t.9171]

@@FresnoBoy6star Facts- and it’s wild to think that women are often firstf to “blame” when there’s a good chance of actually might be the man they’re with.

[@lurkingarachnid7475]

Well, we eat more chemicals than food in the west

[@Urban-Decay841]

Define "chemicals"

[@AdamaxEP]

@@Urban-Decay841 refined sugar is a chemical, salts, colorants, stabilizers and preservatives.

[@itgetter9]

@@AdamaxEP Yep. All the chemical crap in the "food" is killing us

[@Urban-Decay841]

@@AdamaxEP It won't hurt you. Unless you eat a lot and you're obese. Don't sweat over it.

[@Longshot88]

@@Urban-Decay841 have you ever taken a single nutrition class in your entire life

[@janereich5170]

My husband was told he was infertile, I was super fertile and only 24. He started working out, lost weight and quit smoking cigarettes and several months later his sperm count came back normal and he’s now fertile! Lifestyle can be the cause of it all! Now doctors say we have a good normal chance at getting pregnant naturally! Don’t always run to IVF also if sperm is bad quality IVF can fail cause of the bad sperm. It’s best to fix it with lifestyle changes.

[@chinalover2798]

IIikzbin.info/www/bejne/r3KbmGCefr6Hrdk

[@blueicemax2268]

Another Victim of low sperm count. Quick fix is to cheat, hahahaha at least that baby will be urs instead of considering adoption.

[@tammystockley-loughlin7680]

@@blueicemax2268 bad idea...always...the kid needs to know who they come from and medical information, not parents that lie and cheat. Not even funny as a joke. Positive vibes from New Hampshire, remember to be kind to each other and yourself

[@janereich5170]

@@blueicemax2268 why would we adopt if his count didn’t go up we would use sperm donor instead cause atleast the kid will be half us and not everyone have 50,000+ dollars to adopt someone else’s kid, you could afford 3 IVFs with that money. And what do you mean hahahah “not easy fix” ummm lifestyle factors can be the cause and cure for it. People fail to realize living unhealthy can do all different kinds of things to the body

[@bradwoods371]

Yeah, people act like it’s some kind of crisis, but it mostly comes down to diet and lifestyle

[@mrsmax3071]

Adoption can be just as expensive and emotionally/ mentally draining as going through fertility treatments. Unfortunately, it's not an option for people who aren't wealthy.

[@Splexsychiick]

Adopt from a family member or church member. Makes the process easier.

[@erikedward1]

I somewhat belive this. The Jewish family that adopted me had a rich CEO

[@jessicajuareza]

I used to be a foster parent. And you can easily adopt a foster child for free. There are agency's that specifically will find you a foster child that needs adopting and the government will pay all the adoption fees for you. I know many foster parents that have adopted children and they don't pay any fees.

[@kevinsho2601]

Dont do an interacial adopation. I am an interacial adopt me. Trust me you will hear all sorts of bullshit that my parents are my parents but if you adopted by family outside of your race you will never truly think your parents are your parents. Adopted kids have the highest rate of being murders also. A white person cannot understand minority issues. Not their fault it is what it is.

[@sunitamosesesq]

This is seriously alarming. Not just because of men's fertility, but but also because dropping sperm counts are only ONE symptom of what is likely to be many more. We need to get serious about how we're living!

[@blackraven763]

Well maybe is time to hold this companies accountable? It isn't our fault that this is virtually in almost every single thing and or product.

[@emmaphilo4049]

True!

[@Patrick_Ross]

Stop eating packaged products and eat whole foods.

[@eylonemuskson4177]

They'll never be held accountable without a full blown revolution. Politicians take kickbacks and lie to us.

[@mathisr.44]

Depopulation is the goal

[@PlayaHatin]

​@@Patrick_RossMaybe the government should stop using eminent domain to buy up all the farmland to poison us.

[@elgordo2162]

All im saying, we've had a good run.

[@EverlastGX]

Humanity had its chance! *destroy Earth*

[@Rockstarmade224]

😂😂

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

The sun will

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

Why yes... Yes we have.

[@DibIrken]

Good run? I don't think so. So many wars, plagues because people refuse hygiene and vaccination, people rejecting science in general....

[@maximillion8442]

Loads of people assume fertility issues w couples are biologically connected to women. Tons of men resist or refuse to be tested. Fertility isn't your literal vitality, folks. It's okay. You're not alone. Let's talk abt it and learn from one another.

[@whytheseaisboilinghot]

Ever notice where a guy puts his phone? Or laying down using a laptop? ... Probably a little bit of everything that is a contributing factor... I bet if we say low fertility is a direct result of climate change that will get a handle on climate change in no time

[@xoNataliaaaxo]

Yes this was the first thing I thought of!

[@jasgill7121]

If you think phones are giving off meaningful radiation you're delusional. Banana's have radiation and apples have cynanide

[@laurahenry3562]

@@jasgill7121 r u serious,,phones do too like microwaves an most people don’t carry bananas in their pockets an certainly don’t eat the skin,the cyanide in a apple is in the seeds ,duh please educate urself before U have kids ,there’s enough stupid breeding 🤦‍♀️

[@jasgill7121]

@@laurahenry3562 imagine telling me to educate myself while spewing the bullshit you're saying ☠️. You get more radiation from standing outside in the sun than you would from a cellphone in 10 years

[@thisguy7976]

Exercise, eat well, keep your phone out of your pocket when possible, and drink enough water. These helped on my end at least.

[@cameronf3343]

Lowered exercise. Lowered time outdoors for sunlight. Pollution (a factually proven cause of lowered production of both test and est). High stress. High-sodium diets, often in the form of processed meats rather than fresher meats. Microplastics in food (another proven inhibitor). Depression. Any other questions?

[@77lvg]

Organic cassava, sweet potatoes, and yams help. We eat these throughout Africa.

[@ayyotube5224]

Well hard to find organic

[@ayyotube5224]

For majority of people

[@kyronlewis6975]

Love sweet potatoes and yams. Either or is a must with soul food in my family.

[@gettriggered6961]

When I wank I drop so much sperm idk why

[@ElectricSoul828]

Part of it is diet and exercise, good luck everyone. And also another part is all the harmful chemicals in food

[@Rachels123]

Did you hear him say “hold on folks we have a bigger issue here” when you assumed it was your wife’s problem, its ok. But when you find out it’s yours, it’s huge

[@Splexsychiick]

I picked up on that too. But maybe it's not what you think. Maybe the problem they thought his wife had would have been a simple fix. I know how females can work arround getting impregnated but maybe it's harder and takes longer for males to increase their sperm count. So that's why it's a bigger problem.

[@naturalbeauty_abena1230]

Yup

[@0210ronin]

I don't think it was meant to be interpreted that way. But it is possible.

[@0210ronin]

Never the less, I understand the message where it isn't something that you normally hear.

[@philjon]

Yeah I did hear that and though what a asshat.

[@allenb6804]

Diet and lifestyle has changed since the 1970s and porn is now a click away

[@Anvilcjl]

I think the same thing. Are they sure the men in the studies are abstaining?

[@RoseTorn411]

So true and they failed to report that men were starting families at a much younger age before 24. Men today are trying to start families later in life when their testosterone levels have already decreased due to age.

[@allenb6804]

@@Anvilcjl I don't know but I'm 36 I fast I train hard I eat clean avoid high sugar. Eat foods like salmon avocado asparagus eggs etc and sleep well and I don't have these issues. 100 years ago the average American ate around 4lbs of sugar a year we are well over 100lbs a Year. While that's not the only cause that is a driving factor in health including the drop in testosterone consequently leading to infertility and lower sperm count. The average 35 has less testosterone then our grandfathers but when I was growing up at 60 my grandfather was still active.

[@allenb6804]

@@RoseTorn411 very true

[@allenb6804]

@@Anvilcjl also modern medicine plays apart. There are many side effects of modern medicine it's unreal. I wouldn't be surprised if infertility is one. As an example ginger root is a natural pain reliever and won't give you the side effects of some prescription drugs in fact herbal medicine like ashwaghanda maca root and ginger may actually aid in fertility

[@samirbatta502]

Uh oh, I smell a real life handmaids tale coming 🙄🙄🙄

[@CarolineAdamsElizabeth]

Margaret Atwood really predicted everything SMH

[@kathoyer1413]

My first thought

[@MeTraD_Blk_Swn]

WHEN I 1 ST SAW THE SHOW I FIGURED OUT WHERE THEY WERE GOING WITH IT AND THIS WAS 3 OR 4 YRS AGO. WAY B4 CORO

[@threeeyedfreak554]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO COMMENT THIS!😂

[@rickyrubio7934]

Lol. This is what I thought.

[@julianawinter3423]

Why couldn’t she tell us what products/packaged products could/possibly harm sperm count

[@T.K.P.]

Exactly! Didn't even named chemicals! reporting at finest.

[@ckenned]

Anything not in glass, and even then it had a process before it got there.

[@simonstevenson6686]

Phthalates.

[@aznamoon1111]

They’d lose sponsors

[@EA-ck4so]

ALL packaged products.

[@jasgill7121]

A lot of the carpets from the 50s-90s had cancer causing materials in them. Plenty of kids grew up on those carpets. Same with the sofas.

[@8arrows]

I’d argue it Is corn syrup. Or sugar.

[@dantan1249]

id say its all these young guys running steroid cycles.

[@Menga213]

@X X its society making soft MEN

[@David28311]

It’s all the above mentioned mixed in with technology destroying us. Too many kids are insecure due to today’s society brainwash.

[@Menga213]

@Not Even Sorry moderate soy is good for you

[@nunulian4758]

GMO corn used with glyphosate.

[@jmarie5098]

We haven't had really, unadulterated food in years. Europe has strick food laws.

[@Livetoeat171]

Not true. We have always had unadulterated foods, but the general population has chosen to not eat it.

[@Becky_Cal]

@@Livetoeat171 Not anywhere near the level of the US though! The EU does have very strict food laws and that’s one of the reasons the UK wanted out of the EU…I lived in London and it’s horrendous what the Brits will call “food”. I can only imagine what they’re gonna feed their ppl now that they don’t have to comply with EU standards. As for us, Americans, we’re screwed. Our entire food supply is poison! I should know…I developed severe allergies to corn, wheat, soy & potatoes at 35 years old!! And my case isn’t isolated. I’ve met several women this has happened to. It’s not secret that these are also the crops with greatest GMO and pesticide (esp. Glyphosate) exposure.

[@cnsm5060]

But in Europe specially in 1st world countries couples have problem to conceive. This is why there are baby farm in Ukraine

[@emmaphilo4049]

Still not strict enough (I am French). We must do a lot better

[@tab9811]

Stop fluoridating the drinking water. And demasculinizing men in society

[@adamburling9551]

Some people read your comment and cheer for that. That's what many of them want in this country. They want men to become less masculine and that's exaftely what's been happening. In general it has. Not everyone but many more than say the 50' through to the 90's. With the internet things just started declining.

[@tab9811]

@@adamburling9551 I understand what you're saying. And that those people are seriously misled, in various ways.

[@DarkLightHuntress]

Saw in a documentary that men who subsisted on junk food generally had lower sperm counts, but when they started eating fruits and veg, their sperm counts went up.

[@glenisanchie390]

As an African I usually watch shows and here westerners saying they are trying to have a baby, but it never really made sense to me, bcuz children come easily here. This video reveals alot.

[@krystjanchanerley9288]

Chemicals and radiation from mobile phones is contributing to low sperm counts

[@simonstrba7686]

This is going to be a huge issue very soon. Mark my words.

[@markhadley1545]

I truly hope you are correct.

[@karantikoo9302]

true pride month i can see the man hating going on

[@jessiejoseph1093]

We are what we eat. We are as healthy as our environments and the quality of water we drink. People 45 and YOUNGER are getting colon rectal cancers at a far higher rate than people 45 and OLDER.

[@shreyaskaranth8640]

There is no shame, you can adopt someone

[@Foreheadsnatcher]

I don't think you realize the sense of having your own child is different than adopting. I know this because I've done both and I have a connection with my own son than my adopted son.

[@CarolineAdamsElizabeth]

Yes this is true. But this is a larger societal issue of fertility dropping, not just one person wanting biological children. If this keeps getting worse there won't be children to adopt

[@AmericanTeacher-USA]

@@ferrumoferebus 😂

[@MrDMC11889]

@@ferrumoferebus The issue is consumption not our mere number.

[@yosemite735]

No, that makes us adoptees, your plan B. End adoption and fix reproductive dysfunction.

[@velocitygirl8551]

And it’s ONLY going to be much much worse by 2040… many people DO KNOW about this!

[@TElias5]

There will be no 2040 lol jesus will come before then. This world is going to the junkyard because of the new liberalism society

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

Don’t worry. the sun will make it all ffiiinnneee

[@janereich5170]

Yah cause lifestyle habits are becoming worse

[@chuckscott4661]

Great. Less pregnancies mean less child support cases which means more financial freedom for Men 🎉🎊🍾

[@chuckscott4661]

@Cave. A man’s financial freedom is more important. 🍺

[@anniemayflower9187]

You thought global warming is bad say hello to this and ai

[@DibIrken]

2:39 Human population is NOT in perile. Believe me.

[@moni831]

The human population close to 8 billion and still continues to rise…… I think we’re fine

[@emmaphilo4049]

It's true, actually it would be cool of we could stop expanding

[@DATAN420]

Stop poisoning us with plastics

[@AZITHEMLGPRO]

Stop eating the plastic

[@devil2jz500]

My ceiling has my other 50%...

[@kr8270]

💀

[@wendydarling8192]

😳😂

[@sebastianorozco1114]

DAMNNN 😮😳

[@jesterchester8428]

Lord have mercy 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kohort1]

I wouldn't be surprised if it had to do with cell phones in our pockets

[@emmaphilo4049]

That too maybe

[@tommygym03]

The decline started way before mobile phones became popular.

[@ivy3723]

And people say handmaids tale could never happen😐

[@HShango]

Bruh, you do not want that to happen or even contemplate or wish it. Btw I've watched all the season of that TV series it shocked me what they did women on there.

[@silentdragon9151]

@@HShango read the books.

[@ivy3723]

@@HShango here’s a fun fact for you though, despite the storyline being based on infertility and being speculative fiction, everything in the book and series has/still does happen in parts of the world and other things are directly from the bible. It could happen, idk why anybody would wish it.

[@candypritchett83]

@@HShango All those atrocities are real. Margaret Atwood got all those ideas from real life. America is on its way to her dystopia. I just hope me and mine are gone by then.

[@Livetoeat171]

There's no way anyone could force all the women of the USA to say those vile words (blessed be, may the eyes watch over us, etc...) Not that many young women are religious, and wouldnt put up with that crap

[@lf1496]

Male sperm count in the WEST not AFRICA. I find it interesting that you used a man of color to show this issue when it's really not an issue in the developing world

[@abram730]

Wrong. There was more evidence to undeniably prove it in western countries. The drop is global, and fertility is falling faster in the developing world, so they will catch up.

[@KnowTrentTimoy]

He ran a 50 mile ultra marathon? Over exercising could also be a contributing factor for low sperm count.

[@KC-cb7ov]

Soldiers and athletes would be infertile.

[@karantikoo9302]

nah, you have seen tribal men over exerting all day but have like 5-6 fine kids? we humans are made to GRIND not be couch potatoes

[@cameroncalzone8860]

um isn’t this like apocalyptic? won’t this lead to our extinction if infertility rates keep rising

[@dreachoo5280]

Extinction of wypeepo yes 🤣

[@ShellyBellyBeans]

Hopefully

[@emmaphilo4049]

I think it'll take a while to get extinct, plus who cares. If each human being could at least have a decent life it would be a start 🤷‍♀️

[@Ana-ty8sl]

Well, most 3rd worlds don’t really have this problem, it mostly a problem for 1st worlds (so enough people will be born) Most 1st worlds governments are having tax breaks for families (a much larger amounts than ever before) Most world govt. will even pay families monthly, for just having a child. That’s how much they need a future generation of a workforce. It’s getting that bad 😔

[@xredrum41x]

It’s like the movie “of children of men”. It would be wild if it actually happened. Humanity would actually end.

[@richardmaclean4519]

It’s in our nature to destroy ourselves.

[@tnnsboy18]

If I bang my bf harder he'll get preggo eventually ;D

[@septillion2501]

Sperm count isn't dropping in Africa, Latin America or Asia, so technically only a very specific section of Humanity would actually end.

[@dbacks2023-]

Thanks for mentioning it looks interesting I think I’ll watch later

[@CJ-77]

*strawberry cough* 🍓

[@keilaarroyo7941]

I’m really surprise no one mentioned weed - is one of the things that people have increasingly used more since the 70s, and there is a lot of evidence of how much it affects sperm, Not only count but also motility , shape, and overall quality… Ps: Definitely there are other factors that could affect fertility. however, I think that people should know about this as well because there’s not enough conversation about the topic, and it could be something that it’s affecting someone that wants to have a child and doesn’t know that this could be reducing their chances substantially…

[@cicihoward2595]

I didn’t know this. My fiancé’s sister smokes weed and so does her husband and they have been trying for 4 years now. I wouldn’t even know how to bring this up.

[@galactichoneyxo117]

@@cicihoward2595 bring it up like "I was watching this random video and it said something about weed and infertility in men 🤷‍♀️

[@dewilew2137]

Has it increased since the 70s? I feel like everyone I know who was alive back then smoked weed.

[@dewilew2137]

I guess because it’s legal in a lot of places, use would have likely increased. But still, people smoked a lot of weed in the 70s.

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

Uncle John been smoking since the sixties and got 7 Kids!

[@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391]

Keep in mind that testosterone levels drop in men at the age of 24. With that said, people are not starting to having a family at a young age anymore. Once a man loses his lower levels of body fat and more lean mass testosterone goes out the window. Belly fat is the indicator. He can be average weight, obese, skinny fat. If he has belly fat you're fucked!

[@RoseTorn411]

So true but they fail to report on this. Now the pharmaceutical companies will cash in on this somehow.

[@averagebloke4474]

They doesn't make any sense and your an idiot. This dude has a six pack,is in great health, runs marathons, probably has a really low BMI, he's probably in the top 10% of men as for health and he still can't have kids. It's not just a matter of having a little bit of belly fat. What you said doesn't even apply at this case at all.

[@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391]

@@averagebloke4474 working out a lot raising creatine levels and changes hormone levels. To much cardio.

[@averagebloke4474]

@@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391 okay but what I'm saying is your an idiot because what you said about belly fat and being out of shape doesn't apply to this guy at all

[@RoseTorn411]

@@averagebloke4474 sure he's in great shape but after 24, men's testosterone starts to go down regardless

[@arlo247]

Inspiring and important story about the future of our world and our journeys through our lives and the issues we are facing by from the destruction of our own environment, it takes a toll on us all in so many unseen and unheard yet experienced ways.

[@jrgarcia1991]

Plastic, sugar, smoking etc …….sure, I say it’s CELL PHONES IN OUR POCKETS…….. it’s like having a mini microwave near our major organs

[@ronedward3660]

Agreed!!!! Also, the laptops!

[@watson_dabox2854]

Its nothing like a mini microwave, actually

[@UlexiteTVStoneLexite]

No it's not you dingus

[@Metonymy1979]

How did Dr. Swan get to live in Belle's castle?! No fair

[@hyperiondragon]

We're moving closer and closer to the Handmaid's Tale. Should we move to Canada now, or wait a few years?

[@JuliaMDock3]

We should pack now

[@nellybutton]

could it be the BPA in all the plastic we are using

[@e4t662]

Some species eventually transitioned into an all-female form. Unfortunately, they are all extinct.

[@chinalover2798]

IIikzbin.info/www/bejne/r3KbmGCefr6Hrdk

[@jones2277]

we all started as female.

[@phantaztic]

I dislike how he's so surprised by the fact it's him/men that can be infertile/have issues. As if infertility is solely the woman's fault. 😒

[@melelconquistador]

I think like most afflictions, people are surprised it could be them or someone they are close to.

[@naturalbeauty_abena1230]

Because as advanced as human beings wants to think we have become, our thinking is still archaic. Technology advancement yes, but emotional intelligence we are far from it. The notion and belief that infertility is solely a woman's problem is believed across the globe from Africa to Middle East to Asia and the Western world. I am glad the conversation is being brought up in the open.

[@slaydog5102]

Shut up.

[@verse101]

Tight jeans, laptops, cell phone in our pockets.... or all of the above?

[@craigmiller3568]

Thanks Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer

[@mylescornelious7096]

I'm so happy for this man. This is inspiring.

[@KristinaLopezWrites]

Also, which ethnicity is this study done regarding because that’s an important factor as well.

[@melmel9096]

They said “western countries” so countries like the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, basically all “melting pot” countries so probably multiple ethnicities

[@jones2277]

so it's white guys with less testosterone?

[@Steven-nu7jc]

White men

[@in-thegarden]

@@jones2277 that’s not true at all from the wife of a guy who had his semen analysis and passed with flying colors in all departments 3 times the normal result. We’ve now got two beautiful kids and he is a silver fox.

[@jones2277]

@@in-thegarden maybe you're an outlier. i know a few guys with low T-levels.

[@santiagowechsler]

It’s not like we NEED more fertility.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

The human population isn't the problem you might imagine, it's our inefficient civilization, invariant of population. If we could find more energy dense sources of clean energy and become sustainable it would solve the issues many attribute to over population. Also, you don't want an aging population, for many reasons.

[@santiagowechsler]

@@AlphaFoxDelta point taken. But let’s concentrate on cleaner better energy rather than making more humans before we do. That’s all I’m saying.

[@AlphaFoxDelta]

@@santiagowechsler well the more humans you make, the more young people you have to work on building the solutions, I understand where you are coming from, but people need to have more babies. We all just have to change for the future.

[@yungaply9480]

@@AlphaFoxDelta it really doesn’t matter we just might end up like the dinosaurs from a unknown moon size meteor heading towards earth that would just end us like that. So just enjoy your life

[@youreinthematrix87]

Unless you want a china or japan problem everything must be balanced.

[@octaviasmith5002]

We're so quick to judge and blame women for fertility issues, the man's portion of reproduction is completely ignored. This is a great step forward. Guys, it's okay to talk about trying and having difficulties with one another and to women as well.

[@octaviasmith5002]

@@Ligerbee Society. Both men and women blame them for - failing to conceive "naturally" and do IVF instead (not to mention how expensive they are and how painful, and invasive IVF treatments are on women) - having a miscarriage (which isn't her fault and happens more often than you'd expect. We don't talk about how _common_ they are because of shame!)

[@iol77it]

I’d like to see adoption mentioned more often in this kind of programme/article as a path towards finding your children. They may already be out there and you may not even know… there is so much more to being a parent than passing on your DNA.

[@yasmeen7875]

❤

[@blkghostxx]

Not true most people rather would have their own children

[@laurenrochon7943]

Adopted children are best because they’re chosen 😉

[@melelconquistador]

I think it's hard to adopt, even harder if you have something that is percieved as problematic by the institutions that enable adoptions.

[@emem2863]

Adoption isn't for everyone.

[@michaelbradford324]

I don't eat anything that comes in a Box don't eat anything that has more than 5 ingredients and anything that has designer ingredients All this stuff is new to The human race

[@areascoda2912]

This is because of diet.

[@andec6240]

Absolutely

[@xredrum41x]

The dude looks healthy. In the past they had horrible diets. Global warming does effect men too. Stress is also growing so it could be an issue.

[@jessicawagers516]

NO!!!! It is because of. WEED!!!!! WEED makes the LOW sperm count.

[@xredrum41x]

@@jessicawagers516 ok boomer. No science supports that.

[@avalondreaming1433]

@@xredrum41x I definitely think it's due to hormones in our food. How is it climate change if it affects only WESTERN countries. We are being poisoned and this HAS to change!! Ridiculous to blame it on smoking. There were many more people smoking pre 1972 than now.

[@onetwo6039]

I thought it was because of the school cafeteria food we ate growing up. 🤔 😂

[@anthonythomassr9333]

You are going to hear SO MANY IGNORANT Responses

[@paddyolten4031]

Why giving him so much air time? I wanted to know more what should avoid eating or taking instead …..

[@TheNightshadePrince]

This is what happens when people put/bring plastic into their lives. I tell people all the time try to avoid plastic and many act like I'm crazy. Like stop buying clothes made of plastics, if it isn't Linen, cotton, rayon/viscose, Chinse linen/Ramie, hemp, silk or pinna Don't buy it. Try to find a plastic alterative instead of buying something made with or of plastic. Sometimes you can't Ex: fabric watch bands are impossible to find in natural fibers.. However most thing made of plastic can be made of wood instead. Almost everything can be made from natural materials but the reason why things aren't is because synthetics have such high profit margarines. Button can be made of sea shells, coconuts, wood, glass, etc. Toothbrushes: bamboo. A traditional style razor is plastic free. Purge all the plastic, donated it to thrift shops as you slowly replace it with alternatives. Also avoid press board/plywood as it's really toxic too.

[@jonjonboi3701]

Sperm counts isn’t just lower in western countries

[@saraho9568]

Didn't they discover that Dawn dish soap was an issue for infertility? We still use it daily.

[@brittianyistre]

A LOT of things cause infertility

[@MegaCassie83]

Here we go

[@summerrose4286]

It is?

[@michaelbradford324]

I'm almost 50 years old and tried to get testosterone, the doctor said I have the highest testosterone hes ever seen at my age Because I don't eat dirt .. Make and prepare your own raw food

[@malyikaj]

No one is talking about adoption or fostering.....?

[@Mas3452001]

I try not to bring up my sprem among family, friends, and co-workers. Just too risky after the metoo movement

[@PettyMelody2009]

The bad thing about it is, depending what state you live in, your insurance don't pay for fertility reproduction (IVF). All is out of pocket.

[@tabbyreed8925]

Just don't have kids, it's better for the world. Or, if you really want one adopt.

[@jinchuriki7022]

@@tabbyreed8925 no lie

[@karantikoo9302]

@@tabbyreed8925 only ppl without any legacy think like this...i wanna pass my legacy xD, nah not giving it to any random adopted kid

[@tabbyreed8925]

@@karantikoo9302 99.99% of people on this planet have no legacy. So unless you are royalty or come from an important family of some sort you have no legacy.

[@SecretEyeSpot]

uh.. what endocrine disruptors are in microwave generators? please don't say the generator itself?

[@ashleylala4293]

What about the chemical companies manufacturing these chemicals? You really think they didn’t do rat studies and they didn’t know this? Of course they did. They need to be held accountable, they should pay for fertility treatments. And the regulatory agencies are guilty as well for approving this garbage.

[@alandriasheffer1779]

Men who work out take tons of random supplements

[@SandraLargaes]

Not conceiving isn’t bad. We already have too many people on this planet.

[@dougwilliams6051]

You're wrong. We don't have too many people on our planet. That's just something you've been told by someone. Someone without benefit of being able to show any proof. I can poke holes in the notion of "too many people on this planet" ALL DAY.

[@KillTheCupcakes]

@@dougwilliams6051 Youre wrong

[@dougwilliams6051]

Oh yeah? How?😂🤨

[@elsabean6791]

Eventually it will be like in Man of Steel where all babies are conceived through in vitro.

[@upliftsouls]

Porn, Excessive Ejaculation, Cigarettes, GMO Marijuana, Alcohol, GMO foods, Fast Food, Lack of Exercise, Radiation Exposure/Technology.

[@sweetnsalty4602]

Blessed be the fruit.

[@jstack011]

May the Lord open…

[@ilikevines]

🙄

[@joesaladbar13]

Hahaha I was looking for comment like this!

[@maclurbonilla7861]

Hello Rachael

[@azureavocado5195]

forget that. Sadly MANY women will likely be cool with a handmaid's life. It's pathetic really. Hopefully women who love their freedom will age out of the reproductive slavery thats to come...

[@RoadWarden]

My wife was worried that when we tried to conceive our first child, that it would be overwhelmingly difficult due to fears of low sperm count as well as possible issues from her medications. Fortunately, we got pregnant on the first try as my sperm count came back as 88 million per mililiter.

[@janereich5170]

My husband was like 6 million per milliliter we tried for 2 years nothing happened I’m only 24 and was told I’m super fertile but he was infertile he started working out, quit cigarettes and lost weight now he’s 40 million per milliliter with 70% motility!

[@barrysteven5964]

Similar story. We had known so many couple having real problems either with getting pregnant or with multiple miscarriages that we had this worry it would take us ages to conceive. So we started trying right after we got married. Very first month, no period. She got pregnant straightaway and we our daughter was with us to help celebrate our first wedding anniversary. We could have maybe waited a bit longer but I'd rather this than years of heartbreak. And I love being a dad so much. So win, win.

[@HelloThere-xs8ss]

Plastics, processed food, basically everything that's unnatural to consume

[@espirotadebretagne3533]

I understand why this would be a personal crisis for the affected couples. Infertility in women was always an issue for women impacted as they were seen as inferior. A LOT of men are impacted by this issue. However, is a dropping birth rate negative for other reasons? (I pose the question because my immediate reaction is that it's positive in several ways, but what are the negatives)?

[@markhadley1545]

The entire world could do with a serious reduction in sperm count.

[@sonofatlas1372]

Lots of depression and suicides too but I guess we’re only important for sperm 😞

[@nosybystanders]

No babies for me :(

[@itsmebrittney-b]

“Oh how the turntables”

[@ShellyBellyBeans]

The book "The Children of Men" had a similar scenario

[@robsledgegroupie]

"We almost didn't have this" I've been asking to be sterilized nearly 30 years to prevent pregnancy and doctors refuse to put in any of this effort to prevent me from having a kid, but they're willing to do so much to help people have kids when they can't? Or what would it take to get these moles removed that seem like they may turn into cancer? Like, how do I get that kind of attention from doctors? Get breast cancer? I want to avoid kids AS MUCH AS IF NOT MORE THAN these folks want kids. We have 15 million orphans globally, so it's not like we lack options to have kids. It's truly selfish to want to make kids "like you" when so many lack homes AND we're not putting down unwanted children when they're in the home too long (like animals - the US alone murders 4-9 MILLION animals every year that go "unwanted" so why not kids?)

[@zoomermcboomer4771]

You seriously equating human life to animals?

[@James-yl4vr]

@@zoomermcboomer4771 It amazes me how humans think they’re more important than other species. Everything is interconnected.

[@zoomermcboomer4771]

@@James-yl4vr Well, this is as a result of New Atheism and not believing in God. If we were all made randomly and as a result of purely blind matter and chemical reactions then there is no difference between you and a rat, an insect, a tree or a rock because you are made up of atoms all the same. This is a dangerous beleif because you have no morality. And anyways, you can not objectively say what is right and what is wrong anyways because it is all subjective to your own feelings. What is the criteria in which you base your beliefs and morals upon that you are utilising to determine what is right and what is wrong? A TRUE Atheist should have no problem with anything if it serves him and his happiness like stealing or r@ping people because it contributes to fulfilling his own desires. It's all about survival of the fittest so you should let poor and old people die and not help them because they are weak and don't deserve to live. A believer in God will know that this is all wrong and he should put his desires aside and obey his creator because goodness only comes from him. And perhaps you can do your part by deleting yourself from humanity.

[@mrsmax3071]

This is the most fucked up thing I've read in awhile. Do you really think we should euthanize "unwanted" children or are you just trying to be edgy?

[@robsledgegroupie]

obvious snark, also notice no sympathy for animals murdered daily. But barriers to adoption need to be removed - lower cost, ease of access, timely meetings with officials that can speed up the current processes. I actually have run into a lot of individuals who do not believe there are unwanted or orphaned children. That is a mindset I cannot fathom and it still stuns me to this day. Can anyone explain that belief?

[@lauren6509]

Mother nature is just doing her thing. We have a climate crisis and a sperm crisis I'd say they both go hand in hand and compliment each other very well.

[@sophiegreenwater1721]

The universe is self balancing. She is working really hard now though to balance years of overpopulation.

[@Skinner90210]

Thank god for semen retention and condoms

[@Skinner90210]

Some of us don’t want kids don’t mean we can’t give into our desires

[@maryamdiao1509]

@@Skinner90210🤡🤡🤡

[@DivinesLegacy]

@@sophiegreenwater1721women like you are the reason people like Andrew tate exist.

[@bratwurst19]

probably all the porn we watch and gabbage we eat

[@russhall1414]

I have a medical book from the 50's they talked about the sperm count down by 50 percent over the previous decades. And now again, so ONE QUARTER what it was at the beginning of the 1900's.🤔😯😣

[@jones2277]

who can afford kids these days? and with all the STIs flying around, it's best to keep your bits to yourself.

[@drjohnsonhungwell5115]

Child support and alimony are the number 1 STDs out there

[@johnmartin4641]

They’re easy to afford if you make good careers choices.

[@BG-fh5me]

People with these damn conspiracies. Quit drinking so much alchohol, work out, quit smoking, eat healthier and lose weight. It’s really not a mystery.

[@apexone5502]

Explain the dude who's in the video? He's in shape but he's infertile.

[@BG-fh5me]

@@apexone5502 perhaps the stress from COVID. Stress is a big influencer of potency too.

[@apexone5502]

@@BG-fh5me so your original comment is basically showing that the cause is actually a mystery, right? After all, your response to me is merely guessing since we have no concrete evidence that dude is stressing.

[@BG-fh5me]

@@apexone5502 yeah even back in the 50s normal guys that are fit became infertile. But stats and data show that change of lifestyle bring sperm count within normal range for the majority of men who suffer.

[@gabethedizzle]

What a weird thumbnail choice.

[@Paul.Gallant]

Zinc, Sperm and Glyphosate as chelating agent. Sperm requires Zinc to be produced. Unfortunately, our intensive agriculture process leverages the use of Glyphosate. One of many side effect of Glyphosate is that it is a chelating agent to many nutrients like Zinc. Glyphosate effect is cumulative and does not just affect plants, but also animals... More globally, all living things on Earth.

[@user-de2zo1bw4d]

We need more families adopting children.

[@jamisona.5639]

Most ppl don't have the EQ to adopt.

[@livylu6287]

And so Handmaids tale begins.

[@NephronOsidian]

May the Lord open

[@ivy3723]

Blessed be the fruit loops

[@SisterKnight]

We have been sent good weather, praise be.

[@dochollidaypbrs]

@@ivy3723 😂😂 and may the lotto open

[@ivy3723]

@@dochollidaypbrs if only😂

[@rosannawong542]

I've noticed this !!! me and my friends have noticed that guys sperm count was low a while ago. Just by talking with guys online

[@davidparr4636]

Bag of spinach 4 cups of water 1 tablespoon of salt per 2 cups of water. Boil the spinach until aroma. Save the water and spinach. Drink a sixteen ounce serving of your boiled stock and eat the spinach. This works because of zinc, alkaline minerals, and dietary sodium which aside from zinc and testosterone is the number one building block for sperm.

[@gohanson8846]

Most guys nowadays drink energy drinks and alcohol doing drugs as well

[@ilikevines]

Why is it just western countries? 🤔

[@abram730]

It's not. There is just more data in western countries.

[@Patrick_Ross]

This is not a bad thing, people! This earth is overpopulated by several billion. The numbers will come down one way or the other. Decreasing fertility seems like the least destructive method and is a win win for the planet.

[@highendtrends3508]

Well if your taking TRT therapy, of course your test level is going to be low if anything at all. I maintain a good diet and exercise and my test level is through the roof. My doctor can’t believe it.

[@-_Somebody_]

Good, we don’t need an increase in population. Besides, there are plenty of children that need to be adopted anyway.

[@yosemite735]

No, that makes us adoptees, your plan B. End adoption and fix reproductive dysfunction.

[@MrLandonweber]

I think obesity is the culprit as someone who is going into the healthcare field. But whatever it is, most people cannot even afford kids in younger generations without living in extreme poverty so...who cares! In other words, most millennials of gen zer's don't want kids anytime soon so the problem is kind of irrelevant. Plus there is climate change coming down the pike...and we are doing nothing about it, so we should look at the big issues and solving them first if we are worried about the future of the human race!

[@none3769]

Weak men is reason why.

[@johnmartin4641]

That’s not their entire generation. It’s just the ones that made foolish career choices. If you make good choices, you should have no problem affording kids. The young generation has more people that did not prioritize pay and benefits when choosing their careers than any other generation in history. The young people I know that did prioritize pay and benefits when choosing their careers are off to a good start. One of them got a starting salary of $50,000; but got a promotion and a raise after less than a year on the job. The rest got starting salaries between $70,000-about $100,000 with one exception who got a starting salary of $130,000. One of my daughters’ friends husband got promoted to sales manager just 2 years after graduating college and makes around $150,000. It’s all about choices.

[@MrLandonweber]

@@johnmartin4641 Firstly, I agree that choices play a very important factor. However, not everyone can get a job paying 100 k + per year (that's just not realistic). Second, not all of us have parents that were prepared to plunk down $50,000 or more for our college (I'm not making excuses for this), so even when your getting a solid job at say age 30 you probably have years to go yet before your debts are paid off. Then there is the instability in career issue. I think most people today would only have children if they were well established in their jobs. Of course, I am assuming in this scenario that everything goes right , which again is far from a given. My point is if we want birth rates at replacement level either the wealthy need to have a ton of children as they ca afford it, or we need a more worker/consumer centered economy which we currently do not. We have a capitalist driven economy, which revolves around you guessed it....wealthy capitalists. You can keep the great levels of income inequality, but don't expect a different result in the children department.

[@johnmartin4641]

@@MrLandonweber paying $50,000 for college isn’t always a necessity to get a good job. A friend of mine originally didn’t go to college, worked his way up to the director level, then went to college at night. I’m pretty sure his company paid for it, but even if they didn’t, he could easily afford it on his own. He graduated, then got promoted to VP and retired a multimillionaire in his 50s. Another friend of mine skipped college, went to to the business world and retired a multimillionaire at 55 and had a 13,000 square foot house. Another friend of mine dropped out of college, went into business and got the the previous guy’s job when he retired. College isn’t always a necessity if you make the right career choice but if it is, depending on the choices you make, you can get your company to pay to send you to college or if they don’t do that, you’ll be in a position to afford it on your own and get a promotion and a raise after graduation that will more than make up for the cost of college. I do agree that we need more responsible parents that save for their kids college. Start a 529 savings plan when they’re born. Even if you invest a small amount at a time, it will grow substantially by the time your kid is of college age. Also, from what I understand, the younger generation is the most educated generation in history, so I don’t think access to college is the issue, I think it’s the career/major choices that they make. They think work has to be fun all the time, so they pick some stupid major like gender studies without even bothering to research the pay and benefits that come with that major. If I were president, I’d make every college student sit down with someone from career services and have that person give them statistics about the pay and benefits and job prospects that come with that major before they choose their major. If the only decent job you can get with a particular major is teaching that major’s subject material, then it’s probably a useless major and should be eliminated.

[@bryanrai]

Cheers lads.

[@aprilmurphy8432]

It sucks and you never know who has it until you try😔