Spermageddon: The Male Fertility Crisis

Sperm rates have been declining in Western countries for the past half century. VICE producer Zeke Spector sets out to see what's causing the trend, if we should be afraid, and how many sperm he has left.
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[@PaxMano33]

Demanding accountability from corporations is exhausting, thankless, and sometimes very dangerous, but it’s necessary work. Thank you vice for your reporting.

[@jlc5271]

It's the mindless consumers that buy the plastic, and drive tge production. Consumers that buy plastic products are just as at fault

[@TatsuryuGaming]

Isn’t vice essentially owned by Disney?

[@ZodiacEntertainment2]

@@jlc5271 Ok, go to the store and look for the other options then and you might see why your argument is flawed. EVERYTHING is packed in plastics, you don't get a choice. We don't control what gets produced and put on the store shelves.

[@jlc5271]

@@ZodiacEntertainment2 not really. Fruit and veg u can get loose, many frozen products come in cardboard, dont buy plastic bottles, bring ur own bag, use your own coffee cup, at the very least buy products that have recyclable plastic

[@Itried20takennames]

There is another huge factor besides chemicals…that sperm counts (and female fertility as well) declines significantly if overweight, and the percentage of overweight people has gone up in the past 40 years.

[@awoo2004]

Well this is one way to get people concerned about the environment.

[@IshaSoul]

Good point !

[@dahasolomon7314]

lmao exactly. I'm starring daggers at plastic bottle next to me rn 😅

[@carschmn]

Covid possibly making it hard to get an erection isn’t enough to get some men to get vaccinated.

[@randoliof]

Oh no, sex without having kids, sounds terrible /s

[@Nezfitness777]

@@carschmn I had covid , and I get annoyed how often i get boners every night , and morning

[@Matteus2109]

Funny, we used to mock the Victorian people for having lead in their paint and arsenic in their makeup. Guess this is what we get for being smug.

[@yolandabecool1590]

Wut? Who was mocking ppl from 150 yrs ago?

[@joylox]

Oh makeup is very harmful. Personally, I have a condition where artificial scents and certain chemicals bother me (rashes and migraines mostly), so I have to get stuff "fragrance free" and avoid certain things and even wear allergy masks in stores that sell things like laundry detergent, scented candles, shampoo, and even around people who have used scented deodorant or dryer sheets. Just because we switched to stuff that isn't dangerous in the short term, doesn't mean there aren't long term effects, they're just much harder to find. Then again, pollution is also an issue that took a long time to figure out.

[@Literallyarealhuman]

This is literally what I’m saying. We are fools.

[@angina50]

@@yolandabecool1590 I am pretty sure every wrong idea from a past time that was harmful without them knowing has been mocked, ww2 blonde bombshells (literally), Victorian, Egyptian and middle eastern makeup and dyes...the list goes on.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Haha. What we get..? Asbestos roofing, pesticide vegetables and Aluminium deodorants. How would you like your cancer? Ass or balls? Or prefer a little brain tumor instead?

[@rdean150]

The doctor is hilarious. This is the kind of deadpan humor I hope for in a doctor. Deliver my bad news with a sardonic quip that breaks the tension. Love it.

[@michaeltodd2923]

Right? I always think about the poor doctor that has to tell me I'm dying one day. Hope they have a fun attitude.

[@rybobuno]

If I remember correctly she was on the JRE

[@Alex-di8ti]

'You don't have to fill it up, you're not a horse' 🤣

[@TheOriginalLexa]

I thought the same thing, the exact kind of doctor I respond to best.

[@TheOriginalLexa]

@@michaeltodd2923 the doctor who told me I had cancer was… not optimal. He had too many people in the room (me, him, 2 nurses, and a student doctor) and he kept beating around the Bush, didn’t give me clear, concise info, etc. He actually said “You have a little bit of cancer.” No, actually it a lot of it, but thanks for the ridiculous, for more surreal than necessary experience. Really an excellent example of one way to never deliver life-altering news. I don’t know if (or why) he expected me to have a meltdown or throw a tantrum, or if he is just used to seeing 75 year olds who like to be dramatic and need a Victorian fainting couch. Not giving me full, accurate information was the most infuriating part, though. It was 6 years ago, I will have it for life, and that is ok.

[@Saayan_ide]

He’s now the most confident man in NY city

[@HaleyHHall]

With big balls and 93% sperm motility who wouldn’t be?

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@nevilletaylor7654]

Because he has big balls?

[@Straumnes]

Why?

[@letsgofishingfriday1073]

Women line up

[@esau93631]

With the rise of cancer in the last 70 years, I am curious to how much of this is related to cancer as well. Plastics break down into micro plastics which can get into our bloodstream.

[@zachariahh3823]

Yeah denfeitly, I know an aging population and better diagnoistics haveskewed the data, but once you take that away I'd be interested too if there is some causation.

[@dreamsofturtles1828]

I wonder if it has anything to do with all this autism. Seems like every other person i meet has someone autistic somewhere in their family. The developing human brain is complex and sensitive .

[@auroramothergoddess]

Its in the food we eat and in the air we breathe

[@liviaclaire]

@@dreamsofturtles1828 I think autistic people have always been around. Just that before they weren't diagnosed and were considered simply the weird one in the family.

[@NoName-dx1no]

@@dreamsofturtles1828 there always has been autistic people it’s just that mental health and the care for it is not regarded as important , even today many autistic women find it hard to get diagnosed because they don’t act like autistic boys so psychologists assumed that they aren’t autistic and all that.

[@impossible1]

Props to this host for having the balls the do this story.

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@jasonlarsen4945]

Bah dump tisssss... 🥁

[@tara1darby]

Some would say he's a little nuts!

[@TheFlyingPLiner]

@@tara1darby don't get testy with me!

[@Nezfitness777]

People gotta watch out for Death by forced suicide now days

[@galedribble9535]

I’m watching because of the title alone. “Spermageddon” REALLY grabs your attention

[@yardy88]

Clicked thinking it would finally be bukakke on KZbin. Disappointed.

[@cosmicllama6910]

Definitely read that cooment in Dayles voice. Perfect 😁

[@paulmccann8494]

POCKET SPERM!!!!

[@NS-xt5wv]

😂😂😂

[@angelladavis2250]

That title has me LMAO.

[@JP2GiannaT]

Everyone's all "this is Handmaid's Tale!" and I'm over here like "none of y'all have read Children of Men?"

[@lottiequirk9673]

Children of Men was based on The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood.

[@laurie.n2487]

@@lottiequirk9673 No definitely not based. P.D James may have been influenced by Margaret Atwood but the two books are very different. P.D James was also mainly a mystery writer, not a sci fi author.

[@13lilsykos]

To be fair, a lot of the people probably haven't actually READ the book by Ms. Atwood. They are probably talking more about the show.

[@duckque]

@@13lilsykos True. I remember reading the in HS for summer reading. Great book but I don't think this is that.

[@KateeAngel]

Children of Men has too many assumptions. Why would world turn to such violence if population started declining? In real world it is too many people and not enough resources which causes conflicts

[@gabe61willys]

“What does the exam entail?” “Mostly your genitals” 😂

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@andydwyer4285]

and also parallel parking

[@VikingPreparedness]

You are brave (or at least, unabashed) for doing this. Well done.

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@zagreb2012]

People use brave word too much

[@theDuckysaurus]

Is it really brave to acknowledge a very real potential ruin of o species?

[@dmitriydonskoy5665]

VICE AND BRAVE JOURNALISM XD HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH...

[@GameFuMaster]

Which tryguys did 5 years ago.

[@RandyLy]

I hope this is a wake-up call for humanity. Pollution is a slow poison

[@-Subtle-]

Nah. We're too stupid.

[@edwardhisse2687]

How do u imagine youtube video be a wake up call? The inly reason peole started care about climate change isbthat someone found profit and sponsored the awareness. Nobody can monetize further humanity stopping multiplying like crazy

[@intergalacticspaghetti5213]

@@-Subtle- sickkk

[@viiviizzz]

@@edwardhisse2687 its the herd mentality in-build in humans + how media is profitting off the masses. people are allowing it, and claiming they are good people. good people doesnt allow evil to corrupt the entire world

[@hispanosaurusrex]

And jabbs 💉

[@davuswentzel8847]

I love how awkward this is.

[@DoubleGoon]

I love how short the video is after you skip through all the awkward parts.

[@dermax_hd]

Everything in vice is turning really really awkward lately I love it haha :D

[@jaredkodiak8160]

So unbelievably awkward lmao

[@babieuvlog7030]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIasi5-YpLmEp5Y

[@changofaceanimations5402]

Well everyone is fat, and never works out. Is that a surprise that people are less fertile?

[@bunyan4.20]

The movie Children Of Men becoming a reality where the world can not have kids

[@xyzmediaandentertainment8313]

Meh. Fertility is still good over Asia and Africa. That's the future.

[@brianmurphy9317]

Yet somehow situations like on the Handmaid's Tale will be oppressive.

[@zerocool5395]

@@xyzmediaandentertainment8313 And in the hood 🤣

[@bunyan4.20]

@@brianmurphy9317 would not known never seen it and don't plan on it

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

Best movie of all time.

[@CannaToker420]

“This looks like a really good sample” “Really”? “Sike”! Throws the cup in his face and slaps him.

[@13lilsykos]

Oh... That could have ended dramatic...

[@gaywizard2000]

I think you mean Psych!

[@Matt-wg9xl]

That's rigorous.

[@myballsgetlikt1313]

Didn't expect a Vice journalist to be the epitome of fertility.

[@JJJLLL777]

😂 ur wording got me rolling

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@letsgofishingfriday1073]

😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣

[@harrisn3693]

He prolly doesn’t get some too often

[@lokalkakan]

Rofl

[@michael0o5]

They didnt even mention the microplastics found in tap water. The same tap water we put in out tea kettles, coffee makers, and cooking.

[@JessieEdlen]

I was about to say "Psh I don't touch my tap water until it's been uber-filtered blah blah blah..." and then I saw it...the coffee maker. Clearly, all of the microplastics have made me slow, bc I def don't filter that, and I drink more of that than anything else. Because derp.

[@KrazyPi]

@@JessieEdlen the worst is if you use a standard drip coffee maker it's all plastic inside with boiling water flowing through it

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@KrazyPi It is better to just use a glass container, a glass measuring cup and a steel strainer, and a metal fork to stir the coffee/kratom/ mushrooms etc in the water.

[@VeganWitch111]

Nah....there is no natural selection process anymore....humans are just becoming physically weaker. Lower testosterone in men too.....we're not out-running lions anymore like other animals are...that weeds out the weaker and less healthy strains.

[@jessalalacross239]

@@VeganWitch111 Natural selection chooses for people who are best at reproducing. That used to be essentially synonymous with survival, but that's not true anymore

[@honeybdream]

Fertility health should be taught in high school ‼️

[@JoeMama-1diot]

nobody is going to listen unless you actually put this opinion out there. if you really want it to be taught, attend schoolboard meetings

[@KateeAngel]

Including the rights of people, who don't want to have kids, right? I mean many countries have no problem sh*tting on human rights, not allowing voluntary sterilisation, banning abortion etc.

[@shemuelthesabbatian1254]

@Xi Jinping lmao ok

[@auroramothergoddess]

The gov doesn’t care about doing the right thing schools job is to prepare kids to be corporate slaves

[@emilyewing5792]

it is... it's grade 11 biology curriculum requirements

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I think it's safe to say that, in many, MANY different situations, the less plastic we use, the better. It's so prevalent now that we're literally eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week.

[@Fortunateis4luck]

Damn what do you eat?

[@True_Muslim_Momin]

Can you link to the study which proves this claim?

[@thirdworldrebel]

@@True_Muslim_Momin You don't need a study to know this

[@lixd3054]

Yeah I heard when we eat tuna there could be microscopic plastic in there and that is no good for us to be eating.Sadly the people who litter mostly just don't care and would just sit and watch life suffer from pollution.

[@VEVOJavier]

That's true, every single day we eat plastic the equivalent weight of a bottle cap through exposure and microplastics

[@dahasolomon7314]

"Nobody has ever filled that cup!" *"Until now"*

[@blaineyeamlak]

@ghostlydabber3645NOOOOO

[@blaineyeamlak]

@ghostlydabber3645NOOOOO

[@nperegri]

I work at a IVF clinic and this is the only way I'll be able to see what male/sperm source patients go through. Very educational.

[@davidespinoza310]

How much does that cost .. my wine is 35 now was an alcoholic.. but she’s sober now

[@alexanderspence9463]

“Get a load of this guy”

[@clo8947]

☝🏼 underrated comment 😂

[@bhud1972]

Haha. There you go!

[@nevilletaylor7654]

Plastic keeps breaking down into smaller pieces, micro plastic has been found in the human placenta, what if scientists looked for nanoplastic inside the cells? The nanoplastic leaching chemicals what effects on the Endocrine system?

[@ryansalyinglion3683]

I really like how this video was very unbiased as at the end they bring into question certain elements of the main predictor of Spermaggedon but still giving her credibility which all views in this topic deserve. As we can observe this is happening, though to what extent it is happening is yet to be determined. As we at Armageddon yet or simply approaching it in the next 30-40 years.

[@samgould8567]

My wife and I started trying and - boom - pregnant within a month. We are both 31 years old. We live normal lifestyles in the U.S. and don’t abstain from “normal” food or activities. That said, we were both raised on home-cooked food and whole produce. In my case, my dad was an organic / grass-fed nut in the 90s way before organic sections in supermarkets were a thing. My wife’s family had a huge garden and bought food directly from farmers. We will continue that tradition with our own children.

[@JP2GiannaT]

What do y'all use for cleaning products?

[@trawrtster6097]

Most couples (85%) will conceive within one year of regular, unprotected sex.

[@dylanmccallister1888]

@@JP2GiannaT i use rubbing alcohol in my house. Its wood alcohol, distilled wood and water.

[@anghellicone87]

When me and my girl decided we wanted to try(2 years ago) I got her pregnant twice. Unfortunately we lost them. At the time I was 35 and she was 41. And it happened pretty early after we really started trying.

[@sierrachoco5271]

@@anghellicone87 I'm really sorry to hear that. Best wishes!

[@Aeniva]

I mean this is hardly surprising considering how processed our food and water is these days, on top of all the chemicals and radiation we encounter both directly and indirectly affecting our bodies. Another major factor is the constant work and stress of our daily lives that causes fertility rates to drops for not only men but also women. As the newer generation we're no longer as keen on having children by a certain age, hence why now majority of couples that decide to have a child are mostly above 30 and this is where the rates for conceiving drop considerably. Give it another 10-15 years and the birth rates and more so the fertility rates will start to decline even more rapidly.

[@moongawddess8161]

It’s crazy tho cause the reason why people are waiting to have kids is because it’s ridiculous to have kids when you know you can’t afford them, I think the new generation has absolutely realized that.

[@gorillaking210]

It's almost as if it were by design 🤔

[@jlc5271]

Good, nothing good comes out of having more humans. The cap for a sustainable population is around 3 billion

[@mumin215]

@@moongawddess8161 yes I just turned 30 and I am so scared to have kids.

[@neeljavia2965]

@@jlc5271 Exactly.

[@FeliciaFollum]

The fragrance one aways gets me. Some of the fragrance ingredients are major migraine triggers for but it's impossible to know which ones

[@tomhennessy7276]

Try to figure out the ones which increase oxidation.

[@NaijaAmericana]

He really just got paid to rub one out 🤣🤣🤣. Well played sir, well played.

[@ilarious5729]

It's a vocational choice, they pay good money for it, especially how enjoyable the work is. Best part is that covid didn't affect the business at all. Can recommend.

[@michaeltodd2923]

I'd be Rich. JK I don't do it that much.

[@ilarious5729]

Only downside is finding the paying audience, but once you got that covered and regulars paying you it's all good

[@cathd.8285]

He also had a digital rectal exam to check his prostate and balls squeezing session by the doc... evens out.

[@JaysonT975]

The doctor is hilarious "You're not a horse" "Well I didn't do anything" LOL

[@LKeyYT]

“Mostly your genitals”

[@351528]

Don't forget "I wouldn't do it."

[@MarkLatimerRussell]

“Wanna scream dramatically” *screams passively* “No. Ok”

[@NickNM1921]

Pretty interesting. And on a separate note, weird flex.

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@jesusrubio6569]

I am so proud of Yung Lean’s growth and maturity.. I am glad he’s pursuing documentary hosting now

[@guapdigital8070]

Lmao

[@zawhtutaung7289]

lmao

[@DrDoinks]

😂😂

[@bums009]

💀💀

[@dhanry]

Hahahahahahahahahahahhahahaha

[@r.mhaych5021]

As a man who was diagnosed with azoospermia almost two years ago now this was cool to watch, By the grace of god I was able to get my sperm count back AND my wife and I are going to have our first child ! I can’t wait to meet my little one. By the way I achieved it with only a 2.3million per ml count the most important thing is that they’re swimming straight (motility health) which mine was above 45% when my count came back we tried a week later, 3 weeks later found out she was pregnant 😇

[@CorporalCrownie]

concrats

[@syasyaishavingfun]

Did you do anything? Reducing plastic, reducing weight, excercise etc?

[@host8623]

Reply would be great

[@salvatorericca8353]

@@host8623 For whomever is still interested, I had the exact same issue (azoospermia) as R.M Haych (congrats on the baby btw!). I talked to one of the top fertility doctors in the US, Dr. Robert Kiltz, and he said to go on a very strict keto diet. I'm serious, keto! My wife and I now have a daughter who's 2, so that would be my advice, but you need to do keto for 3 months minimum because that's how long it takes for sperm to develop start to finish. The sperm you ejaculated today started 90 days ago. Try it and see, also clomid and HCG might be of help as well.

[@mpazinambao2938]

Congratulations!!!

[@bongieger7871]

hilarious how he goes from "yeah guys i am a bit nervous" to "hell yeah thats my BOYS"

[@FCWW87]

“Oh, I have big nuts? I didn’t know….” Lol, he has probably been asking to do this video just to flex and get that shot where the doc said he has big nuts.

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

Mine are the size of tennis balls, this video has me concerned because none of those were that big

[@CH-gc1fd]

@@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316 tennis balls?

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

@@CH-gc1fd I mean softballs

[@milesfurther4395]

Mammals evolve big nuts as a result of female promiscuity and intravaginal sperm competition.

[@indexwell6546]

Big dicc big balls

[@theslitherysylvie4010]

Someone needs to study the effects of opiates and amphetamines on fertility, because every junkie I've ever known had a litter of children.

[@Absalonian]

My dad was a speedhead and he had 7 CHILDREN!

[@TheRelen222]

Probably more tied to irresponsible behavior and the government picking up the bill.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

These studies are actually very hard to accurately understand. The fact is that we only started measuring fertility from 1970 and until now. The reality is that we humans are different from each other. The reproductional strategy from humans is very different than other apes. The chimpanzees/bonobos needs large testes because they mate a lot with everyone hence best sperm wins the race of reproduction. While guerillas are with small testes because basically only the alpha gets to have his fun. Humans are somewhere in between but we have a lot incommon with bonobos. Sexual activity has a lot to do with social interaction among our specie. The fact people have become obese, drink and smoke and accustomed to heat exposure might explain 99% of the drop.

[@letsburn00]

Opiods are in a fertility enhancer in women. In my home city, there is one Dr who runs a methadone clinic at a loss to help drug addicts and pays for it by operating a seperate clinic for fertility where he charges enormous amounts of money and apparently is quite successful. He found the effect when he was confused why so many of his drug addict patients kept getting pregnant, despite them using relatively effective birth control methods. It's not just behaviour.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

@@letsburn00 What was your point and what did you even write? I clearly couldn't tell what you meant with your text? Why does his patients become pregnant?

[@poetic_softgirl]

This gives me “The Handmaid’s Tale” vibes. Crazy dystopian world that could very well become a potential reality.

[@jadeparker1663]

Women will undoubtedly be the scapegoats and shackled because of it

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@jadeparker1663 Only in China and similar countries.

[@jadeparker1663]

@@Cbd_7ohm you must be male

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@jadeparker1663 And?

[@Cbd_7ohm]

@@jadeparker1663 Stop trying to be a victim all the time.

[@NYCeesFinest]

I like how the doctor gave him an elbow bump.

[@johna3564]

He’s not about to shake hands with a dude that just jacked off

[@jakepalmer6084]

I miss the classic handshake

[@adventurousloner]

It's because of COVID-19, but I thought the same initially.

[@puffdaddy69]

Its funny cuz you actually have to get closer to the person to elbow bump

[@elleryhorton44]

A true man of culture

[@anruyanshiju636]

Next thing you know there's a TIFU on Reddit with a dude saying he saw this Vice video and thought using plastics and getting exposed to chemicals is a contraceptive and he's now a father.

[@happywifehappylife2739]

Lol smh 🤣😂

[@baddoggo8269]

I loved how raw this was. This is quality journalism. Taught me a lot. Keep up the good work, vice!

[@MrGoldHat04]

Been there, done that, got that t-shirt; except I had an issue that thankfully a surgery resolved. Nothing like hearing your sample is good! Happy for him!

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@RageViewStudios]

Zeke: "Eventually DIMP could be replaced by PIMP right?" Arin: "Exactly, or something else." That stare into the camera at 8:35 had me rollin!!!

[@BizzeeB]

"Spermageddon II: Rise of the Flaccid" was a great porno.

[@adamstahlecker6254]

I’m waiting for Spermageddon 3: Tokyo drift

[@cusswordsayer3558]

Spermageddon 4: a rock and a hard place

[@nonprogrediestregredi1711]

Spermageddon V: It Takes Balls To Keep Swimming

[@fsdfgasgfisd]

Spermageddon VI: The Pitch

[@mikimouse3001]

Spermageddon VII: The Penetrator.

[@insight_lolubad]

No one fills up the whole cup? This looks like my time to shine 😎 Edit: shout out to all the heavy haulers in the comments.

[@puffpuff5336]

Bruh 🤣

[@ww8407]

Right because the I way I shoot, it would have been at least halfway. Lol

[@Omar-jk8ny]

Grand master coomer

[@kingpest13]

Funny how they said that so many times. Methinks the lady doth protest too much

[@mohabatkhan2288]

They are talking about sperms not pee

[@hamstersmailman5517]

Biggest complaint is that it’s hard to hear the chemicals through the masks and having them typed out on screen would be great so people can actually try to avoid them.

[@bairstoww]

They have captions for this video, and most of their others as well. If you're on a computer, you can use 'C' as a hotkey to turn them on and off.

[@NikKaussFlies]

just think of how many phthalates are in their masks

[@WeezZ1337]

had to go through a similar experience due to chemo. I don't want to talk for anybody else but personally i found the whole ordeal the most difficult out of all the "inconveniences" surrounding cancer treatment. Thinking about having a camera crew with you as well, documenting and publishing it on youtube for everyone and their mothers to see afterwards is one hell of a performance pressure. Takes some big balls for that. ...but as we all know now, you seem to be well equipped =)

[@ryanabel002]

The handshake with the doctor is the funniest thing I saw today.

[@JimmyJaxJellyStax]

This is the worst pandemic in human history

[@brentrebrab]

Legend has it that doctor uses his elbow to greet people regarless of covid

[@dexterlacroy4132]

High Five!

[@prestonfaust4267]

God damn...

[@ryx257]

*Doc hands you cup* "This isn't gonna cut it Doc, you're either gonna need something bigger or you might wanna have the janitor on standby"

[@DocOrtmeyer]

Hahahaha

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

Would be funny to purchase like two cups worth of horse semen and fill their cup and then spill a bunch of the floor, then hand it to them. They would be in shock

[@bradleyb4178]

I know this is two years old but I would love a team like this. The doctors to the lab. For two years I've dealt with crappy doctors and doing the same thing over and over again. A little humor goes a long way in a journey that is so difficult. People won't understand until they are going through fertility treatment. The daily injections, the vitamins, the months and months of trying different doses of different medicines, to get no where farther. The hope day in and day out that all the lifestyle changes, the exercising, the healthy food, the cutting out of things you have previously enjoyed, the mental anguish. Hopefully scientist can one day find out what's causing people to go through this suffering.

[@jadenpetersburg1431]

Message to all women with perceived fertility issues, get your partner checked!

[@benjones5610]

It’s both actually. Everyone is affected

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@dantan1249]

I for one think it’s a good thing that people have to try to have children. It should be earned. The real question is how do we make the idiots less fertile? 😂

[@moons4363]

Yep

[@philjohnson4607]

@@dantan1249 Dummest comment ever. The noses and crony capitalists are already taking care of that.

[@ayamtaken2580]

That's one way to stop overpopulation, nature always balances

[@notoriusdrifter40]

Thats what I thought

[@Player-re9mo]

There's no balance here. Infertility increased in countries with small and aged populations. Countries with huge amounts of people are not as affected.

[@KryssLaBryn]

@@Player-re9mo They did say it was a world-wide phenomenon. And the US has the third-largest population in the world, and it certainly sounded like it was affecting the US. Luckily we've got a large enough global population that while this would absolutely be concerning to anyone individually affected, on a species-wide level, it's probably a good thing, overall.

[@Player-re9mo]

@@KryssLaBryn it's not a good thing though. If a group of people goes extinct mankind loses from it's genetical diversity. Think about the Native Americans. Only a few still live today and most of them are mixed and live in poor conditions. I don't want such a catastrophe to repeat itself.

[@trawrtster6097]

@@Player-re9mo I mean isn't "mixing" a good thing for genetic diversity? People of the same race/ethnicity are more closely related to each other, so it would make sense in this way of thinking to encourage people to have children with those of a difference race or other physical attributes. And the poor conditions of Native Americans aren't because they're not many of them or that they're "mixed" but because colonialism put them into that position.

[@nsiev7043]

I got a vasectomy and don't plan on having kids. This is so interesting to watch. Glad I don't have to worry about it as much

[@paptapto22]

Lol are we gonna get a male handmaid's tale straight after covid?

[@michaellarue8645]

Its called the alphabet people

[@likelovetothelost]

Well in Handmaids Tale it was actually mostly the men who were causing the fertility problem

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@jasonlarsen4945]

It's how they got the "female" handmaid's tale. If you pay close attention, it wasn't even the women who were infertile in handmaid's tale necessarily, they didn't bother to test the men because the society was so patriarchal they wouldn't entertain the notion that the women weren't the problem. A lot of the commander's wives weren't barren, but their husbands couldn't get the job done. The fertility doctors knew what was up. In both the movie and the show it is revealed, somewhat subtly.

[@biancat7761]

@@jasonlarsen4945 yup, it'll still be blamed on women.. They'll find a way to blame us... Believe me.

[@johna3564]

Excuse me, how is an episode on sperm count not on”Balls Deep”

[@johna3564]

@@siouxmaelstrom4042 u like it nasty

[@galedribble9535]

@@johna3564 😳 Whoops…think I may be interrupting you guys

[@johna3564]

@@galedribble9535 come join the fun

[@johnster02]

“my boys and girls look like a busy new york city street.” that’s something i want in a poem

[@Bmanritchie]

ABOUT TIME WE HAD THIS TALK! Lanes finally opening up cause FINALLY so many people DON’T want kids in an ever shittier environment.

[@Pia9804]

Let you name and family die when you refuse to carry its name futher

[@Bmanritchie]

@@Pia9804 - Why would I care? I’d be dead. GOP: Personal responsibility! Me: Okay, won’t pump out any kids that I cannot afford to adequately care for. GOP: NOT LIKE THAT!

[@Axeman20]

Yep, never having kids especially when it's super expensive to even provide for yourself.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@Pia9804 good.

[@Bmanritchie]

@Kat T GOP: So you’re stingy in caring for your child(ren)? How selfish! Me: You’re a more empowered “capitalist” when you don’t have to waste money on child rearing.

[@gatorademan69]

"those are my boys right there" never laughed so hard from vice before

[@Andyreds1776]

Female hormones in tap water as a by product in female urine of females taking contraceptive pills ended up in our water system and they are not filtered out ended up as one of the factors that decreases sperm count.

[@dmares700]

We really should be outraged

[@sn1000k]

Or horny

[@agathachris9722]

But we won't.

[@gregorymalchuk272]

People aren't even outraged at boys and men being PHYSICALLY castrated by infant circumcision, much less outraged by chemical castration by plasticizers, herbicides, and birth control pills in the water supply.

[@sadhu7191]

As a man I see that humans have no plan but to breed until world ends. Humans only care about breeding

[@stormy3898]

I'm not trying do be depressing, but do we really care? Let's be honest here.

[@KD400_]

It's a combination of genetics food and environmental issues plus stress people r under stress almost everyday

[@yveje9720]

I thought weight was a factor, men are fatter these days than in the past

[@Opethfeldt]

They're also watching porn and ejaculating very frequently. You can't have healthy sperm count if you're constantly expelling them.

[@VestigeFinder]

@@Opethfeldt nofap gang rise up

[@MrTmenzo]

And sleep quality.

[@itismedio1684]

genetically modified food has nothing to do with this dude at least be sure that something is true before posting it

[@whitfaber12]

People are heavier and more stressed now too. That can have a huge affect on sperm count.

[@aye3678]

8:40 love his late reaction to what you just said, haha!

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@tombig4011]

My wife and I had no problem getting pregnant at 26. Our second child I was 31 and it took almost a year bc of a low count.

[@tombig4011]

I had two things going on that the dr think caused it. My thyroid was hyper active causing Graves’ disease that caused issues with my pituitary gland. At that time I had my lumbar spine fused and was on high dose of opiates. The dr thinks one or both caused the issue. I have not taken daily opiates for 4 years now and my numbers have still not came up any so I’m not sure that was the issue.

[@Sneakyboson]

Human civilization is truly on the decline on all fronts.

[@Greasyspleen]

Yes, clear grey. What other colors does it come in? I guess red would be bad.

[@KittenoftheBroccoli]

@The Depths Of Games "We asked for a SPERM sample, sir."

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@891delta]

Wait, red is bad?

[@zamppa3974]

*Cannibal Corpse intensifies*

[@pprc5363]

How I love my Sperm of many colours. It has Red and Yellow and Blue and green and Purple and Pink and Gold.

[@onefahq]

I have Sertoli cell syndrome which means I don’t have the cells that make sperm. That’s what I was told by a radiologist, an endocrinologist and a surgeon at Vanderbilt but they don’t know if I ever had them or if it was due to drug use or what. Had to have a testicle removed due to a growth on it and that’s when it was discovered at age 39

[@atach881]

The doctor lady was so nice and sweet if I ever have to have my fertility analyzed I hope it's someone like her.

[@stoned_wolf]

Dr. Shanna Swan was on The Joe Rogan Experience and it is a much more in depth and enjoyable discussion if you are interested in this subject.

[@kismet8010]

JRE is retarded so nah

[@dionysusNME]

@@kismet8010 I'm sure Rogan assumes it is some sort of "NWO" conspiracy

[@Grunge_Cycling]

Actually so happy for my boy’s healthy sample!

[@TheTonialadd]

Wait…you’re using your boys sperm???

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@DocOrtmeyer]

😂yeah

[@michaeltodd2923]

Spoiler alert lol.

[@arandomperson5434]

FBI OPEN UP

[@kathleenfaher861]

Men also have less testosterone than previous generations. They are literally less "manly" than their ancestors before. I think they also should have explored the factor of obesity in sperm count, as Americans are getting heavier and that decreases sperm count.

[@jamesu3816]

Lower testosterone is a measurement chemical in your body, manly is a set of characteristics we determine to be defined as manly. So no....

[@kathleenfaher861]

@@jamesu3816 Well, I would say that "manly" characteristics are a byproduct of testosterone.

[@kathleenfaher861]

@@jamesu3816 www.health.harvard.edu/drugs-and-medications/testosterone--what-it-does-and-doesnt-do www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3693622/

[@jamesu3816]

@@kathleenfaher861 yah and you would be wrong. That is an oversimplification. Someone could hunt workout and be into football, all considered manly, yet they could have low t.... A woman could be into all of the above as well. So yah it's just a very limited way of looking at something that has a lot scope than testosterone, so much so that testosterone levels don't correlate to manliness in any predictive way with the exception of your intuition.

[@kathleenfaher861]

@@jamesu3816 I am referring to 'manly' characteristics as anything related to the presence of testosterone, like facial/body hair, hormonal aggression, large musculoskeletal structure, larger facial features, high sex drive, etc. Not hobbies that a person does on the weekend.

[@aveleedeleon7694]

Can someone please explain what the doctor meant when he said being taller than your male siblings means you were probably less exposed to testosterone when you were going through puberty? Why would being taller mean you are less exposed to testosterone?

[@rdizzy1]

I know exposure to high amounts of testosterone during puberty can stunt the growth of males, maybe it is the inverse of that.

[@VestigeFinder]

@@rdizzy1 is that why im short and have a huge dong

[@MRuby-qb9bd]

Has something to do with how the hormone affects growth plates or something. Just read something recently that was about eunuchs in Europe and Asia who were castrated pre-puberty that were taller on average than their non-castrated peers.

[@TheRelen222]

The growth plates tend to close faster if exposed to a growth spurt early. Those who get their growth spurt later in life have more time to grow slowly before their growth spurt, so they usually end up taller. There is some correlation between high testosterone levels and early puberty.

[@MRuby-qb9bd]

@@TheRelen222 Thank you! That was it!

[@Hexterguard99]

I wonder if the same thing is also happening in non western countries as well?

[@miketython5824]

No it’s not. Because they’re not a sex driven unhealthy totally controlled and fooled by their government

[@Hexterguard99]

@@miketython5824 If you’re talking about countries like China then you are unaware that it’s happening there as well, they also have a falling birth rate. www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2170462/falling-sperm-counts-china-may-hurt-effort-boost-birth-rate

[@DieNibelungenliad]

It's happening in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and in Eastern Europe.

[@erikthompson8116]

Why would you block out the brands that had toxic chemicals? SHOW THEM

[@Helaw0lf]

I am humbled someone had the nards to journalize this subject.

[@koi.in.pond3149]

I credit Vice for covering so many topics and raising awareness with stuff going on in our world . It's sad with all the chemicals . I'm scared about fake vanilla its now made with plastic .

[@letsburn00]

Fake vanilla is made a byproduct of paper making actually.

[@henrytai6227]

Meanwhile David Attenborough: overpopulation is killing the planet Seriously though, mother Earth, pick a crisis....

[@JoeMama-1diot]

Adoption

[@omgitzpaige2013]

i mean this could be a sick joke from mother earth to balance things out lol

[@nananicomano6958]

It's like Handmaid's Tale in real life....

[@RyanBlockb5]

Congratulations to your seamen.

[@thirdworldrebel]

Seamanship

[@babieuvlog7030]

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[@zamppa3974]

ah, my favorite rammstein song

[@pprc5363]

Seapeople

[@PirateCat822]

SEAmen

[@danielrichard8583]

well done sir, I would like to see more of this interviewer he's the best.

[@letzsnuggzz]

People prefer to worship billionaires and listen to the Koch’s, than advocate for themselves and their own wellbeing.

[@lospaisasoriginal5454]

There's nothing to advocate for any longer.

[@originalunoriginal4055]

Don't worry about people, worry about yourself! When you're lowered into that 6ft deep hole (your grave) you will be residing their alone!

[@b3at2]

Yup

[@Cbd_7ohm]

Only boomers.

[@oldman2477]

"So the water is turning the frogs gay..."

[@christopherleveck6835]

HAS

[@melz6625]

it definitely turned your brain into pebbles

[@roguetuber4377]

🌈 🐸

[@MrDude826]

It is. Because the water is full of hormone acting like chemicals that industries throw into the water and can't be filtered. Animals like frogs can change sex if everyone is of the same sex in the area. Water full of estrogens can activate this mechanism and so the male frogs become female.

[@nynative137]

This is the funniest vice episode ive seen by far

[@atb12312]

This has been a problem for a while about time it's reaching the mainstream. Now is the time for people to be switching to whole organic foods and healthy lifestyle habits and fulfilling the best expression of human existence.

[@MsBhappy]

We will have a severe food shortage and crisis if we all eat organic. It uses too much precious resources of land and water to produce such small yields. The US simply needs to follow the EU regulations. The FDA does not have the consumer's best interests at heart.

[@atb12312]

@@MsBhappy Studies regarding whether organic farming uses more resources is inconclusive, and that is before you consider that an individual on an organic diet in theory would consume less food as it is more nutrient dense. However regardless the use of pesticides herbicides fungicides and rodenticides are poisoning what precious water we have left, not to mention entering human bodies. A sustainable approach has to be identified.

[@Utubeaccount123]

Yeah the only problem I find with this vid is why is the population still increasing a lot?

[@trawrtster6097]

@@atb12312 Studies show it's impossible to feed everyone on a purely organic diet.

[@bearmugs1408]

Organic food is too expensive for the average person in western society. That is the first reason why organic food is harder to put on the table than processed things. It all boils down to our good friend capitalism

[@LucretiusDraco]

amazing! I love it that we are feeling more free to talk about things that matter even when it's outside of our comfort zone ( : I wish my generation had been as free as millennials u guys n girls r awesome!

[@shindeirunani]

"These are my boys here" LMAOOOO

[@Harrysmash10]

Well done this needs coverage

[@tmzebe530]

Good job on this one. People need to see this and know this information.

[@lakeishag76]

This was very interesting and informative!

[@teneal9215]

True

[@HS-cf8lz]

I wrote about BHT in David Beckham fragrance but also used in many others, the review was deleted

[@DTrecording]

I can't help but think that with more rigorous investigation, there could have been a more poignant argument here beyond the loose explanations and partial-maybe blames on large industries, company names FULLY excluded. Kind of a classic "you should be really concerned be we couldn't be bothered to" kind of journalism. This is like the distilled and lazy version of more effective arguments that people have been making for years but with high production value. I promise you can do better lol.

[@MacetazzOpina]

This is a 17 minute piece not a documentary

[@himbourbanist]

You make a good point. The part at the end where he states that we should be "asking for more transparency from manufacturer's" on what goes into the products we buy... Like, yeah, they don't fucking care. They aren't going to change anything they're doing until legally forced to do so.

[@sebastianwallin3726]

A lot of studies have shown that the major reason why Sperm count is dropping in the western world is a matter of many reasons. A lot of the reasons why we see a drop is also measured by who we test. Anyway currently all those sperm banks are saying it comes down to alcohol, smoking and heat exposure to your balls.

[@davidocallaghan6361]

Fascinating piece. Underdiscussed issue and thank you for bringing it to light.

[@SabzKhumalo]

Slowly the Handsmaid tale comes to fruition.

[@lioleigh9791]

Prophet Atwood 🙌🏼

[@JP2GiannaT]

Except it's men instead of women. Hmm... interesting plot twist.

[@MrPSaun]

@@JP2GiannaT The plot twist in Handmaid's Tale is that it is the men.

[@PANIC87]

I was actually super happy for you and your sperm count. 😂 Health is EVERYTHING. Have a blessed day, folks.

[@shedd45]

Do you want some?

[@askosefamerve]

​@@shedd45You trying to spread? 😂

[@mostazameansmustard]

To be honest, I am just surprised how humanity is still alive.

[@KaleighMacKay]

so many people have made fun of me for making my own beauty products and being concerned about chemicals, and everytime Ive dated someone, Ive gone out of my way to make them their own products to use too, I knew that there were a bunch of chemicals in most commercial products that were bad for overall health, didnt know it was this bad. I'm happy that your tests came back good though!

[@carinadominguez22]

Really. How did you learn to make them?

[@ericrobinson7184]

Wow, you took good care of your body, hope your hubby did the same!

[@rainbomg]

I would love to see what these experts have in their house, like what shampoos and juice and lotions they have

[@spookayitsme]

I fully thought that Dr was in there producing the sample 😳

[@kingpest13]

Damn, wish he forgot to turn off his mic. That would be hilarious

[@babieuvlog7030]

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