What on earth has a 1 way system got to do with fertility?

In this months episode we were joined by the incredible Steven Moser who exquisitely explained how Varicocele developed and why it's such a problem!

Full episode out on 16/09/24

This month it's all about varicocele.

Did you know that as many as 40% of men struggling to conceive will have a varicocele?

Yet many men will know nothing about it.

Check out this incredible episode out on 16/09/24

We're over the moon to announce that we have won an award for our podcast.

Each year the European Fertility Society host an annual competition for experts, clinics and many others to recognise achievements within the fertility industry.

When we heard there was a best podcast category we had to put ourselves forward.

Winners were announced at a gala event at the annual ESHRE conference where we received an award as "highly commended" for our podcast.

This bonus episode says it all really! This award isn't for us, this award is for all those men out there who are going or have been through fertility struggles.

Our voice is now being heard!

Thank you all for your support..... let's continue to change the world of male fertility together.

What connects dogs, polar bears, inuits, humans and sperm?

In this episode we welcomed the incredible Professor Richard Lea into the studio. Richard is a Professor of reproductive biology with a specialist interest in environmental toxins and fertility.

This has to be one of the most incredible episodes we've ever recorded. Fascinating, scary and thought provoking (with a little bit of testhim humour thrown in too) it's a must listen!

Richard has over 30 years' experience of research into various aspects of fertility and reproduction with his primary research being around environmental chemicals and their effects on mammalian fertility and reproductive well-being.

What he's discovered over his career is quite incredible and may make you think again about some of your habits!

DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!

We take all of our podcast conversations very seriously!!

Despite what was a very thought provoking and, at times, quite concerning conversation we still try and bring a bit of humour into our chats.

Richard the testicle man who hangs around collecting testicles from the vets.

This is definitely an episode that everyone should listen to!!

We discussed:

Plastics and fertility

Declining sperm quality

Declining fertility in animals

Environmental toxins

Chemicals in testicles

Chemicals in dog food

Honestly one of the most thought provoking conversations we've had to date!

Full episode out 19th August 2024.

Are we as humans responsible for the decline in male fertility?

Is it something we're producing, is it the chemicals in our environment?

These are some of the questions we put to Professor Richard Lea when he came to join us in the studio.

This episode will blow your mind!

Out on 19/08/24

This conversation deserved it's own bonus episode.

It was great to welcome Shaun Greenaway onto our podcast live at the fertility show back in May 2024.

Shaun has been a huge voice in the male fertility space for many years now and his story is truly inspiring.

Shaun sat down and spoke with Toby about what it was like to receive his diagnosis of Azoospermia and how his life changed forever from that point onwards.

Shaun has been incredibly open about the grief and depression that he's experienced as a result of his diagnosis and how he moved on from that to start a family using donor sperm.

A must listen!

You can find Shaun over at https://www.instagram.com/knackered_knackers/

In this episode we were joined by the lovely Alejandra Lozada Andrade.

Alejandra is a Psychotherapist with specialist experience around fertility support.

In this conversation we explored the importance of talking therapies and why so many men would benefit from them yet why so many men are reluctant to open up.

Alejandra talks about the importance of acknowledgement and acceptance and how infertility can have such a huge impact on a man's identity and wellbeing.

To find out more head over to

https://www.fertilitysupportlondon.com/

Coming up this month, a fascinating and thought provoking conversation with Alejandra Lozada Andrade about the value of Psychotherapy for men going through fertility treatment.

A truly frank and open conversation about what it's really like to try and give a semen sample!

This bonus episode is about breaking some of those taboos and inviting men to join our give it a shot campaign.

For some men, giving a sample can be a really stressful and emotional event. It's not actually always as easy as some people may think and some men just can't do it.

So rather than your 1st attempt at getting it in the pot being in a clinic toilet with nurses chatting outside, why not have a go at home to see what it's like.

Why not "give it a shot".

We're giving away free semen analysis pots for you to have a go at home. Maybe you've never had to do it yet but you have a semen analysis booked. Maybe you want your partner to see what it's actually like? What ever your reason just order your pot and "give it a shot".

https://store.testhim.com/products/semen-sample-pot