Male Fertility - It takes two to tango

cause ladies, it is not just on us

Hi Lovely,

What an exciting week it’s been.

I opened spots again for my 1:1 Hormone Harmony Program, and I was met with such an influx of interest 🤯

So I’m feeling incredibly grateful and excited for this next chapter

With that, I’ve been chatting with some women on our discovery calls, hearing why they’re interesting in our work together, etc.

And so many of them are looking for fertility support, want to know how to optimize their hormones and are preparing for trying to conceive.

and then they ask me

“well what about my partner? what can he do?”

and to be honest gals, I’m psyched by this question

because for waaaayyyyy to long, the responsibility and in many cases “blame” has been placed solely on the woman

and it takes two to tango 💃 🕺

+ when it comes to fertility challenges

• 30% is often due to the woman

• 30% is often due to the man

• 30-40% is a combo of both

And let me be clear - as a woman’s health platform and practitioner, of course our spotlight is on female side 💡

but that doesn’t mean there is not another part of this equation that is equally important

and so that’s what we’re diving into here…

How Does Male Fertility Work:

So, if you don’t already know, the way male and female anatomy work are quiet different

while women are born with all the eggs they have and our goal around fertility is to support that egg quality and our hormones needed for ovulation and pregnancy (and you can read more about that here 👇 )

Egg Quality, Quantity and Fertility

for men it’s a bit different

Unlike women, men don’t start producing sperm until puberty, which usually starts around the ages of 11 to 14 years.

This process, known as spermatogenesis, takes place in the testes where specialized cells called spermatogonia undergo multiple divisions to eventually form mature sperm cells (spermatozoa).

Like women, hormones also play a crucial role in regulating spermatogenesis: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates sperm production (yes ladies, it is not just for us), while testosterone is essential for sperm maturation and other male characteristics.

While the entire process of sperm production and maturation takes approximately 2 to 3 months, since sperm cells are produced continuously (unlike egg cells), there are always sperm cells at various stages of development.

The lifespan of sperm cells is relatively short outside the body but can survive for 3-5 days within the female reproductive tract (hint: this is why our fertile window isn’t just based on the 1 day of ovulation, but 5 days prior!).

Myth: only women have a “biological clock. While yes, women have more of a “cut off” around fertility that is contingent on menstruation, sperm quality can also be impacted by age. While male fertility typically peaks in the late teens to early 30s, sperm production continues throughout adulthood. However, advanced paternal age (over 40) has been associated with slightly increased risks of genetic disorders and decreased fertility.

So with all of this in the mind, the next question is:

What can be done to influence male fertility?

Factors That Interfere With Male Fertility :

OooOoh and some of these, I bet you didn’t know.