LF LOCKER ROOM With information surrounding female fertility seemingly more accessible, trouble conceiving among men seems to be kept zipped, despite “male infertility being the main issue for one in three couples trying to get pregnant,” according to Dr Chris George, general practitioner and media doctor. “The main cause of male infertility is poorquality semen,” says Dr Chris. This can be due to a “lack of sperm, sperm that doesn’t move properly, abnormal sperm or in a small number of cases, an underlying medical condition,” he explains. Warning signs include: struggling to conceive after a year of regular intercourse, as well as “problems with sexual function, pain, swelling or a lump around the testicles, abnormal breast tissue (gynaecomastia), recurrent chest infections and reduced facial hair.” He explains: “Male infertility is diagnosed following medical history, examination and further tests.” For Ryan Bregante, founder of Living With XXY, infertility came as a complication of Klinefelter syndrome, a rare condition where he was born with an extra X chromosome.
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