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💙 Fertility isn’t just a women’s health conversation.

When couples are trying to conceive, so much of the focus naturally falls on the woman’s reproductive health. But male factors contribute to around half of infertility cases, making sperm health an important part of understanding fertility as a couple.

From sperm count and movement to shape, quality and overall reproductive health, there’s much more to male fertility than simply being able to “make sperm”.

And sometimes, the first step is simply knowing what’s happening.

In a fun and unexpected way, City Fertility recently put male fertility in the spotlight with an ‘Egg & Sperm Race’, bringing the microscopic journey towards conception to life at Brisbane’s Bridge to Brisbane event. 🥚🏃‍♂️

Because when it comes to conception, it’s not simply about which sperm gets there first — sperm health matters too.

If you’re trying to conceive, or simply want to understand more about male fertility, this article explores the signs, factors that can affect sperm health and why a semen test may be an important first step.

👉 Read the full article to learn more about male fertility and why the conversation needs to include both partners.

Written by Kit Peters   I’m Kit, the Founder of Together We Wait, an online and in-person community that empowers and supports women in IVF. Together We Wait was “born” from my heartbreak of multiple IVF cycles and later my… Continue Reading >

All parents share special bonds with their children and no two women’s journey to become a mum is necessarily the same. My journey to become a mum involved IVF after 8 years of trying naturally for a baby.  Some may… Continue Reading >

This varies a little bit based on age. For women under 35, if you have been trying to conceive for a year and have not become pregnant, then I advise seeking help. Usually around 80-90% of women under the age… Continue Reading >

Miracle Mum Rebecca writes, ‘This is my story. There is a world out there that I never knew existed until I entered it.’ My husband and I completed 14 rounds of IVF to fall pregnant with our babies. The overwhelming… Continue Reading >

You’ve been trying to conceive for a number of years unsuccessfully. You’ve had miscarriages, failed IUI or IVF cycles. You’re so desperate for a baby of your own but you’re feeling like you’re nearly ready to get off this rollercoaster… Continue Reading >

You’ve been trying to conceive for so long but you’re still not pregnant. Every month you get your hopes up – your period doesn’t start straight away when your fertility app says it should. So you use a pregnancy test… Continue Reading >

Regardless of if you fell pregnant naturally, tried to get pregnant for years, used IVF, had help from a surrogate, adopted or are a single parent or step parent. Well done! You are doing a great job!   Regardless of… Continue Reading >