Doctors are sounding the alarm as male fertility rates fall through the floor.
If there’s one thing that doctors, physicians and social media users can agree on, it is that male fertility rates are shockingly low but nobody can seem to put their finger on exactly what is causing the drop. While some blame having cell phones in front pockets next to reproductive organs, others claim microplastics in the testicles are a contributing factor. But experts who spoke to National Geographic claim that it’s not just one thing pushing males toward infertility.
A multitude of issues, including marijuana and alcohol use, obesity, delayed family planning and environment can all impact fertility rates. Experts recommend quitting smoking and drinking, engaging in healthy exersize and losing weight for anyone struggling to conceive or wanting to boost their sperm count. Other health factors include inflammation, disease and infection. For example, those recovering from a fever-inducing illness may see a significantly reduced count.
While the decline may not yet constitute a crisis, it’s clear that something is headed in the wrong direction.
Columbia University Fertility Center’s Dr. Alex Robles spoke to Fox News Digital about the concerning numbers, saying that physicians are “certainly seeing more couples where the male factor contributes to infertility.”
“At least one-third of couples we evaluate have some male component,” he said, adding, “Poor semen parameters are associated with other medical conditions and may signal underlying metabolic, hormonal or environmental issues.”
But it’s not just the United States that is seeing these numbers; it’s a significant problem in Western countries in general.
“A 2017 meta-analysis published in Oxford Journals: Human Reproduction Update found that sperm counts in Western countries have declined by almost 60% globally since 1973. The 2023 update confirmed these same results,” Fox News reported.
Lead study author and epidemiologist Hagai Levine is warning that this trend could result in human extinction if some sort of balance isn’t restored.
“This is the canary in the coal mine,” Levine said to National Geographic. “It signifies that something is very wrong with our current environment, as lower sperm counts predict morbidity and mortality.”
But Scott Lundy, urologist and primary author of a 2025 Cleveland Clinic analysis of studies, suggests that while sperm count is low, there has been now dangerous decline of pregnancies.
“There is no evidence to suggest that this decline is the cause of a precipitous decline in the ability to cause pregnancies. Most men, even with a modest decline in sperm counts, will still have no issues conceiving,” he stated.
“Allan Pacey, deputy dean of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester, told National Geographic that the decline could be caused by increased use of contraception, as well as men waiting longer to have children or choosing not to have them at all,” Fox’s report notes.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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