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A personal account of miscarriage from a male partner, including grief, helplessness, supporting a partner and recognising your own need for support.

Learn how long to abstain before a semen analysis, why timing affects results, what UK laboratories advise, and what to do if plans change.

Understand how baby loss affects men, why their grief may be less visible and how male partners can support someone else while seeking their own help.

Learn how testosterone affects sperm production, the signs of low testosterone, how it is tested and why testosterone treatment can reduce fertility.

Olly Brown discusses miscarriage, the pressure men feel to stay strong and how honest conversations can support grief, relationships and recovery.

Learn why trying to conceive can affect erections, ejaculation and desire, plus practical ways to reduce pressure and reconnect with your partner.

Shaun Greenaway reflects on grieving a genetic connection, choosing donor conception and discovering that fatherhood is built through presence and care.

Compare home sperm tests with laboratory semen analysis, understand what different kits measure and learn when clinical assessment is still needed.

Learn about fertility treatment rights at work, time off for appointments, discrimination protections and how employers can provide practical support.

Dr Anna Machin explains the science of fatherhood, including bonding, caregiving, hormones and why biology does not determine whether someone is a good dad.

Explore what research says about stress and sperm quality, why the evidence is mixed, and why stress management should not replace fertility testing.

Learn what fully automated ICSI involves, how the first live births were achieved and what still needs to be proven about safety, effectiveness and access.

Shaun shares his journey through azoospermia, varicocele treatment, micro-TESE and donor conception, and how infertility reshaped his view of fatherhood.

Understand surgical sperm retrieval, including PESA, TESA, TESE and micro-TESE, who each procedure may help and how retrieved sperm are used.

Understand the differences between fertility counselling, coaching and peer support, what each can help with and how to choose the right option.

Learn how fertilisation, embryo development and implantation happen, why each stage can fail and how the process differs during IVF and ICSI.

Learn how sperm health is assessed, why appearance cannot tell you much, what a semen analysis measures, and when to seek medical advice.

Understand the IVF process from a male perspective, including fertility tests, semen samples, consent, ICSI and possible surgical sperm retrieval.

Learn how a GP can start male fertility testing, which NHS tests may follow, what abnormal semen results mean and when specialist referral is needed.

Explore whether cycling affects sperm quality, what research says about high-volume training and practical ways to reduce heat, pressure and injury risks.

Ciaran reflects on infertility grief during his Everest Base Camp trek and what the experience taught him about perseverance, limits and asking for support.

Ciaran shares how male infertility affected his identity, mental health and relationships, and how speaking openly helped him begin to recover.

Ciaran shares how male infertility affected his identity, relationship and future, and why grief does not follow a simple or predictable set of stages.