talking male fertility - the testhim podcast

We take all of our podcast conversations very seriously!! Despite what was a very thought provoking and, at times, quite concerning conversation we still try and bring a bit of humour into our chats. Richard the testicle man who hangs around collecting testicles from the vets. This is definitely an episode that everyone should listen to!! We discussed: Plastics and fertility Declining sperm qualit...

Are we as humans responsible for the decline in male fertility? Is it something we're producing, is it the chemicals in our environment? These are some of the questions we put to Professor Richard Lea when he came to join us in the studio. This episode will blow your mind! Out on 19/08/24

This conversation deserved it's own bonus episode. It was great to welcome Shaun Greenaway onto our podcast live at the fertility show back in May 2024. Shaun has been a huge voice in the male fertility space for many years now and his story is truly inspiring. Shaun sat down and spoke with Toby about what it was like to receive his diagnosis of Azoospermia and how his life changed forever fro...

In this episode we were joined by the lovely Alejandra Lozada Andrade. Alejandra is a Psychotherapist with specialist experience around fertility support. In this conversation we explored the importance of talking therapies and why so many men would benefit from them yet why so many men are reluctant to open up. Alejandra talks about the importance of acknowledgement and acceptance and how inferti...

Coming up this month, a fascinating and thought provoking conversation with Alejandra Lozada Andrade about the value of Psychotherapy for men going through fertility treatment. Why is it men are so poor at reaching out for emotional support? Full episode out 15/07/24

A truly frank and open conversation about what it's really like to try and give a semen sample! This bonus episode is about breaking some of those taboos and inviting men to join our give it a shot campaign. For some men, giving a sample can be a really stressful and emotional event. It's not actually always as easy as some people may think and some men just can't do it. So rather than...

Day 2 at the fertility show 2024 and it was just as busy as day 1. In this episode we hear from yet more great experts in the industry as well as some more personal stories from patients. In this episode you can hear from: Jessica Bourke - AKA the fertility detective https://www.jessicabourke.com/ Maria McMaster - Fitness fertility https://www.fitnessfertility.com/ Barbara Scott - Association of r...

Who knew men's health underwear could be so fascinating! In this episode we're joined by Saara Jamieson the founder and creator of Cool beans underwear. Cool beans underwear was designed and built out of necessity when Saara and her husband were struggling to conceive. It all started with a needle and thread and a bit of mosquito netting. You won't find a pair of pants that have been so carefully...

During this session we hear from Sue Montgomery, Dr Julija Gorodeckaja and Tullis Matson as they discuss their areas of expertise around embryo culture, the lab environment, PGTA and Nature SAFE's campaign.

Possibly one of the most inspiring and thought provoking presentations you'll hear this year.... or ever. In this presentation we hear from Tullis Matson about his work in the veterinary field and how from working with stallion artificial insemination he's gone on to develop one of the largest bio banks of it's kind preserving genetic material of endangered and now extinct species. Nat...

In this presentation Dr Julija Gorodeckaja navigates the revised HFEA add-ons traffic light system, explores significant changes to how PGT-A is assessed and discusses how this testing helps more patients to start or complete their family.

In this presentation Sue Montgomery talks about some of the important aspects of dish media and the lab environment and what role this may play in IVF outcomes.

In this session Prof Darren Griffin, Dr Anand Patel & Prof Jackson Kirkman Brown took questions from the audience and discussed some of the more challenging ins and outs of male fertility and whether we could ever get to a universal standardised testing pathway.

In this presentation Prof Jackson Kirkman Brown talks about sperm selection and how can this impact fertility outcomes? How do we prepare men and their sperm? Why does this even matter and what does the future matter?

Dr. Anand Patel offers an overview of what primary care can do to assess and support men struggling with their Fertility. This can range from examination and investigations local to you through to explaining the results with a tailored package of lifestyle interventions that will in many cases improve fertility status. Where lifestyle is not enough, making sure GP's are able to refer effective...

In this presentation Professor Darren Griffin explores the fundamentals of how a sperm head packages its DNA and what can go wrong in the process.   The association between male factor infertility, DNA damage and oxidative stress is covered and how we go about screening for it. Options for patients post-screening are summarised with the overlying message that "all roads lead to an effective D...

This is what sitting in an office chair could be doing to your sperm health! And did you know that polyester really isn't very good for your sperm health? Full episode out on 13/06/24 Order your Cool beans here: https://store.testhim.com/products/cool-beans-men-s-health-underwear

Here's a little taste of what's to come when we met Saara Jamieson the designer and founder of Cool beans underwear. It just shows how these things impact couples and the action they're willing to take to try and find a solution! Full episode out on 13/06/24 Order your cool beans via the testhim store https://store.testhim.com/products/cool-beans-men-s-health-underwear

A little bit of light hearted comedy ahead of our next episode looking at Cool Beans underwear! Full episode coming in June.

We had an amazing weekend at the fertility show in May 2024. It was great to have our podcast kit with us and to capture some insights from experts as well as some real patient stories. Thank you to all those who stopped by. This is just part one.... with more in part two. In this episode you can hear from: Gareth Spinks - patient story Hannah Pearn - acupuncturist https://hannahpearn.com/ Natasha...

In this episode we welcomed Dr Tim Child into the studio to chat about his work with the HFEA! An absolutely mind boggling conversation where we heard about research into ectogenesis. The growing of gametes and even a baby outside of it's natural environment. We also demystified the HFEA traffic lights system, often a source of great confusion whilst also talking about the importance of good r...

This conversation absolutely blew our minds! Artificial eggs and artificial sperm, could it really be a thing? We caught up with Dr Tim Child and spoke about his work with the HFEA and beyond! Full episode out 13/05/24

In this month's episode we welcomed the awesome Claire Mooney from Fertility Solutions . In this episode we explore the importance of testing the man first and why this actually serves both the man and the woman. We covered so much including: why we should test the man first the importance of thorough testing why you can't rely on a semen analysis why most couples need to have more intercourse why...

How many times have you been told that a semen analysis is fine and there's nothing to worry about? Listen in to this episode later this month and learn why we can't rely on just a semen analysis! Full episode out 16th April 2024.

Coming up this month a fantastic conversation with Claire Mooney from fertility solutions . We covered so much including: why we should test the man first the importance of thorough testing why you can't rely on a semen analysis why most couples need to have more intercourse why the biggest change is happening now Full episode coming on the 16th April 2024.