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Chat replay: Threatened fertility

A human embryo is seen through a microscope.
A human embryo is seen through a microscope.
Photo Credit: Sandy Huffaker , Getty Images

TORONTO - Being able to conceive a child is something our bodies are programmed to do. However, one in six Canadian couples has trouble conceiving. Often, it’s assumed infertility is a woman’s problem.

Or is it? More men - between the ages of 18 and 45 - have infertility than diabetes.

In a special 16x9 investigation, Beatrice Politi spoke with men dealing with infertility – the struggles, the science and the risks to both father and child. The full hour-long 16x9 investigation aired on Feb. 11.

You can watch it in its entirety here.

On Feb. 13 Politi hosted a live blog on the issue of threatened fertility. Her assembled panel included a fertility specialist, a professor of law and medicine and four couples who have gone through the IVF process with varying levels of success.

The chat is archived below in its entirety.

 

 

 

 

 

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