Most Americans don’t realize the simple act of pouring a glass of water, using their favorite shampoo, or wearing a rain jacket can impact their chances of having children. Infertility is on the rise in the United States, affecting one out of every eight couples.  It’s a sobering reality that touches the lives of women and…

Commentary In the 2021 Commission on the Status of Women conference held at the United Nations in New York City, the UN unveiled a renewed strategy for advancing “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.” In an event called, “Reclaiming Gender Justice: Countering National, Regional, and Global Backlashes,” Ib Peterson, deputy executive director of  the UN Population…

A recently published meta-analysis shows that global sperm counts are declining worldwide—at an accelerating rate. The article, published in the journal Human Reproduction Update in November 2022 by an international team of researchers, reviewed 2936 scholarly abstracts and 868 full articles and analyzed data from 38 sperm count studies done on six continents, updating their…