Baby making is a team effort — but male fertility is still massively overlooked. In this must-listen episode, Dr. Danica Thornberry sits down with Dr. Paul Turek, a world-renowned male urologist and microsurgeon, to unpack what most couples don’t realize before IVF: male factor infertility is common, often treatable, and deeply connected to overall health.

Dr. Turek explains why the semen analysis can be confusing (and even misleading), why IVF with ICSI may cause men to skip crucial medical evaluations, and how fertility can act as a powerful biomarker for male health — potentially flagging issues like hormone imbalance, chronic stress, lifestyle inflammation, varicocele, and even broader health risks.

They also dive into what chronic stress does to the male nervous system (spoiler: constant cortisol can slash testosterone and sperm  ...