[livius]

These people (the Duggers) are very fortunate. Something that is not discussed very much is that male fertility is down in the developed world. A family member has been trying very hard to have children, but her husband simply has a low sperm count, which apparently, according to their doctor, is not unusual among young men now.

But I guess that wouldn’t go along with anti-population hysteria, so it’s better not to discuss it.

Again, these people are really lucky, and I wish my kids had “problems” like that!

[TNdandelion]

My brother and his wife both suffer from fertility issues and have been unable to have children of their own. They have chosen not to do anything medically invasive and have tried to adopt domestically and that has also been discouraging.

I personally think that family size is no one's business unless it's being subsidized by taxpayers.

[wardaddy]

Something that is not discussed very much is that male fertility is down in the developed world

it is markedly in the GenX and Y crowd...like nearly 25% mean decline just since 1980s

why?

many causes and it seems to affect the educated white class more

man...young white males today outside of spec ops just look so underdeveloped and wussy looking...more slightly built...i will bet blacks ...who are quite larger than when i was a boy do not have the same decline