FFP 609 | Are Sperm Tests Setting the Bar Too Low?
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🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Houston we have a problem! The current sperm guidelines don't provide us with optimal values for natural conception. Instead, they provide a low bar below which further medical support is most likely required. Tune in for the full story!
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| 0:49.3 | 609. |
| 1:01.5 | In today's episode, we are diving into an important topic. We are diving into the sperm guidelines. And most people don't know how they were derived. Most people haven't |
| 1:07.1 | looked at the study where the WHO sperm guidelines came from but when you do it |
| 1:14.0 | really is eye-opening and to some extent shocking how it was determined especially |
| 1:20.2 | when you are trying to conceive or as a practitioner when you're working with couples |
| 1:24.9 | who are trying to conceive, these guidelines can |
| 1:27.9 | create a false sense of security and they can certainly lead to skirting over potential |
| 1:33.7 | issues with male fertility. So we're going to get into that and more in today's episode. So without |
| 1:39.4 | further ado, let's go ahead and dive right in. |
| 1:52.8 | Today I'm sharing a brand new episode in my fam research series, and the topic of the day is sperm quality. This is one of the topics that I've been asked the most about when it comes |
| 1:59.0 | to the new book, Real Food for Fertility, because we have |
| 2:02.0 | an entire sperm chapter. And let me tell you, the sperm chapter is juicy. A little bit of |
| 2:06.9 | background information for those of you who don't know, there was a time when I was planning |
| 2:10.8 | to write a book about sperm. I actually had a cover made and I had wrote at least a couple of chapters. |
| 2:20.4 | And so that forms in a way, |
| 2:27.0 | the basis of chapter nine, which is improving sperm quality in real food for fertility. And as I mentioned, it is a juicy chapter. And I don't have this exact citation number. Actually, |
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