{"id":29475,"date":"2025-06-12T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29475"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:12:32","slug":"doctalk-cracking-the-code-on-male-fertility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-cracking-the-code-on-male-fertility\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracking the code on male fertility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk 17: Cracking the Code on Male Fertility\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uV9hYXK7ri8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June is Men\u2019s Health Month, and whether you\u2019re a man watching or someone who cares about one, we all know that men aren\u2019t always the first to prioritize their health. 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