How many people does it affect? Women or men more often? And what are the possible causes?

According to a WHO report, one in six people worldwide will experience infertility at some point in their lives. Specifically, this means having 12 months or more of unprotected sex without a pregnancy occurring.

The science.lu team of the Luxembourg National Research Fund looked at a wealth of statistics and scientific studies on the topic. In this episode of “Ziel mir keng!”, they address these questions, among others: Is infertility rising or falling? Is it mainly due to women or to men, keyword sperm crisis? And what are the possible causes in each case?

RTL launched this format together with science.lu of the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR): a science check on socially relevant topics, available on RTL Télé, RTL Play, science.lu and the science.lu YouTube, Instagram and Tiktok-channels.