At-Home Fertility Tests Are Booming, But Are They Worth It?
(WorldNews Netherlands)

This article originally appeared on VICE Netherlands. Having kids is perhaps not as easy as it once was. Studies suggest male fertility has been declining significantly over the past 40 years (the cause of this drop is still unclear), while women are choosing to have kids much later in life, and having a harder time conceiving as a result. On the positive side, celebrities and regular people are finally breaking the infertility taboo and talking about their miscarriages, IVF journeys or their inability to conceive on social media. But this public interest has also prompted companies to exploit our fertility focus by offering at-home, over-the-counter tests which claim to check for leading...