Save our sperm - why we need to take men's falling fertility seriously

Environmental factors such as air- borne pollutants and pesticides in our foods are leading to a decline in the quality and quantity of male sperm, says Lorraine Courtney

THE infertility crisis at the heart of the recently televised The Handmaid’s Tale is the reason why Gilead’s founders staged a coup, overthrowing democracy and reclaiming fertile women, like Elizabeth Moss’ character Offred, as state property.

Channel 4’s dramatisation of Margaret Attwood’s dystopian novel got rave reviews and drew large audiences. But new research suggests that by linking infertility to environmental issues, the near-futuristic series may too far-fetched after all.