Men are choosing their looks over their sperm

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0:00A growing number of men are making a

0:01pretty surprising trade-off, their looks

0:04over their sperm. Prescriptions for

0:05testosterone have jumped 154%

0:08since 2020 [music]

0:09with the biggest increase among men

0:11between 35 and 44 years old.

0:14Testosterone replacement therapy has

0:15legitimate medical uses, [music] but a

0:17growing number of men are taking the

0:19hormone to try to get the muscular

0:21physique they see on social media. Some

0:23are emulating looks maxing influencers

0:25like clavicular or podcasters like Joe

0:28Rogan who have been open about taking

0:30testosterone. [music] They're trying to

0:32live up to this hyper masculine ideal,

0:34but testosterone therapy has a known

0:36side effect, infertility.

0:38Taking the hormone can actually cause

0:40men to produce fewer sperm. Some guys

0:42haven't been properly counseled on the

0:43risks, but others maybe just don't care

0:46because unlike more [music] traditional

0:47ideals of masculinity, which to be clear

0:50have problems of their own, looks maxing

0:52isn't about having a lot of kids or even

0:55getting with women. It's about competing

0:57with other men. And to win that

0:58competition, some men are willing to

1:00sacrifice their money, their

1:02relationships, and even their sperm.

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