Men have been asked to stop denying the possibility that they could be having infertility issues.
Reproductive Health specialist Edwin Moses said that a lot of times, the blame is put on women when there is trouble with having children.
He said a large percentage of men are also affected as far as infertility is concerned.
"So what we do, when you're visiting a gynecologist, please tag along your boyfriend or husband," Moses advised women.
He said that women should tell men close to them to also seek fertility services.
Moses was speaking during the one-year anniversary celebration of the Myra IVF Medical Center in Nairobi.
He said that we are moving away from the traditional way of thinking.
"We no longer think that when we seek fertility or when there's no child, then you are encouraged to marry the second wife."
"We are all Africans. So your auntie will bring you someone or your sister will send someone to come and visit you," he said.
He said studies indicate that males are increasingly engaged in infertility issues.
"So that's my encouragement. Let's not look into fertility as a woman's problem. It's also a man's problem," he said.
Moses told men that not all ejaculations can produce sperms that can lead to pregnancy.
"When we get an erection, especially a drawing erection, and we ejaculate, we produce thousands and millions of spermatozoa.
"But out of that, there is only a specific one which is supposed to make everything correct," he said.
He told men that if they go to a fertility expert, they may be shocked to discover that those millions of sperm do not even reach anywhere.
Moses said men could be blaming their woman when in reality, they are also contributing to the childlessness.
"So please, let's do some analysis and seek specialised help," he said.
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