# How did we get fertility so wrong?

- Institution: TED
- Department: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi
- Speaker: Mona Chalabi
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mona_chalabi_how_did_we_get_fertility_so_wrong)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When it comes to making a baby, we know it takes two to tango. So why do the pressures of fertility often fall on only one half of the equation? In this video, data journalist Mona Chalabi examines some of the big misconceptions around fertility, shares significant blind spots in the data, and reveals why we need more research on sperm. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, from the TED Audio Collective.

## Lectures

1. [How did we get fertility so wrong?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mona_chalabi_how_did_we_get_fertility_so_wrong/42a4e9ee50fb), 3 min (TED's player)