Lily Elsner - Breaking the Taboo: Men's Fertility Testing

The Big Experiment

Men’s fertility is falling and fast.
In the last 50 years sperm counts are down by 60%. Yet this is still a topic that no one is really talking about.
My guest in this episode, Lily Elsner, is the co-founder and CEO of Jack Fertility. They are trying to break the taboo with thier product, the world’s first postable sperm test kit.
Lily discusses the importance of addressing male fertility and the lack of research in this area. We cover the gender imbalance in fertility support and the misconception that infertility is solely a woman's problem.
We also discuss the reasons for the decline in sperm count over the years from environmental to lifestyle factors. Lily shares the origin story of Jack Fertility and the extensive research they conducted to understand the market and consumer needs. As well as problems they have had to overcome to keep sperm alive during transit.
Solutions like Lily’s need to be found to this problem, otherwise what’s the alternative?
“Sperm count is down 60% over the last 50 years” – Lily Elsner
You’ll hear about:
01:08 - What does Jack Fertility do?
02:03 - The current state of infertility
06:16 - Lily's co-founder story
11:11 - Prevention vs the cure
13:49 - Lily's biology background
17:23 - Lily on male infertility
23:05 - Cultural variations around the world
26:41 - Overcoming problems of sending sperm
33:45 - Integrating with the NHS
38:34 - When will this be available?
41:42 - How is funding going?
Follow Lily:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lelsner/
Jack Fertility on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jack-fertility/
Jack Fertility - https://www.jackfertility.co.uk/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackfertility/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jackfertility?lang=en
Connect with me:
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Chapters

1. Lily Elsner - Breaking the Taboo: Men's Fertility Testing (00:00:00)

2. What does Jack Fertility do? (00:01:08)

3. The current state of infertility (00:02:03)

4. Lily's co-founder story (00:06:16)

5. Prevention vs the cure (00:11:11)

6. Lily's biology background (00:13:49)

7. Lily on male infertility (00:17:23)

8. Cultural variations around the world (00:23:05)

9. Overcoming problems of sending sperm (00:26:41)

10. Integrating with the NHS (00:33:45)

11. When will this be available? (00:38:34)

12. How is funding going? (00:41:42)