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I Might Be Infertile Due to a Freak Cheerleading Accident

Now I’m nervous. And yes, it is exactly as embarrassing as it sounds.

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Charlie Bird
May 28, 2026
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After our first appointment with the fertility clinic, my husband and I were both sent off with next steps:

  1. Bloodwork for genetic testing.

  2. A full fertility analysis. (You know… the room. The cup. Yeah. We’ll circle back to that later.)

But while I was reading through everything the fertility analysis involves, I came across a list of the most common causes of male infertility.

And my stomach DROPPED.

Because a few years ago, there was… an incident. A very specific, very embarrassing incident that I have never told anyone. And apparently that exact incident is on the list.

So now I’m trying not to spiral.

Which means today you get the story of the freak cheerleading accident that may or may not have made me infertile.

#sorrynotsorry for the paywall, but there is absolutely no way I’m telling this story for free. Partially because it is mortifying. And partially because we need to pay for this baby somehow… lol

Okay. Gulp. Enjoy…

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