In this very moving video, Michael is interviewed by his wife Vickie, about his thoughts on male infertility and their life as a childless not by choice couple.

Men Matter Too; Yes, I think I’m starting to believe that a little. I’m 62 yrs old now. By the time my wife was in her mid forties we had pretty much given up on having a child, and it never did happen. I was devastated at the thought. For many years the feelings came and went, it wasn’t a constant pressure on my mind. I never thought to talk to anyone back then about it. Who would I talk to?

“Have you got any children?” or “I’m a new dad/grandfather”. I get these all the time, in pretty much all social settings I find myself in. It used to grate but as it is so ubiquitous, I just get on with it these days.  It has left me feeling, however, that there is - without doubt - a bias towards success as a man being defined by the production of at least one child.

“It felt like I had to take part. And then I was floored as I was asked to say a little about myself. I'm childless, is there more?”