Do they think we are daft?

If the meaning is obvious does it matter what was actually said?

I did get your point, db.

I misread bags' post - my 'obvious' was referring to the result of the research i.e. that it was obvious that father's with a low sperm count might have sons with the same problem.

“Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on.
"I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least--at least I mean what I say--that's the same thing, you know."
"Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter. "You might just as well say that "I see what I eat" is the same thing as "I eat what I see"!”
― Lewis Carroll

A useful lesson.

never let the truth get in the way of a good headline

My point.

Of course what they mean is obvious, thatbags but it is not what the headline says which was my point. <sigh>
I still maintain that men do not conceive.

It's even more obvious in that the report is referring to those conceived by ICSI, a particular type of IVF for men with low sperm count.

It's not a great line but it obviously means that IVF may affect boys' fertility.

Well, I think it's obvious.

The Newspaper has just missed off the rest of the sentence: conceiving with their partner. As yggdrasil said, it takes two. People do talk about themselves as a pair getting pregnant nowadays and "We are expecting a baby".

But yes, "may" is a weasel word.

And then again they may not. I love the word may in newspaper stories.
Boys conceiving? It may happen but probably won't.

It takes two.