Infertility can be heartbreaking for men as well as women, and it can be hard to know what to say to a couple trying to conceive.

Here are his feelings on the subject.

So you have just put your foot in your mouth then?

Don’t worry about it. It is difficult to know what to say to the infertile, and we understand that you are being supportive and trying to help. Sometimes, it is better to say nothing though.

Everyone is different, and people handle infertility in different ways, but if you know of someone who is going through infertility, my advice to you is this: Show your support by showing an interest, but don’t offer a solution – infertility is a form of loss, there is often no solution. Empathize, but don’t sympathize, and try to avoid saying any of these: