High school sweethearts Esther and Max Hackman wanted to start a family soon after they got married in 2023 – but after five months of negative pregnancy tests, they were concerned it would be more challenging than they initially thought.

Esther visited her doctor to determine if she had any issues that may be causing infertility, but she was cleared. So she turned to her husband, Max, asking him to take an at-home sperm test.

"I figured that it was a very small chance," Max told "CBS Mornings" in an interview airing on Thursday, adding that having fertility issues never crossed his mind.

Breaking the stigma

He was shocked to see a low score pop up. His physician, Dr. Scott Lundy, a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic who specializes in male infertility, later confirmed Max's count was 1

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