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Hasan Minhajis opening up about having fertility issues before welcoming his second child.
The Morning Showactor, whowelcomed his second child, a son, in March 2020, says he and Patel were “actually having fertility problems for years,” which was “really tough” on the couple.
“It loaded the relationship with a lot of tension. We’d be sitting there really late at night having tough conversations — ‘Are we gonna be able to have kids? Are we arrogant for thinking we deserve kids?’ " he recalls.
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During his visit to the clinic, Minhaj says his doctor told him, “You have too much blood down there, it’s been lowering your sperm count” and would need to undergo varicocele repair surgery.
“If you don’t get this surgery, you can’t have kids,” the actor recalls his doctor saying.
Six weeks after having the surgery, Minhaj says his wife became pregnant with their son. The couple is also parents to a 3-year-old daughter.
The comedianannounced the birth of his sonon Instagram in March 2020, sharing a sweet photo of himself cradling the newborn as his wife looks on.
In his caption, Minhaj commented on the happy moment occurring amid troubling times with ongoingcoronavirusconcerns — and hinted that his family might be done expanding.
“Even in these crazy times there are so many beautiful moments,“wrotetheDaily Showalum. “Welcome to the world little guy. The Minhaj family grows, and according to Beena it’s done growing. But ya never know, shooters shoot.”
source: people.com
