Ayda Field reveals her conception struggles with Robbie Williams
X Factor judge Ayda Field, 39, revealed why she and her husband Robbie Williams, 44, struggled to conceive.
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The pair revealed a third child who they had via surrogate on Friday.
For those wondering why the pair made their decision, Ayda said in June that Robbie needed testosterone injections.
This was because he'd been told in his 30s his hormone levels were equivalent to that of an 80-year-old.
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The mum-of-three said on Loose Women: ‘Robbie suffered with low testosterone, and for some men it means a loss of libido, but it was nothing to do with that for him.'
She added: ‘He had lethargy and depression. He actually didn’t know, and we got his blood panels done and they said he had the testosterone of an 80-year-old man.
‘He was in his 30s at the time. I think he was surprised. The minute he took the testosterone he felt as though he had a new lease on life, he could do things, he was happy, he was motivated and it had nothing to do with getting big muscles.’
Ayda also opened up about the effect the news had on Robbie.
‘It was probably a bit emasculating but I didn’t want to circle on that, I didn’t want to go "do you feel like less of a man?" Look, why should a man in his 30s have the testosterone levels of an 80 year old man?
‘There’s this thing with men where they’re not allowed to talk about these things, I’m so proud of him because he’s always so open about his struggles.’
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