Wait, I know this one.

Recent reproductive science indicates the following… 🧵
Point 1 of 6:
“From 1973 to 2011, the total sperm count of men in Western countries dropped by 59 percent.”

nytimes.com/2021/03/05/boo…
Point 2/6:
The Y chromosome is becoming “shriveled,”

“and if the same rate of degeneration continues, the Y chromosome has just 4.6m years left.”

(Bear with me here.)

theconversation.com/the-y-chromoso…
Point 3/6:
But soon the Y chromosome won’t be required:

“We’re less than 10 years away from making research-grade gametes,” which means that artificial reproduction [without men/Y chromosomes] is coming.

medium.com/neodotlife/sam…
Point 4/6:
And so:

“Two women could in theory have offspring together...

Assuming the women have the usual XX chromosomes, any child born would invariably be female, as there would be no Y chromosomes involved.”

(See section 5.3.1)
nuffieldbioethics.org/wp-content/upl…
Point 5/6:
But in case you saw in point 1 how women are also experiencing rising rates of infertility:

“Artificial wombs are coming sooner than you think.”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Conclusion (6):
Ignoring all the potentially controversial topics here — I’m just answering the OP’s question with data; please read the articles for ethical considerations—

the data suggests that the burden must be born for approximately
10-20 more years.

Or... you know.
Not.

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