Men are encouraged from a young age to talk about sex—but they rarely talk about fertility. With so much social pressure around virility and masculinity, there’s often a stigma around fertility testing for men. Case in point: while men account for roughly 50% of infertility cases, 18-27% are never tested during an infertility evaluation. And regardless of the diagnosis, most assisted reproductive technology doesn’t actively target male fertility—meaning women ultimately end up shouldering the burden of physical intervention. In this way—as author, investor, and Maven advisor Leslie Schrock puts it—women become treatment surrogates for their male partners. So how can men get engaged with their reproductive healthcare? Our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Neel Shah explores this question and more in The Preprint: https://bit.ly/4eO1jNe
Cari Reed
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Illuminating article! Thank you for sharing. Agree that this is an area that needs more amplification - fertility and overall wellness are both women and men’s health concerns
I’m glad to see clarification from the above comment.
Well stated! Infertility is a couple’s issue, not a female or male issue
Both my girls are donor conceived via sperm donation. I wish men were able to discuss this more. So much more taboo unfortunately when it shouldn't be