Half of Infertility Cases Involve Men. Why Does Care Still Treat It as a Women’s Issue?
By Robert E. Brannigan, MD, urologist and President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)
Since 1989, National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) has marked a critical moment each April to elevate public understanding of infertility and push for better care. This year, that conversation carries new urgency as fertility care becomes a growing focus of national policy debates, often without a full understanding of how care is delivered in practice.
Fertility care is now firmly in the national spotlight, following renewed political attention, including the TrumpRx program, which promotes lower-cost drugs used in IVF. While such efforts are encouraging and signal growing interest in expanding access, their overall impact unfortunately remains limited. Medications account for only a fraction of the total cost of treatment. For the millions of Americans navigating infertility, barriers to care are rarely driven by a single factor.
For many patients, the path to fertility care is already complex, involving months or even years of uncertainty, significant financial strain, and emotional stress. Access is shaped not only by cost, but by how care is delivered, how conditions are diagnosed, and whether patients receive timely, appropriate evaluation at all. Efforts to improve access must take a comprehensive view of care, not just one piece of the cost equation.
As attention to fertility care grows, it also risks reinforcing an outdated narrative. In many cases, the national conversation has not caught up to the science. Infertility continues to be treated primarily as a women’s issue, despite being a shared medical condition that requires a more balanced, evidence-based approach.
Male factors are the sole cause of infertility in 20–30% of cases and play a contributing role in another 20–30% of cases. Taken together, about half of all infertile couples have a male-factor component. Yet care delivery has not kept pace with this reality, with women still undergoing the majority of testing and treatment regardless of the underlying cause.
This imbalance has real consequences. Women are frequently assumed to be the source of infertility, placing a disproportionate medical and emotional burden on them, even when male factors are involved. The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented the stigma, stress, and, in some cases, violence or divorce that women may face as a result.
In some settings, these pressures are so acute that couples may feel compelled to demonstrate fertility early, even avoiding contraception out of fear of social consequences. These dynamics are not theoretical. They shape real decisions about health, timing, and family building.
This imbalance is not just outdated, it is harmful. When men are not evaluated early, underlying causes can go undiagnosed, delaying effective care and increasing the likelihood of unnecessary, and sometimes invasive, interventions for women.
A more balanced model requires evaluating both partners from the outset, avoiding assumptions about causation, and ensuring each patient receives appropriate, individualized support. This shift can reduce unnecessary burden, improve clinical outcomes, and lead to more efficient, evidence-based care. It can also help ensure that healthcare resources are used more effectively, an increasingly important consideration as policymakers look for ways to expand access.
Male fertility is about more than reproduction; it can also serve as an important indicator of overall health. Abnormal semen parameters have been associated with increased risks of certain cancers and other medical conditions, offering an early signal of broader health concerns that extend well beyond fertility. Early evaluation, therefore, is not only about building families, it is an opportunity to identify risks that might otherwise go undetected and connect patients to appropriate care.
Encouragingly, many causes of male infertility are treatable. Conditions such as varicoceles, reproductive tract obstruction, and hormonal imbalances can often be addressed directly, improving both reproductive and overall health outcomes. When treatment is not possible, advancements in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) provide additional pathways to parenthood, including techniques that can utilize even small numbers of viable sperm.
Infertility is common and increasingly understood. With that understanding should come a shift in how we approach care, one that reflects both the shared nature of infertility and the importance of early, comprehensive evaluation. Clinicians, policymakers, and patients must move beyond outdated assumptions and embrace an evidence-based model that recognizes the role of both partners. That shift is not just good medicine. It is essential to designing policies that improve access and outcomes.
By evaluating and treating male and female factors together, we can reduce unnecessary interventions, improve outcomes, and better support the millions of individuals and couples navigating infertility.
National Infertility Awareness Week is an important moment to elevate this conversation, but meaningful change will require sustained attention. At a time when reproductive medicine is receiving increased national focus, it is critical that clinical expertise and evidence guide the path forward, ensuring a more balanced, effective, and patient-centered approach to infertility care, grounded in evidence, equity, and the realities patients face every day.
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Robert E. Brannigan, MD, is President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Fertility care is now firmly in the national spotlight, following renewed political attention, including the TrumpRx program, which promotes lower-cost drugs used in IVF. While such efforts are encouraging and signal growing interest in expanding access, their overall impact unfortunately remains limited. Medications account for only a fraction of the total cost of treatment. For the millions of Americans navigating infertility, barriers to care are rarely driven by a single factor.
For many patients, the path to fertility care is already complex, involving months or even years of uncertainty, significant financial strain, and emotional stress. Access is shaped not only by cost, but by how care is delivered, how conditions are diagnosed, and whether patients receive timely, appropriate evaluation at all. Efforts to improve access must take a comprehensive view of care, not just one piece of the cost equation.
As attention to fertility care grows, it also risks reinforcing an outdated narrative. In many cases, the national conversation has not caught up to the science. Infertility continues to be treated primarily as a women’s issue, despite being a shared medical condition that requires a more balanced, evidence-based approach.
Male factors are the sole cause of infertility in 20–30% of cases and play a contributing role in another 20–30% of cases. Taken together, about half of all infertile couples have a male-factor component. Yet care delivery has not kept pace with this reality, with women still undergoing the majority of testing and treatment regardless of the underlying cause.
This imbalance has real consequences. Women are frequently assumed to be the source of infertility, placing a disproportionate medical and emotional burden on them, even when male factors are involved. The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented the stigma, stress, and, in some cases, violence or divorce that women may face as a result.
In some settings, these pressures are so acute that couples may feel compelled to demonstrate fertility early, even avoiding contraception out of fear of social consequences. These dynamics are not theoretical. They shape real decisions about health, timing, and family building.
This imbalance is not just outdated, it is harmful. When men are not evaluated early, underlying causes can go undiagnosed, delaying effective care and increasing the likelihood of unnecessary, and sometimes invasive, interventions for women.
A more balanced model requires evaluating both partners from the outset, avoiding assumptions about causation, and ensuring each patient receives appropriate, individualized support. This shift can reduce unnecessary burden, improve clinical outcomes, and lead to more efficient, evidence-based care. It can also help ensure that healthcare resources are used more effectively, an increasingly important consideration as policymakers look for ways to expand access.
Male fertility is about more than reproduction; it can also serve as an important indicator of overall health. Abnormal semen parameters have been associated with increased risks of certain cancers and other medical conditions, offering an early signal of broader health concerns that extend well beyond fertility. Early evaluation, therefore, is not only about building families, it is an opportunity to identify risks that might otherwise go undetected and connect patients to appropriate care.
Encouragingly, many causes of male infertility are treatable. Conditions such as varicoceles, reproductive tract obstruction, and hormonal imbalances can often be addressed directly, improving both reproductive and overall health outcomes. When treatment is not possible, advancements in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) provide additional pathways to parenthood, including techniques that can utilize even small numbers of viable sperm.
Infertility is common and increasingly understood. With that understanding should come a shift in how we approach care, one that reflects both the shared nature of infertility and the importance of early, comprehensive evaluation. Clinicians, policymakers, and patients must move beyond outdated assumptions and embrace an evidence-based model that recognizes the role of both partners. That shift is not just good medicine. It is essential to designing policies that improve access and outcomes.
By evaluating and treating male and female factors together, we can reduce unnecessary interventions, improve outcomes, and better support the millions of individuals and couples navigating infertility.
National Infertility Awareness Week is an important moment to elevate this conversation, but meaningful change will require sustained attention. At a time when reproductive medicine is receiving increased national focus, it is critical that clinical expertise and evidence guide the path forward, ensuring a more balanced, effective, and patient-centered approach to infertility care, grounded in evidence, equity, and the realities patients face every day.
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Robert E. Brannigan, MD, is President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine
For almost a century, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) has been the global leader in multidisciplinary reproductive medicine research, ethical practice, and education. ASRM impacts reproductive care and science worldwide by creating funding opportunities for advancing reproduction research and discovery, by providing evidence-based education and public health information, and by advocating for reproductive health care professionals and the patients they serve. With members in more than 100 countries, the Society is headquartered in Washington, DC, with additional operations in Birmingham, AL. www.asrm.org
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A varicocele is a variation of normal anatomy in which veins in the scrotum (the sac that holds the testicles) become enlarged and sometimes even visible. View the fact sheet
Weight and fertility
One of the easiest ways to determine if you are underweight or overweight is to calculate your body mass index (BMI). View the fact sheet
ERKEK FERTİLİTESİNİN OPTİMİZASYONU
Normal bir heteroseksüel çiftin bir yıl içinde hamile kalma şansı yaklaşık %85’tir. View the fact sheet
ERKEK KANSERİ DONDURARAK SAKLAMA VE DOĞURGANLIK
Terimler genellikle medyada ve gündelik konuşmalarda birbirinin yerine kullanıldığı için bu kafa karıştırıcı olmakla birlikte bu iki terim birbirinden oldukça farklıdır. View the fact sheet
ERKEKTE KISIRLIĞIN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Kısırlık, bir yıl boyunca korunmasız cinsel ilişkiye rağmen gebelik elde edilememesi olarak tanımlanır. View the fact sheet
İnfertilite İçin Tanısal Testler
Gebelik elde edememiş çiftlere, korunmasız şekilde 12 ay boyunca denemelerine rağmen gebe kalamamışlarsa fertilite testleri önerilmektedir. View the fact sheet
Kilo ve Doğurganlık
Gebelik için ideal kiloda olup olmadığınızı anlamanın en kolay yollarından biri, vücut kitle indeksinizi (VKİ) hesaplamaktır. View the fact sheet
Varikosel
Varikosel, skrotumda (testisleri tutan torba) bulunan damarların genişlemesidir. View the fact sheet
SART Fertility Experts - Male Factor
Infertility is not just a female problem. Dan candidly shares his journey with both diagnosis and treatment of male infertility with Dr. Paul Lin.
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
A procedure called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) can be done along with in vitro fertilization (IVF) if a sperm cannot penetrate the outer layer of an egg. Read the Fact Sheet
SART Fertility Experts - IVF: Cycles of Hope and Heartbreak
Does stress cause infertility or is it the other way round? Listen to the Episode
Fertility Options After Vasectomy
Vasectomy is currently one of the most common methods of sterilization in the United States. After your vasectomy, if you change your mind about having children, there are two procedures that can help you have a child with your partner. View the Fact Sheet
Testosterone use and male infertility
Testosterone (also referred to as “T”) is a hormone produced in men by the testes (testicles). View the fact sheet
SART Fertility Experts - Male Fertility
Did you know that up to 40% of infertile couples suffer from male factor infertility? Listen to the Episode
Infertility: an Overview (booklet)
Infertility is typically defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected intercourse. View the booklet
Male Fertility and Infertility - a patient education video
Male Factor Infertility is responsible for about 30% of infertility cases and can contribute infertility to an additional 20% of cases. Watch Video
Infertility
Infertility is the result of a disease (an interruption, cessation, or disorder of body functions, systems, or organs) of the male or female reproductive tract which prevents the conception of a child or the ability to carry a pregnancy to delivery. Watch Video
Basic Infertility Evaluation
Dr. Roger Lobo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine discusses the various methods to evaluate infertility. Watch Video
Infertility Treatments
Dr. Roger Lobo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine discusses the various treatments for infertility. Watch Video
Understanding Fertility
In this video series, Dr. Roger Lobo explains the basics of infertility, including causes, treatments and coping methods. Watch Video
Surviving the Roller Coaster Emotions of Infertility Treatment
The experience of infertility is a rollercoaster of hope and disappointment. Treatment presents an opportunity for hope as well as a new set of challenges. Watch Video
Causes of Male Infertility
Dr. Roger Lobo, of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine explains the causes of male infertility. Watch Video
FAQ About Infertility
Infertility is not an inconvenience; it's a disease of the reproductive system. Learn the facts
