What is male infertility?

Male infertility refers to the inability of a male to achieve a pregnancy in a fertile female. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen.

How do members experience male infertility?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with male infertility*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for male infertility*

Who has male infertility on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 19
40s 29
50s 8
60s 1
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 47
Female 13

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What is male infertility?

Male infertility refers to the inability of a male to achieve a pregnancy in a fertile female. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen.



Common symptoms reported by people with male infertility

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for male infertility

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Compare treatments taken by people with male infertility

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Got a question about living with male infertility? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has male infertility on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 40 say male infertility is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 19
40s 29
50s 8
60s 1
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 47
Female 13

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 14
Not Diagnosed 5

These charts show data from male infertility patients who have completed their condition history
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