For decades, I have been supporting and empowering women through life’s traumas. Many of these brave women find me through a Google search or after hearing me speak at summits or workshops. Occasionally, their partners also reach out, seeking to be heard, to share and included in our coaching sessions.
What I’ve discovered throughout my journey working with couples is that it often doesn’t occur to men that infertility might also involve them. Many don’t think to get a physical or checked out, assuming the difficulties in creating their family may solely rest on their partner.
That’s why, for years, I partnered with Sara Naab to create the Making Dads Summit (formerly It’s a Guy Thing). This initiative aimed to shed light on men’s health and infertility, offering them the resources and support they need.
Here are some powerful insights from past Making Dads Summits:
“Varicoceles affect about 15% of all men. They cause issues around 20-25% of the time.” — Dr. Michael Eisenberg Varicoceles occur in about 15–20% of all men, but are found in approximately 40% of men struggling with infertility. This common yet often overlooked condition can impact fertility without presenting obvious symptoms.
“It’s a fundamental question as to why there are health disparities between men and women. The mortality rate is higher in men, and one possibility for this is a lack of health care maintenance.” Dr. Michael Eisenberg
“Many couples struggling with infertility don’t realize that stress affects men, too. We often see issues like erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction in men who are coping with infertility.” Dr. Serena Chen
Watch the Making Dads Summit or explore Making Dads: Everything a Man Needs to Know When Dealing with Male Infertility, based on the third annual Making Dads Summit . This resource, co-hosted by fertility coach Kristen Darcy and Sara Naab (Co-founder and Marketing Director at Sandstone Diagnostics, makers of Trak), brings together more than twenty experts in male fertility to offer essential insights.
