Study design

Despite this, men are less likely to seek services for infertility than women,9 and many men from infertile couples do not undergo a male evaluation,10 despite recommendations from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine in 2012, which advocates evaluation of both partners.11,12 Much of the available information on attitudes and treatment-seeking behaviors pertaining to infertility is based on data collected from women.9,13 Data about men’s beliefs and awareness of infertility and its treatment are scant and understudied. To examine the awareness and attitudes of men on infertility and its treatments, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of a diverse group of men presenting to their primary care doctors. The study was administered with the following objectives: (1) to describe awareness of, attitudes towards and treatment desire for infertility and its treatment, (2) to examine racial and socioeconomic differences in awareness and beliefs as possible explanatory factors for previously-described disparities, (3) to examine demography, awareness or attitudes as predictors of desire for treatment