Male Fertility & Emotional Avoidance: Why Men Need to Show Up

Dr. Brendan McCarthy

Welcome to the podcast with Dr. Brendan McCarthy!

In this episode, Dr. McCarthy opens up about the psychological hurdles men face when it comes to reproductive health, how avoidance can create deep relationship wounds, and why it's critical for male partners to step into fertility conversations with courage and compassion.

He breaks down:

✔️ The emotional weight women carry in fertility journeys

✔️ How low testosterone and sperm count influence male behavior

✔️ Why fertility has been unfairly framed as a “women’s issue”

✔️ The connection between masculinity and fertility shame

✔️ What men can do TODAY to show up differently

Whether you're a woman looking for tools to help your partner understand the burden you carry, or a man ready to take ownership of your role in this shared journey, this episode offers insight, validation, and hope.

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Dr. Brendan McCarthy founded Protea Medical Center in 2002. While he’s been the chief medical officer, Protea has grown and evolved into a dynamic medical center serving the Valley and Central Arizona. A nationally recognized as an expert in hormone replacement therapy, Dr McCarthy s the only instructor in the nation who teaches BioHRT on live patients. Physicians travel to Arizona to take his course and integrate it into their own practices. Besides hormone replacement therapy, Dr. McCarthy has spoken nationally and locally before physicians on topics such as weight loss, infertility, nutritional therapy and more.

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