Stop Calling Her Infertile: New Book Shines a Light on the Overlooked Role of Male Fertility

Fertility specialist Dr. Nam Lee calls for a whole-couple approach to fertility, including earlier attention to male reproductive health.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- For decades, conversations about infertility have disproportionately centered on women. Fertility specialist and author Dr. Nam Lee wants to change that conversation.

With the publication of her book, “Stop Calling Me Infertile,” Lee is drawing attention to an often-overlooked part of the fertility journey: the male partner.
“When a couple struggles to conceive, the woman often carries the physical testing, treatment, and emotional burden,” said Lee. “But fertility is not just a women’s health issue. We need to look at both partners from the beginning.”

Male fertility challenges can involve sperm concentration, movement, morphology, and other reproductive factors. Lee believes couples can benefit from discussing male reproductive health earlier rather than waiting until the woman has undergone extensive evaluation and treatment.
Her approach also emphasizes the months before conception as an opportunity for both partners to pay attention to overall health, including nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress, smoking, alcohol use, and other potentially modifiable factors.
“We spend so much time asking, ‘What is wrong with her?’ I want couples to start asking, ‘How can we support both of us?’” Lee said.

In Stop Calling Me Infertile, Lee challenges the identity that can become attached to an infertility diagnosis and encourages women and couples to view fertility through a broader lens.
After more than two decades working with fertility patients, Lee has seen how quickly the fertility journey can become dominated by test results, age, ovarian reserve, and treatment timelines.

Her message is not to reject reproductive technology or conventional fertility care, but to broaden the conversation around it.
“A diagnosis is information. It should not become a woman’s identity,” Lee said. “And fertility should never automatically become her burden alone.”

Stop Calling Me Infertile is now available [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F89C3FPP?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback].

Dr. Nam Lee is a licensed acupuncturist and Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine based in Newport Beach, California. Through Lee Acupuncture, she works with women and couples seeking integrative support throughout fertility and preconception care.

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