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Recently, a growing body of research has demonstrated an association between heat stress-related proteins and male infertility. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) and their upstream transcription factors, known as heat shock factors (HSFs), constitute the core molecular system through which cells respond to heat stress. The main heat-shock protein families, including HSPA1, HSPA2, HSP90, HSP60, and small HSPs Small Heat Shock Proteins, play pivotal regulatory roles in spermatogenesis. These protein families influences the balance between germ cell repair and cell death by regulating proteostasis, oxidative homeostasis, and cell survival. The dysregulation of this system may represent an important molecular basis for heat stress-induced male infertility. This review focuses on the pathophysiological process of heat stress-induced male infertility, summarizes the potential mechanisms by which heat stress and heat stress-related proteins contribute to male infertility, and proposes a dynamic model of HSP systemic responses under heat stress. 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