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The objective is to compare the image of infertility specialists to other team members on the websites of reproductive clinics.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Information was gathered during November and December 2022 from two publicly accessible online registries which include the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority located in the United Kingdom and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology located in the United States. We looked over every website that was accessible, paying close attention to how each team member was portrayed online.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n We examined a total of 447 clinic websites. Only 8% of the profiles of male infertility doctors were included. Contrarily, most websites (96%), which specialize in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, feature the profiles of female infertility experts. Male infertility professionals also had significantly lower representation than other clinic employees, such as nurses (55.7%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), directors of embryology laboratories (46.5%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), office personnel (39.6%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), and embryology specialists (29.7%,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Although male factor infertility explains the existence of over half of all cases of infertility, urologists who specialize in male infertility are glaringly understated on websites for fertility clinics. 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