We Don't Talk Enough About Male Fertility
For this episode of The Mission: Motherhood Show, we temporarily step into Mission Fatherhood to talk about the role men play in fertility, family-building, and reproductive planning. I sit down with Khaled Kteily, CEO of Legacy, for a conversation that every hopeful parent should hear.
So often, fertility conversations focus almost entirely on women. We talk about egg quality, age, IVF, miscarriage, pregnancy, and the biological clock. But what about sperm health? What about male fertility decline? What about genetic testing, lifestyle, testosterone use, marijuana, alcohol, medications, and the simple steps men can take before a crisis happens?
Khaled shares the personal experience that led him to create Legacy, a digital fertility clinic for men helping make sperm testing and sperm freezing more accessible, affordable, and less uncomfortable. We talk about why men are often left out of the fertility conversation, why that needs to change, and how better education can help protect future families.
This conversation matters because fertility is not just a woman’s responsibility. A healthy baby requires healthy eggs and healthy sperm, and both deserve attention, testing, and care.
My hope is that this episode encourages men, couples, and future parents to be proactive, informed, and willing to have the conversations we have avoided for far too long.
About the guest:
Khaled Kteily is the CEO of Legacy, a digital fertility clinic for men helping change the outdated view that fertility is a “women’s issue.” Legacy provides at-home sperm testing and freezing, making male fertility care more accessible, private, and proactive.
Khaled is a graduate of Harvard’s Innovation Labs and Y Combinator and has raised $50 million from top-tier investors, including FirstMark Capital and Bain Capital Ventures, as well as public figures such as Justin Bieber and DJ Khaled.
Legacy is covered by major insurers in all 50 states, offered by the U.S. military nationwide, and available through 500 major employers as an employee benefit. The company has been recognized by Y Combinator as one of its “Top Companies,” listed by Forbes among “America’s Best Startup Employers,” ranked by the Financial Times as one of its 2024 Fastest Growing Companies, and named by Business Insider as one of the top startups most likely to become a unicorn.
Khaled previously worked at the World Economic Forum in Geneva and as a healthcare consultant at Oliver Wyman in Toronto. He studied public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he received a full scholarship and graduated with distinction, and he graduated from McGill University with a triple concentration.
Khaled is a member of the Young Presidents Organization, an Aspen Ideas Health Scholar, a 40 Under 40 honoree by the Arab America Foundation, and was recently selected by the World Government Summit as one of the top 100 Arab Pioneers.
Learn more about Legacy: www.givelegacy.com
