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In the context of very low to extremely low fertility levels recorded in many developed countries during the past two decades, an ongoing debate about the causes of this trend has been conducted amongst scholars and policy makers. When analyzing the results of various studies of data at either the aggregate or individual level, one important issue is worth noticing: a large number of existing analyses on the reproductive process are based largely, if not entirely, on female fertility data, whilst men are more or less absent from data gathering and analysis. In this article, we focus on male reproductive behaviour mainly in the socio-demographic context. The first part of the paper deals with an overview of the existing theoretical perspectives and research studies in which male fertility and reproductive behaviour are considered. Further, we focus on the causes of researchers’ low interest in male fertility. Finally, we present an inventory of indicators on male reproduction that are employed in research and also worth considering in future investigations. The present article aims to challenge other scholars to consider and examine male reproductive behaviour in the Czech Republic.