A survivor of male rape was told by a helpline 'men are the attackers, women are the victims', when he tried to talk about his ordeal.

The man, who was 14 at the time, was attacked in a field when he was walking from his school by a 20-year-old.

But when he tried to call a rape crisis hotline eight months later, he was told he could not be helped.

A survivor of male rape was told by a helpline 'men are the attackers' when he tried to reach out for help eight months after being attacked (file photo)

He told the Telegraph: 'I was told very bluntly down the phone that this number is for women and girls.

'I remember her saying "men are the abusers, women are the victims, we need to terminate this call now so we can help victims."'

After his horrific ordeal in 2005, the victim fell into a cycle of bad relationships.

The victim struggled to get help until his second year at university and soon after he helped found Stay Brave UK, a charity dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault.

As little as 3.9 per cent of male rape victims report their ordeal to the police, according to a 2015 study.

Between 2010 and 2014, there were more than 26,000 recorded incidents of males being rape victims, including more than 3,700 in London.

But it is estimated that there could be as many as 679,000 male victims in that time period, according to Greater London Authority Conservatives.

Even though numbers of men coming forward are extremely low, numbers have been on the rise year on year.

Another victim of male rape talked to the Telegraph about how he was drugged and raped while he was celebrating his friend's birthday.

The man, who was 18 at the time, remembered a stranger giving him a drink but soon blacked out.

As little as 3.9 per cent of male rape victims report their ordeal to the police, according to a 2015 study. Another victim of male rape told how he was drugged and raped while he was out with friends (file photo)

He remembered nothing but suffered nightmares after the traumatic encounter.

Months later, the man was on a train when he spotted his attacker, who then listed the things he did to him on his phone.

As he struggled to get help, the victim continued to suffer from the affects of the rape.

He opened up to a friend, who had also experienced sexual assault, a year and a half later when he moved to London.

He told the paper: 'I was just so happy. I was like "god there is someone".'

In 2014, the government launched a £500,000 fund to help aid victims of male rape.

The Male Rape Support Fund and are helping to support 12 centres in England and Wales, including Bristol, Brighton, Manchester, Wirral and Barnsley.

Then-victims minister Damian Green said male rape could make up as much as 12 per cent of all cases of sexual abuse.