Your Expert in Male Fertility & Sexual Health
The Case of the Month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinics. He sounded exhausted and desperate when I first spoke to him. Out of money and out of breath, he swiftly recounted all that the couple had been through trying to conceive. After trying at home for 2 years, they sought help. Proceeding […]
Last modified: August 25, 2017
Like monsoon season, this storm surfaces every several years, and has for decades. And it does so with seemingly undiminished intensity. Human sperm counts are falling, and we are headed for extinction. Analysis Paralysis The latest published report came in the form of a meta-regression analysis, the latest, uber version of the ordinary meta-analysis, filled […]
Last modified: August 22, 2017
I know, it’s an improbable and largely rhetorical title for a lecture. But it was Nerd Nite SF, and they asked me to talk about something provocative and daring in medicine. Fertility as a tool to measure health. Smacked and Smashed The bar was packed with hundreds of San Francisco tech titans, gamers, developers and […]
Last modified: July 21, 2017
Without getting too personal here, we now have reason to believe that the semen analysis can tell us a lot about the man. In infertility cases, when semen quality is abnormal, I tend to ask questions of the owner that center around health, lifestyle and diet. How well do they eat and keep fit? What […]
Last modified: July 18, 2017
He was a sweet sixteen when he came to see me with his parents, both doctors. Before he said a single word, his Father blurted out: “Our son has a clinical varicocele and we’ve read all about them. We’re wondering whether or not he should have it fixed.” Fair enough. It’s what I do for […]
Last modified: July 11, 2017
