Author: Paul Turek, MD

Thanks, Dad!

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It had languished for several decades in an old shed in rural Connecticut. Twenty-two years to be exact. But recently, it awoke from the dead. A Saint of a Car I bought a 1973 Volvo 1800ES after seeing it off of the Jersey Turnpike while I was a surgery resident at Penn in Philadelphia in […]

The Ultimate Vertical Move?

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Believe it or not, men want kids as much as women do. Hard to swallow, I know, but behind that open-shirt, gold-chained need-for-speed is a simple, buttoned-down desire to be a Dad. Truth be Told A recent Keele University study of about 100 British heterosexual men and women ages 20-66 who were not parents inquired […]

The Science of Penis Size

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Forget what you read in tabloids, or hear in bars, or gather from “good” friends. Does penis size really matter to women? In short: “Yes.” But other things matter too. Undoubtedly, the most complex analysis that I have ever read on this topic was Tall women found height important to male attractiveness Shorter women found […]

The Beauty of Belts

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Regardless of what kind of shoes you wear, try this: bend down and pretend you’re tying your shoes. If you can’t see the toes of your shoes, there’s a good chance that your testosterone level is low. And, you could probably be healthier. When weight goes up, testosterone goes down. And belly weight is really […]

Mindful Eating

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“Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat,” once said Socrates way back when. Sure he was smart, and probably brilliant. But how does one really “eat to live?” Summer is just around the corner. And this one is gonna be different. For the first time in quite some time, you really want to […]

Medicine Without Surgery

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Blasphemy! A surgeon who chooses not to operate? Precisely. Dr. John Duckett Jr., surgeon extraordinaire and personal role model, once told me: “It tries your patience, and you may go gray faster, but there are times you learn more by not operating.” I have followed his advice many times in my career, and our latest […]

Depiction of the 23 sets of chromosomes in each of our cells.

Fully the Fellows

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He came in to talk about a vasectomy reversal. “Doc, it’s been 15 years since my wings were clipped. Do my sperm still work? If I have kids, will they be ok?” A Two-Sided Picture Great questions! He was wondering whether being blocked so long from a vasectomy had fiddled with his sperm.  Somehow messed […]

Climb Every Mountain

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The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. It is presented in honor of National Infertility Awareness Week. They were a cute couple, a bit nervous and very excited. She was 20 years old and he was 24, and they appeared deeply in love. They had been trying to conceive […]

Snip-n-Save

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It’s tax day! Feeling powerless? It’s no wonder. In the words of Albert Einstein, certainly no mathematical slouch, “the hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax.” Alas, you have done your best and the tax return is in. Time for a reward. What will it be: a new Tesla sedan, season tickets […]

A Year of Answers

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This is a guest post from a patient who lives in Europe. He has shared his remarkable journey about being infertile in the past. As I continue to be moved by his story and his fortitude, I asked him to write to us again. He is also the inspiration for the creation of The Turek […]