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Y Not The X?

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Imagine Louis Armstrong bellowing: “Birds do it, bees do it, goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it…” Males and females, everywhere on earth, falling for each other. Now there’s evidence that, even chromosomally, they need each other. Sex Dogma Realize that scientific thought surrounding sex chromosomes has been a tad sexist to date: Two […]

Can Making Eggs Help Us Make Sperm?

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Forgive me for talking about eggs during Men’s Health Month, but this one is too good to pass up. It was announced to the world recently that a woman just delivered a child after natural conception. And the news here is….? A First Among Eggs Ok, there’s a catch. The newborn baby came from eggs within […]

Smart Phone, Smart Home, SMARTmap

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You’ve heard of smart homes. And I bet you own a smart phone. Both great examples of technology for better living. Remember The Jetsons‘ smart home, complete with conveyor belts and Rosie the robot maid? And who can forget the large “brick” cell phones of days past, with terrible reception and constantly drained batteries. Well, there’s […]

Ensuring the Legacy of Men’s Health

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It’s got sea legs! Even better than that, it’s now walking and talking. After being dutifully raised, nurtured and primed for the past 7 years, it is now contributing to the betterment of society. No, it’s not my daughters…they’re still quite young. It’s the urology teaching program for medvical students. And, as the founder of […]

Does It Really Have to Be This Hard?

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The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. He came into the office the day before I left town to lecture to endocrinologists from around the country about novel ways to increase testosterone in men at their annual meeting in Nashville.

The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. He came into the office the day before I left town to lecture to endocrinologists from around the country about novel ways to increase testosterone in men at their annual meeting in Nashville.

Lab Grown Sperm: Fact or Fiction?

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Did it really happen? Did a company in Lyon, France actually make human sperm in a dish, as touted in a press release? Or will our hopes be dashed as before? Your guess is as good as mine. A Symphony of Biology Compare spermatogenesis to a symphony score, but a masterful one, like a work […]

What Ever Happened to IUI?

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Can’t conceive? Try IVF. Sure, it recently earned a Nobel Prize but isn’t that like going from 0 to 100 mph just like that? Isn’t there something simpler to do first before IVF? Turkey Basting Well, maybe there is. There are 3 levels of conception technology: No-Tech (sex), Low-Tech (IUI) and High-Tech (IVF). Intrauterine insemination […]

East Meets West in Medicine

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There I go again, a Western guy giving a lecture to an Eastern crowd. What team do I play on, you ask? In fact, I am honored to give a keynote at the First Integrative Fertility Symposium in Vancouver. Ok, call me a “swingman,” but the Easterners have a lot up their medical sleeves too. […]

40 Years of Male Infertility: Progress Beyond Belief

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I recently reviewed what’s happened in male infertility over the past 40 years in a lecture given to the American Society of Andrology in Salt Lake City

I recently reviewed what’s happened in male infertility over the past 40 years in a lecture given to the American Society of Andrology in Salt Lake City

Don’t Get Older If You Can Help It

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It’s called “mutational load.” Doesn’t sound all that pleasant does it? And, it’s ascribed mainly to men. Now, in addition to mid-life crises and retirement, it’s something new to think about as you age. Boning up for my keynote speech on “The Reproductive Genetics of the Aging Male” for the American Society of Andrology this weekend, […]