Paul Turek, MD, Author at The Turek Clinic

How Long Is Sex Supposed to Last?

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Paul Turek, MD

Sex is a lot of things to a lot of us and it’s been that way since the beginning of time. In the film Annie Hall, sex was found to be “the most fun you can have without laughing.” Mae West pondered that “sex is an emotion in motion.” And Billy Crystal noted that “Humans […]

In Vitro Fertilization vs. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Paul Turek, MD

In vitro fertilization or IVF has been around for over 40 years and is a proven treatment for many forms of female and male infertility. It has even earned itself a Nobel Prize. Known as “test tube baby” technology, it is more aptly called “petri dish conception.” By putting half a million sperm and one […]

Common Sex Myths About Trying to Conceive

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Paul Turek, MD

She just “pulled the goalie” and stopped her contraceptive. It’s now time to have that baby you’ve been talking about. You find yourself both excited and a bit scared about what happens next. And hopefully, it will happen. In fact, the odds are in your favor that it will happen, since this is one of […]

Preparing for Your Visit with an Infertility Specialist

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Paul Turek, MD

You’ve been trying most of your adult life to not get someone pregnant. But now you really want rug rats…and it isn’t happening. The look on her face when her period comes every month is something you dread as much as she does. It’s time to get your fertility checked. Yes, men have infertility doctors, […]

Five Things Men are Surprised to Learn About Vasectomies

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

It’s March! Spring is in the air, along with a warmer sun, longer days, and still-cool breezes. In the words of Doug Larson, “Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.” It’s also a time of love, romance and…vasectomies! Did you know that more vasectomies are performed during March […]

Questions Patients Never Ask Me

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

Historically, men have been raised and conditioned by society to suck it up, man up, be silent and be strong. Should it surprise us, then, that they might not handle certain subjects with ease, like their muscle tone, beer bellies, height, and the hair on their heads? Man Talk I take care of men for […]

Pot, Sperm and You: Sperm Toke Too

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

Surely pot isn’t as bad for you as is smoking or alcohol…right? Fully one-third of reproductive-age Americans have used pot in the last year, and it’s now legal in more than half of US states, so how unhealthy could it be? As a reproductive specialist, I’ve always been worried about pot, but lately I’ve become even […]

Premature Ejaculation: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

Are you quick to quip? Do you get there before everyone else? Eat faster than those around you? Finish other people’s sentences? All kinds of things in life can happen too quickly for our taste. Even in bed. Speed Demon Premature ejaculation is loosely defined as ejaculation occurring sooner than desired, either before or shortly […]

Quiz: The Symptoms of Low Testosterone

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

Falling asleep after dinner? Is your work performance worsening? Enjoying life a little less? Unable to play sports like you used to? Feeling grumpy? Getting weaker and not stronger? Feeling less energetic? Erections failing and sex drive tanking? What hard working adult doesn’t have these symptoms at one time or another? Testing Testosterone This is […]

What You Can Do to Increase Sex Drive

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Paul Turek, MD

I heard it said that the average 18-year-old male thinks about sex every 3 minutes during waking hours. It’s no wonder they’re so wildly inefficient human beings at this age. Of course, as we age and get careers, pay rent and have kids, we tend to get less frisky. Blame locker room talk, Hollywood, or […]