Maybe once a week, an infertile couple will sit in front of me along with 500 pages of medical records and a pile CDs of all that they’ve been through. I know that there are valuable trends and relevant observations to be discerned from this tome of records, but who has the hours it takes […]
Author: Dr. Paul Turek
No Semen to Fully Loaded in One Fell Swoop
The couple took their seats in front of me, cleared their throats, looked me in the eye, and said: “You’re our last hope.” Always game for a reproductive challenge, I leaned in and calmly stated: “How can I help?” Trying to conceive now for 4 years, they’d tried timed intercourse, intrauterine inseminations, and several cycles […]
Male Testosterone Imbalance: Manopause or Need-a-Pause?
He came to me looking worried. “I’m not that old, as fit as a fiddle, got lots of irons in the fire at work, happy to be married with kids all grown… but my sex life is in the toilet.” Indeed, he looked as stated: good muscle mass, no dad belly to speak of, graying […]
Dad’s Diet Affects Son’s Health – Through Sperm!
Can what a man eats affect the health of a future son that he dreams of having? The short (but fantastical) answer is yes. And the conduit for the effect is none other than the tiny sperm that he makes. Even more fascinating is how this actually happens, because it’s not through the canonical genetic […]
As Good As I Get (At Science Writing)
What happens when you pour all your heart and soul into something? When cooking, this could mean a fabulous meal that is scrumptious, succulent, savory, heavenly, luscious, mouthwatering, toothsome and divine. When creating art, it may skillfully tug at emotions, provoke a mood, offer a fresh perspective, teem with creativity, or be ripe with otherworldly […]