Paul Turek, MD, Author at The Turek Clinic

Can Your Fertility Save Your Life?

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

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 […]

Taking the "Deep Dive" with Sperm

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Without getting too personal here, we now have reason to believe that the semen analysis can <a href="http://www.theturekclinic.com/nih-biomarkers-for-mens-health-infertility-cancer/ Semen is Sneaky But, like tarot cards, the semen analysis may also be the furthest thing from reproductive reality. Take the man with an entirely normal semen analysis who, despite his best efforts, cannot conceive. Think of […]

Playing Poker with Varicoceles

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

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 <a href="http://www.theturekclinic.com/meet-mr-varicocele-male-infertility-azoospermia/ I asked a few questions and examined him. Yup, definitely a big ol’ grade III lesion, left side only, […]

The Break that Heals the Best

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Y A Break in Plans Do you worry that if you take a break from work that you will lose your momentum? Keep on truckin’ it till its done, right? Truth is, we actually have a pretty limited ability to concentrate over long time periods. Our brains just get tired. And I don’t mean yawn-tired, […]

Too Scared to Stop Steroids

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

This Case of the Month from The Turek Clinic is in honor of Men’s Health Month. He looked great. Ripped, tan and handsome, he appeared straight off the cover of Men’s Health magazine. But inside he wasn’t feeling as good as he looked. Something was missing…the desire to be a dad usurped his feeling for fine fettle. […]

Not Bad Dad, Not Bad at All

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

microsurgery when my surgical technician sitting opposite me blatted out: “Did you know my Dad just died?” I stopped what I was doing, looked around the operating microscope between us, and said “Really?” He said: ”No lie, drug overdose…age 53.” I knew the backstory pretty well. His father left the family when my friend was […]

You (And Your Kids) Are What You Eat

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

This Father’s Day I want you to think a little differently. As the love pours in from the family, or the family to be, give something back this year. There’s new meaning out there to being the best man (and father) you can be. And that involves taking great care of yourself. Not only are […]

Connectivity: The Key to a Life of Care for Men

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

This Case of the Month from The Turek Clinic is in honor of Men’s Health Month. He first saw me for a vasectomy when he was in his mid 30’s. Nervous as all get out, he braved the visit, did splendidly, and was a better man for it. This experience changed him, because from then […]

The Olympics of Microsurgery

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

You know it when it’s happening. The moment you have to rise to the occasion. It’s shut up and put out time. You summon all of your faculties, as only your best will do. A performance, race, speech, interview, exam or surgery. We all have these moments. I treasure mine. The Case of All Cases […]

A NextGen Vasectomy with Some Stick to It

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

If you thought that “plastics” were a hit in America, take a look at gel technology. Who can forgot those Brylcreem hair gel ads in the 60’s touting “A little dab’ll do ya,” and oh so neatly donned by President Reagan. Then, a decade or two ago, testosterone gels hit the market big time for male […]