Paul Turek, MD, Author at The Turek Clinic

The Hits to Infertility All Add Up

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

As a kid, how many times did your mother tell you to put a coat on before going outside in the winter so that you wouldn’t get sick? In my family, this was a cardinal sin… but then again we were pretty healthy kids. The coat-in-the-winter-thing is all about susceptibility. You still need to be […]

Winding Your Way Through Weed

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

California. The Golden State. The Wild West. A place of unique firsts: The Frisbee, TV and radio broadcasts, the enclosed mall, the seedless watermelon, the vacuum tube, freeway gas stations, supermarkets and Barbie. Not bad eh? In 1996, California was also the first state to legalize medical pot, sparking a trend that now includes 25 […]

The Shape of Things to Come

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

It’s funny how we tend to find patterns in things. Left alone, we tend to gather, order, and number everything we can. Take the stars in the sky. Or the stock market. Even <a href="https://www.problemgambling.ca/EN/ResourcesForProfessionals/Pages/WhyWeSeePatternsinSequencesofRandomEvents.aspx" target="_blank Guilty of the same behavior, I noticed a pattern in the research that I presented in a lecture entitled […]

Taking the Infertility Licking with Hope

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

This Case of the Month from The Turek Clinic is in honor of https://infertilityawareness.org/ They were in their early thirties and had been trying to conceive for 5 years. He was diagnosed with azoospermia and had a thorough evaluation in New York near where they lived. Genetic testing was negative and he was told that there […]

"C" Means See Your Doctor

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Patients are, if nothing else, intelligent consumers. About 80% of Americans research health issues on the Internet. They are hungry for information to help them make decisions about their health. I find these patients refreshing, as I feel like I can add a teaspoon of knowledge and a touch of wisdom to their thoughtfully prepared […]

Living Harder—and Now Longer—with Viagra

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Do you know how Viagra got its start? Pfizer developed it to relieve a type of chest pain, angina, that’s associated with severe heart disease. They thought it might work better than nitrate paste or pills, the standard of the day. Guess what? It didn’t. But the men in the clinical trial wouldn’t give the […]

Sex in the Tenth Decade

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

He was close to 90 years old and came to see me wondering whether he could still have sex. A widower for several decades, he had just met a “younger” woman, a sprite 75 year old, and he was feeling things he hadn’t felt for years. There was <a href="http://www.theturekclinic.com/libido-and-erections-birds-of-a-feather-mens-health/ What impressed me most about him […]

In Defense of Our Sperm

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Nichoas Kristof, in his New York Times Op-ed piece, has side stepped his usual poignant political commentary to pontificate on <a href="http://www.theturekclinic.com/services/male-fertility-infertility-doctor-treatments-issues-zero-sperm-count-male-doctors/spermatogenesis-production/ Struggling Sperm His piece begins with the notions that human sperm have lost their once-nice figures, can’t swim as well as they used to, and have fallen off in numbers over the last […]

The Feds Are Backing Biomarkers for Men’s Health!

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Ever been to your local DMV? Maybe you needed to register a car, or get or replace your driver’s license. As a dedicated old car guy, and putting it nicely, I have not found the DMV to be a good model of our government’s ability to run smoothly, work efficiently or adapt quickly. However, don’t […]

When Things Really Click

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Paul Turek, MD

Isn’t it great when things fall in place just the way you want? It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it certainly adds a snap to your step and a sparkle to your eye. Making that crazy deal happen, successfully introducing two of your friends, <a href="/surfing-is-life/ Catch the Vibe The stars can align […]