Paul Turek, MD, Author at The Turek Clinic

Why Make Up Your Mind?

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

The Case of the Year is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. They hailed from central Alaska, rugged folk who lived the extremes of weather and knew the undistilled rawness of nature. Self sufficient to a T, they were as robustly independent as Americans get. You Want What? “I’d like to have my vasectomy […]

What Just Happened…Last Year?

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

2016 was a doozy! No doubt. The Olympics, Castro’s death, Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize, and an unforgettable Presidential election. Two other amazing feats include our sending a spacecraft to Jupiter and the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series. This year showed us that miracles can happen and dreams (and nightmares) can come true. Wasn’t it […]

The More the Merrier

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

Name something besides celebrity status that the following couples have in common: Rhea Durham and Mark Wahlberg, Tory Spelling and Dean McDermott, and Victoria and David Beckham. Bingo! They each have a brood of 4 kids. What’s up with large families? A Big Brood I just got another birth announcement from a lovely couple in […]

Getting Snipped and Getting Cancer

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

You’re done with the kid thing and thinking of getting your wings clipped. What can go wrong early on after a vasectomy is pretty understandable and, fortunately, quite uncommon. But what about later on, say many years afterwards? Anything you should worry about? Worry Wart I get asked this all the time by patient’s considering […]

Medicine from the Cloud

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

Who says a patient has to be sitting right smack in front of you for you to make a difference in their lives? I am the first to admit that reading a book is so much easier if the “book” is in the room with you. But you gotta’ roll with the times. Whoever thought […]

A Time for Thanks and Giving

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

Would you hold a cocktail party for a 6 year old? Well we did. Our little free-clinic-that-could turned 6 last week and we celebrated with a fundraiser at Scoma’s, the landmark seafood restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf. Volunteers, providers, and even patients were present and all paid tribute to Clinic by the Bay. Makes a founding […]

The Stress-Testosterone Seesaw

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

Does your testosterone level go up or down with stress? Answer: down. Makes no sense, right? You’d think it would go up to help handle the onslaught of whatever it is that’s coming at you. Trust me, it doesn’t. Flooring it This is top of mind as a I prepare to talk to providers at Marin […]

The Trouble with Anxiety

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

It’s Movember. A good time to check in with your health. How are you doing? A little anxious? Can’t imagine why you’re anxious; I’m sure the current state of rush hour traffic, politics, the stock market, the economy, terrorism, war or global warming have little or nothing to do with your state of mind… Here’s […]

Family Planning with Vasectomy??

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

The case of the month is an actual patient of The Turek Clinic. They’re out there, but you must be patient and observant. And when you come upon one, it is unmistakable: the moment theory becomes fact. You play cards and you know that a royal flush is possible, but you don’t really believe it […]

Are You a "Computer Doctor?"

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Paul Turek, MD

“You don’t seem to be a computer doctor…” he said to me, looking almost surprised, several minutes after our visit began. “Well, there’s a computer right in front of me and I’m tapping away at it,” I said, not sure of whether this was a good thing or bad thing. Come to think of it, […]