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Know Before You Go: Sperm FNA Mapping
You know you’re on to something when the audience asks for more. That’s why I am absolutely delighted at the invitation from my urological colleagues to lecture about sperm FNA mapping at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR) in Orlando, Florida this week. “GPS” of the Testicle Since […]
To Moms and Moms To Be
I want to thank mothers. All mothers. New, old, prospective and, of course, my own mother and also my lovely wife. As a fertility doctor, I am continually charmed by every thank you note and call from new Moms and Dads, many arriving on the coattails of some fairly intense treatments for male infertility. Much […]
Sperm from Skin? Almost!: Research Provides Looks Hopeful For Azoospermic Men
[two-thirds-first] Can skin be turned into sperm? The answer is “yes” in mice and “almost What’s the Buzz? You know that I am obsessed with helping men who have no sperm become biological fathers. When FNA mapping yields no testicular sperm, I ask men to do what they have to do to keep moving forward… […]
A Short History of the Testicle
The case of the month is an actual patient from The Turek Clinic – Beverly Hills & Los Angeles. “If you ever need anything, Doc, please let me know. You have no idea how much this means to me.” Gotta love it when a patient says that! Good for your soul. He was young and […]
The Reproductive Riff on Paternal Age
Thought you might like to know about this. While preparing for my speech to the American Urological Association next month on the risks of being an older dad, I came across this pretty compelling research relating a father’s age to autism in children. Autism Speaks Name the fastest growing serious developmental disorder in the U.S. […]
Sperm + (Heart)x2 = Father
“Doc, should I bank my sperm to protect my heirs from going mad?” Wow, now that’s a question. He was wondering how he should handle the now credible link between older dads and their kids having higher rates of autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Although small, the increase in these conditions in offspring of older […]
Keeping Sex Passionate When You’re Trying to Conceive
This is a guest post from MeiMei Fox, who moderated a session I participated in at Fertility Planit LA this past weekend. MeiMei is the published author, co-author, ghostwriter, and freelance editor of hundreds of non-fiction health, wellness, spirituality, and psychology books, articles, and blogs, including New York Times bestsellers Bend, Not Break with Ping Fu and Fortytude with Sarah Brokaw. She has edited […]
Putting the Bun in the Oven
I have to admit, I had a great time in my two interactive sessions at the Fertility Planit show in LA this weekend. For the first one, I joined best selling author and blogger MeiMei Fox, therapist and LoveLine regular Simeone Bienne, and celebrity doctor Dr Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz for a most entertaining hour of “Keeping Sex […]
In Sickness and in Health
This blog post includes a preview of my keynote at Fertility Planit Show Los Angeles, which takes place on April 4th and 5th at UCLA. We’re pleased to be able to offer you complimentary admission to the event. Register using this link and promo code FPGUEST. Space is limited. I hope to see you there! Ok, here’s the scoop. […]
