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Copiloting Your Care

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“Dr. Turek, we’ve seen quite a few doctors about this problem. We want the best information on how to proceed so we can make the best decision going forward…” Certainly, be glad to help. Nose Forward I admire patients who seek to pilot their care. In fact, given all the changes in U.S. medical care […]

Imagine a World without Male Infertility

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Forgive me for dreaming, but it’s the New Year and a great time to think about what the future holds, if only for a moment. Maybe you have a vision for what you’d like to see happen, whether political, financial, personal or global. Here is a deeply felt professional vision that constantly inspires me. Truly […]

Men’s Health Year in Review

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The trees have been lit, the chestnuts roasted, the gifts unwrapped, and the long holiday naps complete. During the quiet of the holidays, I found myself thinking about what kind of year 2013 really was. Here are some of the top-of-mind highlights: The public debut of a responsive, patient-centered, on-line and social media inspired resource […]

Cheers from The Holiday Wall

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& Imagine my surprise! After creating limericks for years and years for all sorts of occasions, like weddings, birthdays, fundraisers, roasts and parties, I got a little taste of my own medicine this week. The Turek Clinic office staff were beside themselves after our Holiday Lunch at the Town Hall Restaurant in downtown San Francisco. “Was […]

Warming Up Frosty the Snowman

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The holidays are upon us. As the song goes: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Short days. Warm clothes. Scarves. Blankets. Wood fires. Mulled cider. And, of course, “get home early honey, it’s that time of the month!” Does this make you “Frosty the Snowman?” “When sex goes from being fun to being […]

Opening the Door to Men’s Health

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Are men and women really that different? OK, how about if I drop the rhetoric, forget the biology and ask it again? Yup, still true, especially when it comes to medical care. Sobering Facts I spoke at the first U.S. meeting of the Men’s Health World Congress recently in Washington D.C. In a word, it […]

Clearing the PIPES in the Male Reproductive System

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This case of the month involves an actual patient from The Turek Clinic. He was 32 years old and had been having trouble conceiving for three years. His history was entirely unremarkable except for one thing: he had had a pain in his right testicle immediately after ejaculation for as long as he could remember. […]

Is Vasectomy the New Condom?

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Ok, so I pulled the trigger and officially called a vasectomy the “new condom” in the press. Sounds crazy, eh? Of course, a vasectomy doesn’t protect you from sexually transmitted diseases like a condom. But, when it comes to fertility, vasectomies are more reversible than previously thought. Reversal Research Results Here’s the simple reason why […]

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map

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He was only 10 years old when leukemia struck. And it took many rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and a bone marrow transplant to cure him. Now married, he asked me a simple question: “I know there is nothing in my semen Doc, but can I have my own kids? Sterility after cancer treatment. A tough […]

Men’s Health Begins with Boys

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“Our male youth are in trouble,” says Dennis Barbour, CEO of The Boy’s Initiative. “Their school dropout rates are climbing and they are dropping out of college more than ever. They are failing to adjust to a rapidly changing economy.” Harsh words from a man who really cares about where America’s youth are headed. Where […]