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Why I Love Medicine-Redux

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

I was recently asked why I love medicine by a health care blog. They published what they could, but there is really more than my response to them revealed. I’d like to set the record straight. We all grow up reading in school. A book is a pile of paper with words on it. But […]

The Essential Beginnings of a Vitamin

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

Honestly, my opinion about nutritional supplements has evolved dramatically. Historically, the value of prenatal vitamins for women is well recognized and uncontested. For example, calcium keeps mom’s bones healthy as developing fetuses borrow mom’s calcium for their own bones. And iron prevents the anemia of pregnancy. Folic acid clearly prevents neural disorders and birth defects […]

How Obesity Can Affect Male Fertility

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You have often heard me say that sperm production is an engine that really wants to run hard and fast. And, that by not taking great care of yourself, sperm quality and fertility can suffer. Given that 1 in 3 Americans have it, one of the biggest elephants in the room is obesity. Now, the […]

April Fools in Saudi Arabia?

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Had April Fools Day come weeks early half way around the world? The thought had crossed my mind just before harsh reality hit. A Short Trip to Saudi Arabia It was a long day and I had given several lectures the day before at a medical symposium in Riyadh and headed to King Khalid Airport […]

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Diabetes Mellitus: The Infertility Quadruple Threat

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Based on the feedback received from doctors reading the blog, we are introducing a new feature: Case of the Month. This Case of the Month features an actual patient from The Turek Clinic. Today’s case is presented to recognize American Diabetes Association Alert Day. The Case of Male Infertility He is a 31-year old who […]

A Year Without Answers II

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

This is the second of two guest posts from a patient who lives in Europe. He recently recontacted me about his experience with male infertility and how it affected him.  Moved by his story and by his emotional fortitude, I asked him if he could share his remarkable journey with others. The first post is […]

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A Year Without Answers

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

This is a guest post from a patient who lives in Europe. He recently recontacted me about his experience with male infertility and how it affected him.  Moved by his story and by his emotional fortitude, I asked him if he could share his remarkable journey with others.  “The day we met with Dr. Turek […]

The Incredible (Renewable?) Egg

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

It’s hard to keep up anymore; things are changing so quickly in fertility medicine. Just in the last week, a Harvard researcher discovered stem cells in the human ovary and a 66 year old just became a mom to twins in Switzerland. There goes the rug, being pulled out from under our scientific feet yet again. […]

Try Not Sitting

Posted on by Paul Turek, MD

Have you heard about a new disease that affects almost half of Americans and is lethal if it goes unchecked? It’s called “sitting disease.”  It’s real and it’s the new smoking. The Chair as Enemy Sitting is an example of a “sedentary” behavior. Either at work or at home as a couch potato, it is considered […]