Award-winning urologist - and pioneer in Men’s Health - Dr. Paul Turek blogs weekly about issues such as infertility, vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, sexual and hormonal dysfunction and more. Keep up with latest in this fascinating field of medicine.
Sexual Health
Dr. Turek's research has shown that hot tubs affect male fertility

Toxic Tubbing

  Quiet. Warm. Relaxing. Soothing. How can a hot tub or a steaming hot bath possibly be bad for your health? Well they are…for men. They reduce male fertility. Big time. The History…

Dieting is like emptying the piggy bank when you were a kid.

A Bank Account to Empty

“You tell me I need to lose weight. How do I do it, Doc?” “My dear patient, it’s simple: treat your body like a bank account, but one that you should empty. Put…

Lightening in Beijing

Am I a Disruptor?

I did well in high school and I did well in college. I loved medical school and tolerated my surgical residency, as it occurred well before the 80 hour medical workweek was established. …

Photo of where Dr. Turek lectured; Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy

I’ve Been Googled!

I’ve given countless lectures in innumerable countries over the last two decades, but I am most excited about the one I am giving next Wednesday. Google has asked me to speak to them…

Picture of a brick cell phone from 1980s. Associated with male infertility?

The “Brick” Takes a Beating

While you were blabbing away, your cell phone took a hit this week. Basically cell phones were slammed from two sides. As much as any modern product, the cell phone is about as…

cartoon face rolling eyes; symbol of women behind great men

Women: They’ve Got Me Covered

I think it was Jim Carrey who said, “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” Ok, maybe that’s not always the case, but there are several women who have fundamentally…

The royal crest for Prince William of England

Royal Advice for the Ages

Dear Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I watched your lovely wedding at Westminster Abbey this week. So sorry that I couldn’t make it to the Abbey for the ceremony, but I had to…

Dr. Turek's gavel for the American Society of Andrology

Giving Up the Gavel

In two days, I will hand over the gavel. It’s actually a meat tenderizer that I bought to run the meetings this year and it worked just great. A gavel with teeth. Regardless,…

A red foil-covered chocolate heart is a simple, romantic and chewable symbol for men

Men and Romance: Its Complicated

The definition of the word romance in most dictionaries, including the mother-of-them-all Oxford English Dictionary, includes the statement “a love affair.” In real life, however, the word romance means entirely different things to…

Dawning of the Deed

Here’s a good question: “How old is sex?” You know, the old birds and the bees-type hooking up. Recently, some fossil finds have given us great clues as to the age of intercourse,…

About Dr. Turek

A founder of the male fertility and male sexual healthcare movement, Dr. Paul Turek is also an internationally recognized master microsurgeon who specializes in vasectomy and vasectomy reversal, FNA testicular mapping, sperm retrieval and male erectile and sexual dysfunction.

He is a former Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair Professor of Urology, Obstetrics & Gynecology at UCSF and while there, directed a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for training new leaders in men's reproductive health. He has authored more than 175 publications on genetic, urological and epidemiological issues in men's reproductive health and regularly consults for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the NIH and other branches of the US government and industry on matters relating to men's reproductive health. He currently holds an NIH grant to create a human artificial testicle to make sperm.

He is Past-President of the American Society of Andrology, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Société Internationale d'Urologie and the Royal Society of Medicine (London). Dr Turek is also Editor of the Reproductive Volume of Netter's Images, 2nd Edition. His hobbies include vintage cars and long board surfing.

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  • May 16, 2012 22:59

    @doctorshep good to hear from you. I use the same scope. Pic of it on FB http://t.co/rq8Udnrp Remember, it’s the magician and not the hat!

  • May 16, 2012 16:25

    Fascinating. A technology considered quite experimental only one year ago is now becoming mainstream. Got to... http://t.co/5i5ZypqO

  • May 15, 2012 22:26

    After a year of research and after hours effort, Dr. Turek's prenatal vitamin for men is out! Get it online at... http://t.co/NFmKDhX0

  • May 14, 2012 15:30

    New DrTurek Post: Assisted Reproduction: A Two-Edged Sword - Almost 2 decades ago, just about the time when my ... http://t.co/x45nMWqO

  • May 14, 2012 15:29

    New #DrTurek Post: Assisted Reproduction: A Two-Edged Sword - Almost 2 decades ago, just about the time when my fell... http://t.co/TqlUaBHr

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