It’s an exciting time to be a member of the men’s health field. I recently read an article that said doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland have identified the patient they want to receive the first-ever penis transplant – a U.S. solider wounded by a bomb blast during a combat mission in Afghanistan. … Continue reading What the First-Ever Penis Transplant Could Mean for Men’s Health
View MoreThe last half of 2014 and the first half of 2015 was a rough time for my family. My 95-year-old father became critically ill in the summer of 2014 and had a roller coaster ride in and out of the ICU and hospital and then rehab centers until he finally passed away in March. Much … Continue reading How I lost 15 Pounds in Six Weeks This Summer at Age 51
View MoreFrom Oxygen.com: In my 20-plus year medical career, if I had to choose the most common misconception I’ve heard from patients and yes, even some highly respected members of the medical community, it’s that fertility – or problems with it, rather, is solely a “woman’s issue.” From inconsistent menstrual cycles to advanced reproductive age, women … Continue reading Dr. Werthman: Fertility Isn’t a “Chick Thing”
View MoreThere’s more attention, conversation and research being conducted in the realm of male infertility today than ever before. The medical community is finally waking up to the notion that we “seasoned” male fertility specialists have been trying to convey for too many years – fertility isn’t a one-way street or a solely female problem. Now … Continue reading On Male Infertility Hopes, Dreams and Reality
View MoreI recently read a business article which discussed the benefits of keeping teams of people together to produce better business success. In it were illustrated examples from professional basketball teams to high-volume orthopedic surgeons and their loyal staff. All were studied over time and the conclusion drawn was that teams of people who have worked … Continue reading Maybe There IS an “I” in Team And How My Patients Benefit
View MoreIf you’ve been making New Year’s Resolutions for a while now, you can probably guess the categories that most of them fall into – and you also recognize that most of us tend to ditch those New Year promises by mid-January. As I run down the list of the most popular commitments people make on … Continue reading The Fertility Benefits of Your New Year’s Resolutions
View MoreIt’s 2:00 a.m. as I write this. My wife is up nursing our nearly seven-week-old daughter and I can’t fall back to sleep. This newborn phase, though I know it will pass quickly, is equal parts exhausting and amazing. I imagine like any new parent, much about life and the way I lived it pre-fatherhood … Continue reading The Doctor Who Devotes His Career to Helping Men Become Fathers Finally Joins the “Club”
View MoreWhen it comes to many treatable conditions, people often equate the successful treatment of those conditions with latest technology available to treat them. Would it surprise you to learn that the latest technology might not be the best method of treatment delivery for certain conditions? Take robotic surgery for example. There’s a lot in the … Continue reading Why Robotic Surgery Isn’t The Best Method for Male Infertility Treatments
View MoreWhat’s The Best Treatment Approach for Men With Non-Obstructive Azoospermia? We’ve Come A Long Way, Baby Advances in reproductive medicine over the last 10 years have allowed men who were previously considered absolutely sterile to father biological children. Those advances have come on two fronts. The first was the advent of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with … Continue reading TESTICULAR MAPPING IN MEN WITH NOA: GREAT IDEA OR COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME?
View MoreIn-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), the process whereby a single sperm is injected into an egg in order to fertilize it has been a world-wide breakthrough in conception over the past few decades. This technology has lowered the requirement for the amount of viable sperm needed to conceive from millions to only … Continue reading IVF Failure: Is Sperm Quality to Blame?
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