By Marc Goldstein, MD   The most common identifiable cause of infertility in men is a varicocele. Approximately one third of infertile men who have never fathered a child have a varicocele, and up to 80% of men who were once fertile, but are now infertile, also have a varicocele. ...

by Patricia Mendell, L.C.S.W. As a psychotherapist working in the field of reproductive medicine I have counseled hundreds of women and men about fertility-related issues, from preserving one’s fertility and contraception to problems with conceiving and pregnancy. It is rare to find ...

By Harry Fisch, MD When most people think of the health hazards of smoking, they naturally think of consequences like lung cancer. But smoking does a lot of other bad things to your body, some of which are directly related to things that guys care a lot about: their sexuality and ...

by Harry Fisch, M.D. Say “biological clock” and most people think of women. Most people know that a woman’s ovaries stop producing eggs at some point and that natural fertility ends with menopause. But most people don’t know that men have biological clocks ...

Most guys assume that they’re not shooting blanks. In other words, they assume they’re fertile. But the fact is that every year, about six million couples have problems conceiving a child – and the source of those problems is the man as often as it is the woman. A lot of ...

by Corey Whelan  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI, is a twenty year old procedure originally designed to combat severe male factor infertility.  Performed as part of an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) protocol, this fertility technique differs from traditional IVF in one unique ...

By Harry Fisch, MD The problems caused by abnormally low testosterone – a condition called hypogonadism – have been getting a lot of press in recent years, primarily because there are now several companies selling testosterone replacement products. Low testosterone, or ...

by Fred Licciardi, M.D. Today I have answered the more interesting questions over the past few months. What do I think about cervical mucus? This is tricky question. I would not make any treatment plans based on cervical mucus. Some women have “normal” mucus and others have mucus ...

By Harry Fisch, MD Testosterone gels and other ways of boosting a man’s testosterone levels are all the rage at the moment. For the right man with the right condition – meaning a verified below-normal testosterone level – these therapies may help. But before jumping ...

By Harry Fisch, MD Bike riding is the ultimate healthy sport, right? Easy on the knees, great for cardio and strength-building, and relatively inexpensive. Well...yes..all true. But there's one downside to bike riding that has only recently been getting the attention it deserves: Riding can ...