by William D. Petok, Ph.D. While the state of fertility and infertility knowledge has grown enormously since the first IVF baby was born, one would be hard pressed to understand the role of men in the equation if you read only the popular press.  A cursory view of ...

by Philip Werthman, M.D. Chromosomes. They're the thread-like structures found inside the cells of living organisms. The pigeon has 80 chromosomes. A pineapple has 50. But among the factors that make us uniquely human, is the presence of 46 chromosomes. As the cement in the foundation of our ...

by Corey Whelan Some women anticipate pregnancy will not come easily. A history of irregular periods, endometriosis, or the ticking of the biological clock give early indication that seeking out the support of a fertility specialist makes sense sooner rather than later. Most women however, are ...

by William D Petok, PhD, AFA Mental Health Advisory Council  With Father’s Day fast upon us and June officially designated as Male Reproductive Health Month it makes sense to take a look at the current state of affairs for men who want to reproduce and are having difficulty with the ...

By S. Fenella Das Gupta,  PhD Neuroscience A team of researchers led by Dr. Lee Smith at the University of Edinburgh have identified a gene, Katnal1, involved in male infertility. The expression of this gene is required for the release of mature sperm. So, when it’s disrupted only ...

 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 ...