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Preserving Male Fertility in Sports Activity
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Go to the Bathroom Less Frequently: Another Reason to Quit Smoking
By Harry Fisch, MD When most people think of the health hazards of smoking, they naturally think of consequences …
Sperm Killers
Most guys assume that they’re not shooting blanks. In other words, they assume they’re fertile. But the …
What is ICSI?
by Corey Whelan Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI, is a twenty year old procedure originally designed …
Increasing a Man’s Testosterone Production
By Harry Fisch, MD The problems caused by abnormally low testosterone – a condition called hypogonadism …
Circumcision: To Snip or Not to Snip?
By Harry Fisch, MD Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. It is part of religious …
Single fathers raising, caring for and talking to pre-teen daughters about their bodies
by Lisa Marsh, The AFA’s London Correspondent If you are a single father, raising an adolescent or teenage …
Eating Right for Better Sex
By Harry Fisch, MD My patients often ask me what they can do to improve their sex lives. They’re surprised with …
Evolutionary Theory and the Older Dad
by Corey Whelan According to Wikipedia, evolution is defined as a “slow change in groups of living things over …
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Unexplained Infertility
How do you treat, let alone explain, the unexplainable? Jason Griffith, M.D. of the Houston Fertility Institute …
Fertility Preservation
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Can Tubal Factor Infertility be Avoided?
Can tubal factor infertility be avoided? Brian D. Barnett, M.D. of Dallas IVF goes into depth about this very common …
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A Hidden Testosterone Killer
Testosterone gels and other ways of boosting a man’s testosterone levels are all the rage at the moment. For …
The Dirty Dozen
There is mounting scientific evidence to support the claim that environmental factorshave an effect on fertility. From …
Fertility Preservation
Fertility preservation is a relatively new form of reproductive medicine which has proven to be life altering for …
A Baby Maybe?
A Baby, Maybe? By The American Fertility Association Neither of you can say when it started, but in …
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