1. Describe the most rewarding experience that you have had working with a patient? Experiencing a family being built with our help is always extremely satisfying. I find that quality of life for men is extremely important, thus having the opportunity to help with reproductive and sexual health is a very rewarding experience for […]
Are you abiding by a strict regimen of exercise and a healthy diet, but not seeing any improvement in your build? Are you having trouble losing fat mass and putting on muscle mass? Are you not getting the benefits that you expected from your workouts, even if you are doing all that your trainer is […]
One in 100 men in the United States have no sperm in their semen and 10-15% of men evaluated for infertility will have no sperm in their semen. In such cases where there is not sperm in the semen due to a cause other than a blockage not allowing the sperm to reach the semen, […]
Parviz K. Kavoussi, M.D. Reproductive Urologist Austin Center for Men’s Health: A Division of Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine To understand premature ejaculation (PE), we must first understand the process of ejaculation. Ejaculation is the final phase of the sexual response cycle in the male. It is a reflex comprising of sensory stimuli, the response […]
Approximately 500,000 men undergo vasectomy a year in the United States, and approximately six percent of men who undergo vasectomy will desire a vasectomy reversal sometime in their lifetime for a chance to be a Dad again. Traditionally this is performed with a microsurgical technique utilizing an operative microscope over the patient’s body to magnify […]
Testicular pain has a significant effect on the quality of life of many men, but it can be successfully treated. There are some anatomic causes that can be identified and treated with proper evaluation including spermatoceles (dilated cysts coming off of the epididymis-the structure between the testicle and vas deferens), tumor, infection, varicoceles (dilated veins […]
A varicocele is defined as abnormally dilated scrotal veins. We have known for quite some time that varicoceles can have an adverse effect on sperm parameters, sperm DNA, and on male fertility. Fifteen percent of fertile men in the general population have varicoceles and around 40% of men that go to the doctor with infertility […]