Choosing to get a vasectomy is a very personal decision that impacts both you and your family. Maybe you’ve decided that you don’t want children – or any more children; or your partner wants to be taken off birth control. Maybe you are tired of the inconvenience of using condoms. Whatever the case, weigh your
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Treating ED: More Than Just Your Sex Life
While erectile dysfunction (ED) is often treated as a taboo subject, it is hardly rare. In fact, beginning at age 40, men increasingly experience some form of sexual dysfunction. There are a number of reasons associated with ED, and not all of them are what come to mind when someone first experience symptoms. To develop
Read MoreHow Can Hormone Imbalance Cause Male Infertility?
Infertility is defined by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as when a couple is unsuccessful at conceiving a baby (becoming pregnant) within a one-year period of having regular sexual intercourse without the use of birth control. It may come as a surprise, but infertility actually affects about 15 percent of couples trying to conceive.
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Men produce the majority of their testosterone in their gonads (testicles), and a smaller amount in their adrenal glands. Testosterone is known as an androgen, a hormone that is responsible for many male characteristics such as facial hair, sex drive, and higher relative muscle mass than females. Testosterone levels normally fluctuate (sometimes literally fluctuating between
Read MoreWhat is a vas to testicular bypass surgery and why would it be needed in a vasectomy reversal?
A vasectomy reversal is a microsurgical procedure for men who have undergone a vasectomy, and who now wish to father children. Vasectomy reversals are actually one of the most common elective surgeries for men; they have a high rate of success rate when performed by a skilled urologist, experienced in microsurgical techniques. (Even after years
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