Dr. Parviz Kavoussi is being Interviewed on KLBJ Radio Station on the Impact of Sodas on Male Fertility
A recent study investigates the possible impact of sodas and sugar-sweetened beverages, such as sports drinks, on the male fertility. The authors of the study found that men who drink high volumes of sugar-sweetened beverages have lower sperm motility, i.e. their sperm do not swim as well. Although this correlation was found in men who are […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi Presents with a National Webcast on Robot Assisted Vasectomy Reversal during the 2014 Drive for Men’s Health
The 2014 Drive for Men’s Health is a national men’s health initiative where Dr.’s Sijo Parekattil and Jamin Brahmbhatt will drive 1,100 miles from Florida to New York City in an all electric Tesla, stopping along the way to charge and to talk to men across the country about men’s health. They have selected top physicians […]
Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi has a review article published on the topic of Assisted Hatching for In Vitro Fertilization – Embryo Transfer
Assisted hatching is a technique used in the IVF lab in order to increase the probability for implantation of an embryo. Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi recently had an article on the topic of assisted hatching for IVF accepted for publication in the Journal of Fertilization In Vitro – IVF Worldwide, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Stem Cell […]
Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi is Interviewed About Stress and Fertility on the Fox 7 News Show Good Day Austin
Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi is interviewed about stress and fertility by Fox 7 News’ Scarlett Greyson. The focus of the interview is a study which was recently published in the journal Human Reproduction by Lynch et al. The study showed that preconceptional stress led to a 29% reduction in live birth rate among couples trying to […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi VIDEO Presentation at RAMSES Annual Meeting
In November, 2013, Dr. Parviz Kavoussi was honored to present his surgical experience, expertise and data on robotic vasectomy reversal to multi-specialty, multi-disciplinary robotic microsurgeons from around the world at the Robot Assisted Microsurgical and Endoscopic Society (RAMSES) Annual Meeting held in Strasbourg, France. The esteemed Dr. Kavoussi presented his surgical experience, expertise and data […]
Dr. Kavoussi Attends the Society for the Study of Male Reproduction at the American Urological Association National Meeting
The physicians at Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine feel very strongly about the importance of staying up to date on the cutting edge research in the field. Besides being leaders in the field and staying actively involved in clinical and basic science research to continue to advance the field, they also attend a number of […]
The Importance of Ethical Use of the Internet and Social Media In Medicine
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi gives a lecture on the ethics of internet and social media use at Baylor Health Care System’s 2014 Urology Update on March 28, 2014. As social media and the internet have become more and more integrated in our lives, they have become more commonly used as resources in all aspects of medicine. […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi to Lecture on Low Testosterone Treatment for Optimal Fertility at the University Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Dr. Kavoussi stays involved in teaching residents to improve fertility care for patients through the training of others. Dr. Parviz Kavoussi has a great appreciation for his mentors and teachers that trained him over the years. He states “I really enjoy the opportunity to give back to the academic community and teaching what I have […]
Secondary Infertility: Causes & Treatments
Although secondary infertility accounts for nearly one third of infertility cases, the topic tends to lurk in the shadows of public conversation. Diagnosed when a couple who has previously had biological children without medical assistance is unable to get pregnant or to successfully carry a pregnancy to term after a year of trying, the condition […]
How Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) is a Useful Test When Individualizing an IVF Cycle
What is AMH? AMH is a hormone that, in women, is produced by cells called “granulosa cells”, which surround the follicles (fluid collections that contain the eggs in the ovaries). In the field of Reproductive Medicine, AMH is considered a measure of a woman’s ovarian reserve, which refers to the number of eggs that remain […]