The impact of testicular torsion on a man’s future fertility
Testicular torsion is an abnormal twisting of the testicle and spermatic cord resulting in severe pain and a lack of blood flow to the testicle. Although testicular torsion can occur at any age, the peak incidence is between 12 and 18 years of age. One out of every 4,000 men below the age of 25 […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi’s research on medications to treat low T in a fertility preserving manner presented at AUA.
There are over 13 million men who are newly diagnosed with low testosterone annually in the United States. A big challenge in treating these men, is that giving men traditional testosterone replacement therapy such as topical gels or injections suppresses sperm production and can impact a man’s fertility. A commonly used off label medication to […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi presents AFRM’s research on factors impacting couple’s decision making between vasectomy reversal and sperm retrieval/IVF at the AUA meeting.
The American Urological Association national meeting was held in San Francisco this year and there were over 16,000 urologists who attended it from all over the world. Dr. Parviz Kavoussi had the opportunity to present AFRM’s work on evaluating the factors that impact couple’s decision making when the male partner has previously had a vasectomy […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi Earns Healthgrade Recognitions
Austin based male fertility expert, Dr. Parviz Kavoussi is on the Healthgrades honor roll. Healthgrades Recognized Doctors are physicians who are board certified in their specialty, have never had their license surrendered or revoked, and are free of sanctions or malpractices at the time of designation. Healthgrades also list some of Dr. Kavoussi’s other recognitions: […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi reviews abstracts for American Society for Reproductive Medicine 2017 annual meeting in San Antonio
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or ASRM, is an organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of reproductive medicine. The society holds an annual scientific congress and expo to present the latest research and promote treatment for infertile couples. As a nationally recognized expert in male fertility, Dr. Parviz Kavoussi was […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi selected to review abstracts for the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons meeting.
As the use of the operative microscope for male fertility surgery is evolving to use of a robotic microsurgical platform, Dr. Parviz Kavoussi has been one of the leaders of this transition. He has published studies on the use of this technology for robot assisted microsurgical vasectomy reversal. As a leader in the field, he […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi is named as a 2017 Texas Monthly Super Doctor
Dr. Kavoussi is named as a Texas Monthly Magazine Super Doctor for the 6th consecutive year. These handful of physicians are selected based on peer recognition, professional achievement, and disciplinary history. Doctors from each specialty with the highest scores from each group are invited to serve on a blue ribbon panel to evaluate the candidates […]
Treating Low Testosterone that Safely Preserves Male Fertility
The Primed Southwest annual conference was held in Houston, TX this year. This multi-topic primary care conference updates primary care physicians on important topics in medicine. Dr. Parviz Kavoussi was invited to speak as a guest lecturer at the 2017 Primed conference. He spoke on the topic of hypogonadism, also known as low testosterone. As […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi Lectures on Surgical Technique that Removes Tumor & Retrieves Sperm Simultaneously
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is the most common genetic disorder of steroid production affecting male fertility. One in every 16,000 individuals has classic CAH, which makes it one of the most common autosomal recessive human genetic diseases. Due to a disruption in the steroid producing pathway, men with CAH have an overproduction of steroid hormones […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi is named as a Texas Super Doctor for the 5th year consecutively
“It is quite an honor to be on named on a list with such distinguished colleagues. Being named by my peers means an awful lot”, stated Dr. Parviz Kavoussi after being named to the 2016 Super Doctors list by Texas Monthly Magazine for the 5th consecutive year. Super Doctors is a listing of outstanding physicians […]
