Want to get pregnant? Could your weight be holding you back? | Raising Austin
A new study from the National Institutes of Health looked at 501 couples from Michigan and Texas from 2005 to 2009 who were trying to get pregnant. It had the women chart their monthly cycles, intercourse and results of home pregnancy tests. It also looked at the body mass index of the couples and compared non-obese women and men…
Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi interviews with Good Day Austin Fox 7 News on Couples’ Obesity and Time-To-Pregnancy
Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi is interviewed by Fox 7 News’ Lauren Petrowski about the effects of couples’ obesity on the time-to-pregnancy. Watch the interview for more details. [cbc_playlist videos=”5933″]
The Male Factor in Fertility
We live in an incredible time for medicine. Recent advancements have allowed women of advanced maternal age to have babies, uterine transplants have been successfully performed on women who were born without them, and improvements in cryopreservation have led to more successful pregnancies after eggs and embryos have been frozen. You would think that we pretty much have infertility […]
Egg & Sperm Facts
Historically the thought of what sex a baby will be was assumed to be related to the gamete of the mother, but we now realize that sperm, not eggs, determine a baby’s gender. This is good since it has allowed us to address male fertility issues instead of looking only to women for causes of infertility. Want to know […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi interviewed on KXAN regarding his study on Clomid Citrate safety
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi recently published his study further confirming the safety of using the medication Clomid Citrate in men with low testosterone who want to maintain fertility potential. The standard treatment of men with low testosterone has historically been with testosterone replacement therapy with either gels, shots, or pellets that go under the skin. These […]
Clomid Citrate Revealed to be Safe to Treat Low Testosterone in Men to Preserve Their Fertility
More than 13.1 million men in the United States are diagnosed with hypogonadism, or low testosterone, annually. A great number of these men are not done having children. Traditional testosterone replacement, giving the man’s body testosterone by means of gels, shots, or pellets under the skin; is a perfectly reasonable treatment for hypogonadism, ONCE A […]
A Few Amazing Sperm Facts
While sperm cells make up half of the formula for new life, people typically don’t give them much thought. However, there is a lot of interesting and even surprising information about sperm and semen, the fluid that surrounds it. Here is a look at some of the facts surrounding the male half of the reproductive […]
Fast Food is Not Good for Men’s Fertility
Modern life is busy; sometimes people just want a meal that is fast, affordable, and satisfying. This comes at a cost to our health. While fast food is certainly convenient, it is not health food. The effects of the drive-through extend far beyond the waistline, harming your cardiovascular system, kidneys, and more. New research suggests […]
Dr. Parviz Kavoussi speaks about robot assisted vasectomy reversal at international conference in Thailand
For years, people have been dreaming of robots. Whether it has been for science fiction or for practical uses, the idea of robots mechanically assisting us with tasks has been sought after. We used to hear people say “someday robots will do surgery for us”. That is not necessarily the case, but robots are finding […]
Egg Facts
Egg cells, or ova, are the defining characteristic between the male and female of every species on Earth. Though some males, like the seahorse, will carry fertilized embryos in their specialized pouches, it is the creation of the eggs itself that is used to define the female. Though they may seem simple, ova are remarkably […]
