Paul Turek, MD is an internationally renowned expert in men’s sexual health and reproductive urology. Dr. Turek is fellowship trained and board certified by the American Board of Urology. He has received countless honors and awards for his work with male infertility and has provided valuable research to the men’s sexual health community.
New research reveals the risk of long-term testosterone impairment for men undergoing microTESE, a popular surgery that enables men with nonobstructive azoospermia to become fathers. Led by Dr. Paul Turek, the study points to the need for precision diagnostics prior to invasive sperm retrieval surgeries.
The surgical complication that worries me most is lowering men's testosterone levels for life. It's the other job of the testicle to make testosterone, and this process is at risk when sperm retrieval surgeries are undertaken 'blindly,' that is without diagnostic guidance.