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Urology
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Ethnic infertility: There is no evidence to suggest any racial or ethnic predisposition to infertility.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Appendicitis?: Worst situation with right lower abdominal pain is appendicitis. Other causes include passing a kidney stone, inguinal hernia, referred pain from tes... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Physiologic items: Varicocele, or varicose veins of the testicle, is the most common cause of low sperm count. Hormone disorders are also common causes. Infections of ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Not well known: I am not aware of exact studies on this, but I have had several clients obtain semen samples for analysis by collecting from non-lubricated latex cond... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
No: Hydroceles can form as a reaction to testicular trauma, or infection, or simply without exact cause. There is no evidence that directly links hydroce... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Sperm transit time: Studies in humans are difficult, but it is estimated that only 1 sperm for every 14 million ejaculated into the woman's vagina will reach the fallopia... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Stretched bladder?: Overnight the bladder is full of urine and if the man wakes up with a full erection, this decreases the ability to empty the bladder. Other causes of... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Poss epididymitis: Possible epididymitis which is inflammation and possible infection of the sperm transport duct behind the testicle. Usually treated by primary care d... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Fertility definition: Fertility rates are typically expressed in terms of likelihood to conceive within a one year time frame. Couples in whom the woman is under 35 years ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Cigarettes: The best data appears to be that cigarette smoke decreases sperm count and quality somewhat in men with known varicoceles (varicoces veins of the test... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Hormone pills: Men with low sperm count and low testosterone levels will often improve their count with the use of clomiphene, tamoxifen or hcg. When estrogen level... Read More
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Healthy college grad: Most sperm banks require good health, no significant family medical issues or psychiatric history, graduation from college and no genetic anomolies or... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
None that I know: There is no drink that has been scientifically proven to routinely improve sperm count.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Prostatitis?: The prostate gland sits at the exit vault of your rectum. Therefore, inflammation in the prostate can irritate the rectum, and inflammation of the re... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Varicocele fertility: It can take up to 9 months after varicocele repair to demonstrate improved semen parameters. Most pregnancies occur 6-12 months after varicocele repa... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Prednisone fertility: There is no evidence to indicate a negative effect of Prednisone on male fertility. In fact, Prednisone is often used to treat low sperm motility (mo... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanswered
Urology 43 years experience
Mainly physiology: Studies on lifestyle items including stress, seem to have only a 10 % effect on a man's baseline fertility. Genetics, anatomic, physiologic and hormo... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Buch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Buch is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you. Surprising we don't know more about this. Seems to me this is something we could film these days. Helpful, thank u
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