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Dr. Julian Escobar

Fertility Medicine
Foreman, TX

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Dr Escobar graduated with High Honors in Genetics from the University of Georgia and was subsequently awarded prestigious research fellowships at the National Institutes of Health and Harvard Medical School. He then obtained his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his OBGYN residency at Northwestern University. He later relocated to Dallas to pursue fellowship training in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Escobar has conducted research in various areas of reproduction, including decreased ovarian reserve, hormone production in pregnancy, polycystic ovarian syndrome, assisted reproductive technologies, and reproductive surgical techniques. He has presented his findings at national scientific meetings and has published several scientific articles in prominent peer-reviewed journals. Dr Escobar has a special interest in minimally invasive surgery and reproductive microsurgical technique for tubal ligation reversal and outpatient correction of abnormalities of the uterus, tubes and ovaries. He also specializes in all aspect of assisted reproductive technologies. Dr. Escobar is an active member of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the American Association of Gynecological Laparoscopists, the Endocrine Society and the Texas Medical Association. He has lived in several Latin American countries and is completely fluent in Spanish.

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Fertility Medicine

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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Not related: Periods are caused by hormones (which come from the ovary) and the endometrium (that reacts to the hormones and is in the uterus). The tubes are irrel... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Depends: The standard therapy is the freezing of embryos (fertilized eggs). Usually 40% of retrieved eggs result in good embryos. Egg freezing is still experim... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Depends: Unless the varicocele is significant, surgery has not been demonstrated to have a significant effect on fertility. Patients with a more severe varicoc... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
It could: Most people on long-term steroids have a significant illness and thus either the disease or the medication could affect fertility. The good thing is t... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Everything: Almost every part of your body and organ system is affected by pregnancy, having said that, most women tolerate it very well and it all returns back t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
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Yes: I would assume that you are aware of the polyp due to irregular vaginal bleeding or fertility issues, and thus in that situation you may want to remov... Read More
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A 52-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Evaluate 1st: Endocrine disorders from thyroid disease, to hyperandrogenism, to pcos and even brain tumors can cause this, therefore you need to be evaluated to det... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
No: You do not need mobile apps as long as you have regular intercourse. You normally ovulate 2 weeks prior to expected menses. Around that time the cervi... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Urologist: You may consult with a urologist or go directly to a reproductive endocrinologist with your partner.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Depends: Although you cannot tell how fertile a woman is by looking at her, you can often see during a cvervical exam that she is at her "most" fertile as the ... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Many: Low oxygen (as seen in sca) can decrease sperm counts and damage to sperm dna. For similar reasons these pregnancies can be complicated of the mom is ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Maybe: Some psychiatric medications can alter prolactin and TSH secretion, and these in turn can affect menstrual periods and ovulation.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Early for women: For women at around 30 years of age, while men in the 40-50s. Having said that, very rarely women conceive after age 44, while men can conceive well i... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone. It is normally released from the pituitary and makes the follicles in the ovaries grow. The follicles produce estrogen a... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Less than 90 minutes: Usually you want to get the sperm out of the semen by 60 minutes, but as long as the temperature is moderate, sperm can survive 60-90 minutes. Once ta... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
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Agency vs Known: You can use a relative or a friend, or an anonymous donor through an agency. There are multiple agencies across the country, your donor can, but does ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
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3%: About 3% of couples seek fertility evaluation. In countries where the government covers fertility care the percentage of people getting care is even h... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Some: Antioxidants are becoming increasingly important in the integrity of sperm dna. Obesity, heavy alcohol use and smoking can all affect semen quality/qu... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Attain pregnancy: It is the branch of medicine, a subspecialty of gynecology, that focuses in helping women conceive.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Any time: If you have a known problem, then you may go at any time. But if you are stressing out about it or have questions or just want to make sure that what ... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
See a physician: 85% of normal couples should be able to conceive within a year and about 95% within 2 years. If you have not been able to conceive for over a year, or... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Fast!: Studies have shown that 1-2 minutes after intrauterine insemination (iui) the sperm can reach the fimbriated end of the tube where the egg is!
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Unknown: People travel to India for gestational surrogacy as it can cost $40-80,000 in the US. IVF is more efficient in the US and the cost of traveling may no... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Many reasons: Anxiety is common in fertility patients. More concerning is pulmonary embolism, ectopic pregnancy or ovarian hyperstimmulation, all of which can incre... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Both: Chlamydia is harder to detect and in women is notorious for causing pelvic adhesions and tubal damage. We usually treat for chlamydia if someone tests... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Different: The pregnancy rate means the chances to get pregnant. The delivery rate, gives you the chance of getting pregnant and going home with a baby. If you h... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Faster time to preg: As discussed before, there are several pros and cons. Ultimately treatments speed up the time to achieve pregnancy. Cost and multiples are some of the... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Consult an MD: Basic testing can be performed by your obgyn, more advanced testing/treatment is usually done by a reproductive endocrinologist. If there is male fact... Read More
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A 28-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: Studies have compared the stress of fertility treatments with that that cancer patients go through.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Same day: Usually the same day or the next. Otherwise after 6 weeks.
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A 20-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: "wet dreams" are not related to fertility. If you are curious about your fertility potential, you can get a semen analysis. It is easy, predictive and... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
As much as you want: Every other day or more yields the highest pregnancy rates.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Ovarian reserve: Amh is secreted by the follicles destined to ovulate in the next 1-2 months, this egg number reflects your ovarian reserve and it correlates with amh.... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
OI, IUI, IVF: Women normally ovulate one egg per month. We can increase the odds of pregnancy by increasing this 2-4 by using fertility drugs. Similarly, we can inc... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
No: Fertility drugs do not cause cancer but infertility is a known risk factor for ovarian and uterine cancer. People who suffer of infertility may be at ... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: C section can cause pelvic scarring, affecting the shape of your uterus and the functionality of your tubes. Having said this, most women do well afte... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: Endometriosis decreases egg quality and increases pelvic adhesions. Surgery for endometriosis is notorious to decrease egg number (you lost an ovary).... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: The immune system usually is not in contact with the testicle, and thus trauma to the testis can have your immune system be exposed to sperm for the 1... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Does not matter: Fertility rates are highest with daily intercourse and almost identical on "every other day". Less frequent sex results in less pregnancies. The most ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: Obese women have greater difficulty ovulating, having an adequate endometrium, sustaining a pregnancy and having a healthy pregnancy. Therefore chance... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
See an MD: If you have tried to conceive naturally and you have not had luck, then it is likely that the decreased motility (which is probably the most important... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Unlikely: Terbutaline has a short half life and thus is excreated quickly. The effects are usually felt within minutes.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Depends: This depends on the cause of the hematospermia. Most of the causes are idiopathic and inconsequential. If the rest of the semen analysis is normal, th... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Yes: Hello, in the US we consider that patients who attempt pregnancy and are unsuccessful should seek help from a reproductive endocrinologist as 85% of n... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
24 hrs: The egg lives ~24 hours after ovulation and thus the sperm need to wait for the egg. Sperm can live 3-5 days in the cervix and uterus, while they die ... Read More
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A 26-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
No: Sperm are produced constantly and whatever is in the ejaculate was produced in the past 80 days. Some men may have decreased counts per ejaculate with... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
No: Its all about balance. Coffee in moderate amounts (less than 2 cups a day or less than 200 mg a day) are safe before and during pregnancy.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Midcycle: Sex early and late in your cycle usually will not result in pregnancy. The midcycle or about 14 days before your expected period is the most fertile t... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
No: Most sperm die in the vagina after and hour, therefore the sperm that are able to fertilize the egg have less than an hour to enter the cervix and ute... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Julian Escobar
Specializes in Fertility Medicine
Soon: If you have passed your pregnancy, you may ovulate within a month.
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May 15, 2012
Dr. Escobar is a fantastic option for patients dealing with infertility in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We enjoying sending our patients to him and seeing the great results. Patients love him!
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Escobar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Escobar is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Hi and thank u! Though I would proactively check for one before trying for kids since I had one 4 yrs ago that I removed. Perhaps wait one more cycle to c if it's a p or blood clot is a wise idea. Tha...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! eventhough this was not my question, helpful my question was unanswerd
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