Varicocele: A Leading Cause of Infertility in Men

Varicocele: A Leading Cause of Infertility in Men

January 5, 2018by Natan Bar-Chama, MD

Alan Copperman, MD and Piraye Yurttas Beim, PhD, discuss Infertility & Genetics on Creating a Family radio show.

Does infertility have a genetic connection? Can you inherit infertility from your parents or pass it down to your kids? What types of infertility are genetic and what can you do to find out? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim andDr. Alan Copperman.

September 13, 2017

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to Endocrine Web advising men with erectile dysfunction to assess risks for osteoporosis with a physician

Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) are at increased risk for osteoporosis and should undergo bone density screening, according to findings from a large study reported in Medicine.

August 17, 2016

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to Health Day and is featured on CBSNews.com on how moderate coffee drinking and caffeine consumption can reduce the risks of erectile dysfunction

Coffee perks millions of Americans up each morning, and a new study finds it might help keep men's sex lives percolating, too.

May 21, 2016

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to Healthline.com about stem cell research in China used to create sperm in a laboratory dish

Scientists in China say they have used a stem cell technique to create functioning sperm for mice in laboratory dishes.

They say the process, if proven successful in humans, could be a major step toward helping men with the most serious infertility problems.

February 25, 2016

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to HealthDay on how male intake of meat may influence his fertility [

Attention, men: Your favorite meats might be helping or harming your fertility, a new study suggests.

While the research can't prove cause and effect, it shows that men involved in fertility treatment who ate a lot of processed meats -- bacon, sausage and the like -- had poorer success, while those who ate more chicken or other poultry had better outcomes.

August 5, 2015

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to Newsweek about the FDA moving closer toward approval of the female version of Viagra

A drug developed to increase sex drive in women may have too many side effects to warrant U.S. approval, according to a safety and efficacy review released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

June 2, 2015

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to New York Times Well about how taking statins for high cholesterol and other conditions may negatively impact male sexual function

The science on statins and sexual function is inconclusive, but it does appear that taking a statin may sometimes affect a person’s sex life.

April 3, 2015