Harry Fisch - The Male Biological Clock: The Startling News about Aging, Sexuality, and Fertility in Men

A

abdominal fat,

abnormalities, congenital, 21

abortion, spontaneous,

acne,

adrenaline,

adult-onset diabetes, 48

aerobic exercise,

aging:

and erectile dysfunction, 31

and erections,

and hormones, 12

influences on, 37

of parents, 30

and penis, 72

and performance,

rate of,

and sperm quality,

and telomeres,

and testosterone,

alcohol,

Alex (absence of sperm),

alfuzosin,

alpha blockers,

amphetamines,

anabolic steroids,

Anafranil,

AndroGel,

androgens,

andropause, 12

androstenedione,

anemia,

antibiotics,

antibodies,

antidepressants,

antioxidants,

anxiety, 62

apnea, sleep,

aspiration, fine-needle,

B

baldness, male-pattern,

Bellow, Saul,

beta blockers,

biopsies, 99

birth control,

birth defects,

and age of parents, 25

and IVF,

sentinel,

bladder,

blood clots,

blood sugar,

brain cells, and aging,

breast enlargement,

bromocriptine,

buttocks, fat on,

C

caffeine,

calcium channel blockers,

cardiac health,

cell division,

cervical mucus penetration test,

cervix,

chemotherapy,

cholesterol,

Cialis,

Cimetidine,

clitoris,

clogged ejaculatory ducts, 9

Clomid, 58

clomiphene citrate,

cocaine,

conception, prior, 5

condoms,

congenital abnormalities, 21

corpus cavernosa,

cow mucus,

cryopreservation,

cryptorchidism,

Cyclosporin,

cystoscope, 8

D

dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA),

depression, 62

diabetes,

diagnosis, 100

biopsies, 99

medical history, 92

physical examination, 99

semen analysis, 97

sperm penetration assay, 98

ultrasound,

diet, 46

donor sperm, 38

Dostinex,

Down syndrome, 25

drug abuse, 62

drugs, recreational, 50

E

ejaculation:

premature, 86

reflex,

retrograde, 18

ejaculatory ducts,

clogged, 9

ephedra,

epididymis,

erectile dysfunction, 31

other causes of, 81

psychological dimension of, 70

as sign of medical problem,

treatments, 79

erections, 31

automatic,

and orgasm,

penis in,

Erik (vasectomy reversal), 56

estrogen,

exercise, 47

F

fallopian tube, egg in,

fertility:

and nutritional supplements,

and testosterone replacement therapy,

fertilization,

fine-needle aspiration,

fructose,

G

genes,

genitals, examination of, 93

George (ejaculatory ducts), 9

GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer),

glucose intolerance,

gonadotropin-release hormone (GnRH),

H

hamster egg test, 98

Harold (Viagra), 72

health, see sexual health

heart attack,

hematospermia,

hemophilia A,

history, medical, 92

homosexuality, n

hormone replacement therapy (HRT), hazards of,

hormones:

and aging, 12

and fertility,

normal levels of,

and tumors,

hot tubs, 49

human chorionic gonadotropin,

human genome, mapping of,

human growth hormone (HGH), 63

hydroceles,

hypogonadism:

as andropause,

causes of,

failure to treat,

as low testosterone level, 30

symptoms of, 43

hypospadias,

hypothalamic-hypogonadotropic hypogonadism,

hypothalamus,

I

ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection), 36

idiopathic infertility,

immune system,

impotence, 31

infections, 103

immune response to,

and semen analysis,

and sperm count,

as symptomless,

infertility, 124

and age of parents, 11

clogged ejaculatory ducts, 9

as common problem,

from congenital abnormalities, 21

cost of fixing, 89

development of,

diagnosis of, 100

idiopathic,

infections, 103

medical problems in,

myths about, 7

psychological dimension of,

special cases, 24

treatments, 123

varicoceles, 13

infertility industry,

insulin, 48

intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), 36

intrauterine insemination (IUI), 23

IVF ( in vitro fertilization), 2

alternatives to,

and birth defects,

commitment to,

cost of,

failure rate of,

with ICSI, 36

improved technology of,

success rate of,

techniques, 33

using, 33

J

Jason (testosterone therapy), 42

K

Kallmann syndrome,

kidney disease,

Klinefelter syndrome,

L

Leonardo da Vinci,

Levitra,

libido:

in andropause,

testosterone and,

Viagra and,

lipid profiles,

lipoprotein, 51

listening, 60

luteinizing hormone (LH),

Luvox,

M

machines, similarity of men and, 17

male biological clock:

factors in, 19

use of term, 12

male-pattern baldness,

Marfan syndrome,

marijuana, 50

masturbation, for lab samples,

McGwire, Mark,

medical history, 92

medications:

and sexual health, 51

side effects of, 76

and Viagra,

men:

age of father,

design flaws of, 17

midlife crises of,

as spectators, 40

uniqueness of,

menopause,

menoporsche,

mental retardation, 4

metabolic syndrome,

Michael (varicoceles), 12

mind-body connection,

minerals and vitamins, 44

mumps,

Murray (Clomid therapy), 57

N

needle biopsy,

neurofibromatosis,

nitric oxide,

nitroglycerin,

Norm (Viagra), 66

O

obesity,

oligozoospermia,

orgasm:

and erection,

inability to have,

inhibitors of,

and premature ejaculation,

semen ejaculated in, 20

P

papaverine hydrochloride,

Paxil,

penile implants,

penile self-injection,

penis,

and aging, 72

in erection,

examination of, 93

numbing of,

size of, 75

squeezing,

Pergonal,

perimenopause,

Pfizer,

phentolamine,

physical examination, 99

pituitary gland,

pregnancy:

average time to,

and sperm count,

premature ejaculation, 86

priapism,

prolactin,

prolactinomas,

prostaglandins,

prostate cancer, 50

prostate enlargement,

prostate gland,

examination of,

infection of,

semen produced in,

prostate-specific antigen (PSA),

prostate surgery,

Prozac,

puberty,

R

radiation therapy,

Randall, Tony,

rectal exams, 95

reflex ejaculation,

reproductive tract,

infection in, 103

and infertility,

resection,

retrograde ejaculation, 18

S

Sam (premature ejaculation),

scrotum,

selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs),

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),

selenium,

semen, 20

analysis of, 97

blood in,

fructose in,

liquifying of,

testing, 36

volume of,

white cells in,

seminal vesicles,

sentinel birth defects,

SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators),

Serophene, 58

sex, and teamwork, 64

sexual desire, see libido

sexual health, 51

diet and, 46

drug use and, 50

exercise and, 47

hot tubs and, 49

medications and, 51

smoking and,

steroids and,

sexually transmitted diseases,

sexual performance, decline in,

sleep apnea,

smoking,

snoring,

sperm, 25