In a Q&A published in  Saturday’s Calgary Herald

Urologist Dr. Fisch shared some info from the book he co-authored with Kara Baskin. Some of the pertinent points from the doc include:

“penis size doesn’t vary as much as people think. The average is 5.4 inches. Most men are between four and six inches. When you have less than three inches, then that’s a real problem fertility-wise — it’s too small of a penis to actually reach the cervix.”

“the larger the testicle, the better the fertility and the better chance to have a good testosterone level. Bigger is better.”

Dr. Fisch goes on to explain a number of misconceptions related to size, virility and the importance of belly fat (too much in men reduces fertility). The Calgary Herald notes,

Guys reading all of this may freak out a little.

To which Dr. Fisch responds:

I don’t want them to freak out. I want them to buy the book and to read to see what questions women are asking, because we’ve got to get men to understand what women are thinking.

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So Sorry Guys, Size DOES Matter

Fertile Hope is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing reproductive information, support and hope to cancer patients and survivors whose medical treatments present the risk of infertility.

Fertile Hope helped me realize that there were options available to me, even though I spent my entire adult life assuming I was infertile and that was that. Had Fertile Hope existed when I was just beginning my cancer treatments twenty years ago, I would have even more fertility options open to me.

Luckily, Fertile Hope exists now. And it has joined forces with Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc., and the Lance Armstrong Foundation to offer a sperm banking kit for cancer patients called Live:On.

If you are (or know of) an adolescent or young adult male who is about to begin chemotherapy, radiation or surgery and is/are concerned about the effects of treatment on fertility, please ask your oncologist about this sperm banking option. They can give you a Live:On kit for free; or you can order one yourself by calling (800) 466-2796 (it’s $65 to order one directly).

Now, banking your sperm for an extended period of time isn’t free. It’s about $280/year. But if you use Live:On, a percentage of the sperm banking and long-term storage fees will go back to Fertile Hope and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. And those funds will be used to help more cancers survivors pursue their dreams of having a family.

If you’d like more information, check www.liveonkit.com or call (800) 466-2796.

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Sperm Banking by Mail for Cancer Patients

A few months ago I wrote a post on “Fertile Foods” and mentioned that increasing one’s intake of zinc and folic acids is said to increase sperm count. Pumpkin seeds are small, versatile (can be use in sweet or savory dishes), and a great source of zinc and other goodness, so why not add them to your diet whenever you can?

Here are the places I have placed pumpkin seeds (so far):

1. On top of a vegetarian pizza
2. Tossed in a salad
3. In cranberry and walnut cookies (which turned out surprisingly pretty and festive)
4. In trail mix
5. As part of a taco feast

I am sure there are other recipes that would taste just as good or even better with little pepitas in them. Know any? Feel like sharing?

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Seeds for the Seeds

Prof Sheynkin and his fellow researchers at the State University of New York came to the conclusion after studying 29 healthy young men aged between 21 and 35 for two, one-hour sessions in a climate-controlled room.

Now here’s where I wonder if participants really knew what study they were signing up for:

The men’s scrotal temperature was recorded every three minutes. The temperature on the bottom of the working laptops was also monitored.

I wonder how uncomfortable it is to have your scrotal temperature monitored every time you type a few sentences? I am pretty sure that my spellcheck would be working overtime if someone were paying attention to my genitalia as I wrote.

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Watch Where You Perch That Powerbook!