Paul Turek, MD, FACS

I have seen the Dr and he performed a procedure awhile back in 2013. I thought he did a great job and has a great bedside manner. I would recommend him.

I have had a vasectomy for 10 years. My wife and I decided to try for a baby and at 36 years old I was skeptical of our chances of conceiving. After talking with Dr. Turek we decided that we would try to reverse the vasectomy and while I was in surgery he would extract sperm just in case the reversal did not take. Everything went perfectly and the recovery time was not that bad all things considered. The surgery was February 4^th and I am happy to say that my wife and I conceived by mid May! We are 13 weeks along now and everything is going perfect. I can not say enough GOOD things about Dr. Turek and his staff. He is such a fantastic Dr and person. When you leave the Clinic you feel as though you have just visited a friend. Everyone at the Clinic is not only professional but very friendly and personable. I would suggest to anyone having any issues conceiving to first visit The Turek Clinic. I look forward to bringing our new baby in to visit the people who made it happen. The Turek Clinic has certainly lived up to its reputation. Thank you all so very much…
Coming up on my sons 4^th birthday in February. Thank you all so much… Dr. Turek=best in the business!!!

Dr. Turek is, quite literally, a miracle worker.
Just more than a year after my husband and I were told we would not be able to have our own children by a fertility doctor in Utah, I am nearly 30 weeks pregnant with our little girl! It was a miracle that my wonderful mother-​in-​law tracked Dr. Turek’s work down, a miracle that we were able to work with him, and yes, the crazy intense work he did to get us pregnant — also a miracle!
Our experience with Dr. Turek, start to finish, was as stress-​free as dealing with infertility issues can be. He was no-​nonsense, never made false promises and was very up-​front about our chances. He was also very kind and funny — which my husband and I appreciated as we went through one of the most intense experiences of our lives. Also very helpful — the efficient relationship Dr. Turek’s office has with the Pacific Fertility Center. It was so wonderful to have them coordinate all of the separate procedures and just let us know when and where to show up, all in the same building.
All I have ever wanted to be was a mother — and I am thankful to Dr. Turek every single day for making my dream of having a family with my husband come true. I offer my whole-​hearted recommendation for Dr. Turek and his work — my husband does, too! — and I’d be happy to talk with anyone who has any questions about him.
THANK YOU DR. TUREK!

Going to Paul Turek is probably the biggest mistake I made in my life. After the controversial FNA procedure I had severe pain in my genitals which was temporarily relieved by the coedine he prescribed. Almost 2 years later, the pain continues, before, during, and after sex I have a constant pain in my urethra which I never experienced before. i spoke to Pau Turek about this a little over two weeks after the procedure and he began to question if it was ‘how’ we were having sex, and told me to take antidepressants. He blatantly said, I am not concerned about it. He said inflammatory things about our other doctors and is overall a dangerous physician whom I wish I had never elected to see. I am still having pain today as I write ths. I am sure he is not concerned. He got his 5000 dollars for the elective FNA diagnostic. I strongly discourage anyone from seeing him and trusting anything he has to say.

My wife and I went to LabCorp, in Daly City, Ca for a Semen Analysis, and it said I was sterile. Nope, I don’t think so. So we went to Dr. Paul Turek and we did the test there and the results were normal.
I hear all the time, «The Dr said we could not have children», later, they get pregnant. I wonder how many of those couples went to LabCorp.
Thanks Dr. Turek

Dr. Turek is an incredibly caring doctor, an excellent surgeon, and one of the few top male factor infertility specialists in the country. My husband saw him for severe male factor infertility, and he gave us hope for having a biological child after we had been told it was impossible. Unfortunately, there is no IVF clinic in San Francisco that is equivalent to his skill level (and the clinic he referred us to, PFC, which is in the same building as him is a grade B clinic at best). But that said, for male factor issues, I don’t think there is a better doctor.

I wanted to update to say that my husband and I have a second new baby. This time on our first try. This is all due to Dr. Turek. Had we listened to the RE’s we would have had to go through 2 IVFs (at least) but these were both spontaneous pregnancies. The first was 6 ½ months after my husband’s surgery and the second was 18 months after his surgery. As I said in my previous review, 3 different (highly esteemed) Bay Area fertility specialists told us not to the do the surgery and that it would never work, that we’d only get pregnant with their help. After several fruitless IUIs and doses of clomid, injectables, etc, we listened to Dr. Turek’s advice and decided to fix the only known variable. After suffering for so long, we are no longer an infertile couple. He actually cured our problem. How many doctors are actually able to do that? To get to the root of a problem and fix it? I can’t recommend Dr. T highly enough. Please go to him if you have any inkling that your fertility issues might be male factor. He will get to the root of your problem before throwing a 25k «only option» at you.

One of the best Urologists in CA. Paul T is an excellent surgeon and lovely guy, I just cant say enough good things about him and his practice.
He performed a 3 hour micro-​surgical procedure on me that was extremely difficult… and 100% successful… GREAT DOCTOR !!

I can’t imagine a vasectomy procedure going more smoothly. In the initial visit he explained how he performs the operation and showed me statistics about complications and potential side effects.
The actual procedure took about 15min. Dental cleanings are far more annoying and painful.
Quite pricey but worth it.

PS —- We just had another baby, a boy that was born on August 24^th. Go Dr. Turek. :)

Dr Turek — ‘The Miracle Worker!’
My wife and I are thrilled to share with you that we just welcomed our first baby boy! «Cole» was born on February 28^th, 2012 weighing 8lbs 13oz and measuring 21.5 inches long. Both mommy and baby are doing great.
Dr. Turek is an ‘angel’ from God that performed a miracle for me and my growing family. A brief history: I went through a divorce 4 years ago that left me with two beautiful boys, and a vasectomy. Shortly afterwards, I met the love of my life. After dating for 11 months we got engaged and decided that we wanted children of our own so I called up my urologist (the same one that performed the vasectomy) and scheduled the surgery to have everything undone.
He assured me that he has done this type of surgery before with enough success to have me commit to moving forward with him (you would think the one that closed it up could open it back up… I was so wrong)! The surgery was very painful, a lot of bruising and I had a huge hematoma that stretched from the top of my right hip bone down to the bottom of my buttocks. The recovery lasted two full weeks, I couldn’t get off the couch for the first week because the pain and swelling was so horrendous. But I kept saying to myself that it will all be worth it if I can get viable sperm again. Needless to say, the surgery was unsuccessful and left me with residual amounts of pain, scaring, and a $ 7,500 bill to pay.
My fiancé and I were very disappointed and desperate to have the procedure done correctly. I went back to my doctor and expressed my deep concern of the outcome of the surgery and the only thing that he could recommend is that I should consult with Dr. Turek in San Fransico. Dr Turek specializes in fixing vasectomies that didn’t take the first time. He’s world renown, and has an impressive track record of successful outcomes. I just wish he would have referred me from the start vs trying to perform it himself and leaving me nothing to show for it but a lot of pain. So I took his advice and immediatly went on theturekclinic website. I was very impressed and immediately scheduled a consultation with Dr. Turek. I told him my story: 4 year old vasectomy, with an 8 month old failed vasectomy reversal. Dr Turek said, «This is my area of expertise I like challenges so lets see what we can do.» And after going over his success rates it was clear that he is the one that should have been doing this procedure from the very start.
I had the surgery performed in January 2011, was married June 4^th, 2011 and we had our first baby February 28^th, 2012. What an amazing blessing to be celebrating our first wedding anniversary ‘with’ our beautiful baby boy!
There are three things that make Dr Turek the leader in this type of procedure:
1. Pain management– It’s amazing when the surgery is done correctly the first time how much ‘less’ pain medicine is needed and how the recovery was expedited (I had very little swelling and only had to use the pain medicine for two days). 2. After care is unparalleled. Dr. Turek is there from surgery all the way up to conception and his staff are amazing. Constant support and communication through: office visits, email and phone calls. 3. Positivity! Dr Turek’s clinic gave my wife and I a feeling of hope and optimism from day one.
We feel so blessed to have Dr. Turek in our lives and its amazing to think how gifted his talents are to bring life to parents when at one time there was no hope. He is our angel!
Kind regards,
Mike and Rachel

We had a great experience with Dr. Turek and everyone at the Turek Clinic. We had my husband’s vasectomy reversed after 10 years and the surgery was a success and we got pregnant right away! The recovery time was longer than expected after the surgery– it took a few months before my husband felt 100% again, but he’s feeling great now and WE’RE PREGNANT!!! We will always be grateful to Dr. Turek for helping make this miracle happen. He and his staff are so professional and kind and they made us feel at ease and reassured right from our first appointment. Dr. Turek is a leader in his field, and we were extremely confident with him and his knowledge, experience, and skill. We feel so lucky to have an expert like him nearby. We would highly recommend his services for any male fertility issues. Thank you Turek Clinic!

Our experience was exactly the opposite of Laney B.‘s. My husband went to Dr. Turek to consult about variococele, and he advised him not to bother treating it surgically, just sending us down the path of more IUIs and then IVF. Told us that his sperm were «good enough» and didn’t do any testing. Later we did SCSA testing on our own and found out that they were 53% fragmented — um, that’s hardly «good enough»! Finally went to Werthman in LA for variococele repair, and Chris Kresser in Berkeley for nutritional assistance and between those two my husband finally has good sperm — no thanks to Dr. Turek who just caused us to lose a lot of time, and hundreds of dollars for the useless consultation with him.

This one’s simple. Couldn’t recommend someone more highly. Obviously, no matter why you go to Dr. Turek, it’s a sensitive topic. The office is modern and comfortable. The staff was *phenomenal*. Read my posts, and you’ll see how much I appreciate or notice missing good customer service. The main woman who handled my paperwork and what not prior to visiting the office was GREAT, pleasant, understanding, and accommodating.
Then I met Dr. Turek. Now, when you’re dealing with a doctor like Turek, you’d like to be confident he knows what he’s doing. I’ve met SO MANY doctor’s I didn’t trust as far as I could throw a stick. Dr. Turek knows his stuff inside and out. Answered ALL my questions. and what initially attracted me to his practice (during a web search) were his stats. He offers his stats (how effective he’s been in the past). NOWHERE ELSE did I find a doctor who listed his stats. And when I looked up the average effectiveness, Turek’s numbers were well over 2x more effective. TWICE. not 15%, but TWICE. and when we talked in his office, he said something like, «Oh yeah, well I need to update the site. Those numbers are old and even better now.»!!!
Turek knows his stuff and will give you the best care you can receive ANYWHERE in the bay area (my *humble* opinion :)

I have been married for 4 years. Two years ago I and my wife started trying to conceive, but it wasn’t happening. After a year of unsuccessful tries we decided to look for help. We visited our primary care physician Dr. Alla Boykoff who recommended that both of us should undergo different tests to determine where the problem was.
I was taken by complete surprise to find out that my sperm count was very low — insufficient to conceive under normal conditions (the traditional way).
On the other side the good news was that my wife was completely fine. It was determined that the problem was with my low sperm count.
My primary care physician referred me to Dr. Ira Sharlip who was in my network (Aetna HMO). I went to see doctor Sharlip and after a 30 minutes wait I was invited to his office. He actually let his assistant examine me. She determined that I had Varicocele. Dr Sharlip told me that I may consider surgery, but that the chances of improvement are not high. He sounded like this surgery will probably not resolve the problem. Considering his opinion my primary care physician recommended that we visit Pacific Fertility Center and ask them for help. So we did. After a lot of blood tests my wife had her first IUI — this was our first attempt to conceive using this method. It was not successful. So were the next two we did. Our doctor at Pacific Fertility center recommended my wife to start a hormone therapy and increase the IUI attempts to 2 per month. At that point last summer we decided to continue with the second set of IUI’s after we come back from vacation.
While on vacation in Bulgaria (my home country) I decided to go see a specialist (urologist) and ask for second opinion. The doctor confirmed Dr. Sharlip’s diagnosis. However, he insisted that I performed the surgery to treat the Varicocele. He was convinced that after the surgery my sperm count will significantly improve and with the help of Chlomid it will be boosted to even higher levels. He said that I need to make sure that I do everything to fix the problem and only if unsuccessful move to artificial insemination.
Since I live in San Francisco, I decided to find the best doctor in the area who can perform the surgery. I found that Dr. Paul Turek specializes in infertility issues in men and has his own clinic. All his reviews were great. I called his office and scheduled an appointment. I was met promptly by the doctor and we had a 40 min conversation. I was able to discuss my problem in great detail. Dr. Turek listened carefully and then examined me. He also confirmed the Varicocele and recommended a surgery. He also convinced me by showing me several scientific papers that he had published with actual data on the success rate of improving semen analysis and most importantly successful pregnancies after undergoing such surgery. From the data it was evident that I should expect my wife to become pregnant 6 – 8 months after the surgery.
So I was determined and convinced to have this surgery. What also helped was that my new PPO insurance with Aetna was covering it (unlike the expensive IUI and IVF procedures at the Pacific Fertility Center).
I had the surgery this past October. It lasted only couple hours and by lunch time I was on my way home.
In January 2011 I visited Dr. Turek’s office for sperm analysis and examination. My sperm count had improved significantly. This gave me great hope that the surgery might have fixed the problem.
And now to the great news: two months later just before my next appointment with Dr. Turek my wife found out that she was pregnant. I was so happy. She is currently in her 9-​th week and we both hope that everything will go well in the future.
I can’t explain how thankful I am to Dr. Turek. He was absolutely right that after the surgery we will not need to visit Pacific Fertility Center anymore. I recommend to all men with a problem like mine to consider this treatment. It probably will save you a lot of suffering and expenses.

We are feeling quite blessed and filled with gratitude that our journey to conceive brought us to Dr. Turek’s clinic. He is very thoughtful, engaging, a brilliant surgeon and a true leader in his field! He is also surrounded by a wonderful and talented staff.
Anyone weighing the options of pursuing IVF treatments versus a vasectomy reversal or redo, should look no further. I had my vasectomy about 10 years ago and my first reversal nearly five years ago on the east coast, which initially worked, but did not last due to flaws and limitations used in that procedure.
Dr. Turek explained why my earlier procedure did not last and reviewed in detail his own techniques and successes with us. It is quite obvious that he enjoys what he does and that he has become a pioneer in addressing male fertility issues. His attention to detail and desire to provide the best level of service possible has lead him to seek out the best staff, facilities, and techniques in the field.
We are very pleased to announce that we are now one of Dr. Turek’s many success, conceiving just 3 ½ weeks post surgery! Initially we were led to believe by other providers that we had no options and that IVF was our only course. Dr. Turek provided us an easier, less expensive, and natural way to conceive, but more importantly the hope that no one else was offering.

If you’re reading this, you should choose Dr. Turek.
He’s calm, extremely competent and unabashedly raises the bar for all the other doctors you’re likely engaged with

I saw Dr. Turek for variocele repair. He and his staff were extremely professional. I am writing this review mostly for those men out there who have intermittent aching in their testicles, have a variocele, and also have NO significant decrease in sperm count or sperm motility/​morphology. I decided to have my variocele repaired in the hope that my mild aching would go away and also in the minor hope that it would improve my overall testicular health-​although according to my labs my testicular health was fine. Another motivating factor for me to have the surgery was that I recently had undergone some severe testicular pain that sent me to the ER. Possibly this was due an ischemic episode or an infection, nobody really knew, but it did pass and also motivated me to have the surgery. Ok, here is my point, for me, since infertility was not an issue, this surgery was 100% elective. So, the surgery was performed, Dr. Turek ligated many enlarged veins (14) with some having a diameter of 5+ mm. In the end, the surgery failed. I can not blame Dr. Turek for this, as it is known that some surgeries fail for unknown reasons, probably as my enlarged veins shrunk in size, other veins grew in size to keep the size of my variocele relatively constant (I also continue to have intermittent aching). So, nothing has chanced, except I am ~$ 3.5K poorer for the experience (at least nothing got worse). My only complaint about Dr. Turek was that during the 6 month post-​op exam, he was adamant that the size of the variocele had shrunk and that probably the reason for the enlarged veins was residual inflammation. He suggested I go on a long course of Ibuprofen. These last moments caused me to lose some respect for Dr. Turek, as I would have preferred he just told me that I was in the minority who experience a failed variocele repair. So, the moral of the story, if you don’t have infertility issues, but you do have mild testicular pain, I would recommend not having the surgery. If you do have fertility issues, low sperm count, bad morphology, etc, I would recommend Dr. Turek. Presumably since he specializes in this, your chances with him are as good as anywhere else.

Extremely knowledgeable. Great bedside manner. An excellent resource. Highly recommended.

I went to see Dr. Turek about reversing a 10+ year old vasectomy. We sat down and pored through data. We examined costs and risks of the procedure. We looked at data for the last several years. He showed me success and failure rates, and regression analysis showing the factors that affected success rate.
Then we compared these same factors to my own medical history and proceeded with the surgery. The process was exactly as he said it would be, and all my decision-​making was done with reams of medical data in front of me.
The research he’s compiled and published on success rates would be true of almost any other doctor I might have chosen to see. But Dr. Turek took the time to go through it all, explain all the terms to me, and never made me feel rushed. He’s about as well published an expert in the field of male fertility as you might find, and an incredibly nice person as well.
Even if you go for an initial consult (which I did first) before you make any decisions, it’s well worth your time.
[Update: we got pregnant within eight weeks]
[Update2: We have a beautiful 1 year old baby girl as a result of Dr. Turek work.]