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Jun 16, 2009 -
USA Today recently discussed the challenge of selling male sterilization. A vasectomy, a quick operation that prevents pregnancy by blocking the tubes that carry sperm, is simpler and safer than female sterilization. Even so, they are much less common than female sterilization, since men are less comfortable with medical procedures, especially when, let's face it, it involves their penises.
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Dec 01, 2008 -
Women have many birth control options ranging from The Pill to the IUCs, but men can only rely on condoms to prevent pregnancy. There is another more invasive option though — a vasectomy. Although this seems like a procedure for older men, it turns out that more and more young men are opting for this minor surgery.
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Mar 28, 2008 -
When I spotted this piece on Dolittler about canine vasectomy, I was a bit stumped. I mean I had certainly never heard of this process for a pet, and, I admit, found the concept a bit fascinating. The client mentioned wanted this procedure done to her show dog so he'd be "safe" around her other dogs, but wanted to keep his energy and testosterone for maximum ring performance at competitions.
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Nov 02, 2007 -
I am asking for advice because I feel so stuck. I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for two years, and we have been living together for a year now. He is 45, divorced with three kids.
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Other Search Results
Oct 08, 2008 -
In This Report
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Considerations
- Male Contraception
- Surgery
- Complications
- Unexpected Pregnancy
- Long-Term Complications
- Reversal Surgery
- Assisted Reproductive Techn...
- Resources
- References
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Highlights
Search Continues for the "Male Pill"
Research is progressing on a male contraceptive, but there have also been setbacks. The drug miglustat (Zavesca), which is used to treat a rare condition called Gaucher's disease, had shown success in animal studies but failed to work in a clinical trial, according to results published in 2007 in Human Reproduction. Researchers are now investigating an experimental drug, Adjudin (AF-2364), which disrupts sperm production.
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Mar 30, 2009 -
When couples are finished having kids, many consider a permanent birth control procedure from the woman having her "tubes tied" to the man getting a vasectomy. Fifty-eight percent of lilsugar readers said they'd consider the Essure option that doesn't require any cutting. But, we're curious if permanent birth control falls on the husband or wife in your family?
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Sep 04, 2008 -
Overview
- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Description
- Indications
- Risks
- Expectations after surgery
- Convalescence
Illustrations
Before and after vasectomy
Sperm
Vasectomy - series
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Definition
A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens, the tubes through which a man's sperm travels. After a vasectomy, sperm cannot move out the testes. A man who has had a vasectomy cannot make a woman pregnant.
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Sep 04, 2008 -
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Overview
- Normal anatomy
- Incision
- Procedure
- Aftercare
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Normal anatomy
The vas deferens are thin muscular tubes that carry sperm from each testicle to the urethra.
Incision
Vasectomy is the surgical division of the vas deferens. Vasectomy prevents sperm from being released into semen during ejaculation, thus preventing pregnancy.
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