Vasectomy is a commonly performed and relatively safe procedure, with low reported rates of psychological morbidity, though there is some variability across studies. Depression following a vasectomy is relatively infrequent. A married man aged 30 developed a chronic depressive episode, lasting four years and resistant to an adequate trial of fluoxetine, following a vasectomy. His depression was...

Vasectomy has been accepted for family planning by approximately 42 million couples worldwide, the majority of whom live in developing countries. It is a highly reliable and safe contraceptive method, which has been extensively studied. Recently, however, renewed concerns have been raised about a possible effect between vasectomy and cancer of the prostate many years after the procedure has bee...

OBJECTIVE To assess the extent of scrotal pain in men before and after vasectomy, to produce accurate data for the benefit of men considering this procedure, and hence improved informed consent about the outcomes, as chronic scrotal pain after vasectomy is a poorly quantified clinical problem. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between November 2004 and January 2006 nine surgeons carried out vasectomies in...

Vasectomy is a common contraceptive procedure in men. The present study is aimed to explore the impact of vasectomy on epididymal morphology and sperm parameters in adult male Balb/c mice. Twenty adult (age: 8 weeks) male Balb/c mice, weighting 20-30 g were used in the experiments. They were divided into 2 groups (vasectomy and sham). The operations were performed under sodium pentobarbital (40...

Vasectomy has been widely accepted as a popular contraceptive device. There are several contradictory reports on the vasectomy (7. 11. 13, 15). While some investigators reported that vasectomy leads to depression or loss of libido, degeneration of testis. hyperplasia of interstitial elements, reduction in testicular weight impaired spermatogenesis. pathological changes in the epididymis. dilati...

BACKGROUND The review aimed to compare the effectiveness, safety and acceptability of vasectomy techniques for male sterilization. METHODS We searched five computerized databases and reference lists of relevant articles and book chapters for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) comparing vasectomy techniques. Two reviewers independently extracted data from...

To establish the prevalence of vasitis nodosa in patients who had undergone vasectomy segments of vas deferens resected from 40 patients at the time of vasectomy reversal were examined histologically and immunohistochemically. The findings were correlated with clinical history and postoperative outcome. Controls comprised segments of normal vas deferens excised at vasectomy. Twenty of the 40 va...