CD10 has recently been described as a marker that can distinguish wolffian duct derivatives from müllerian remnants but has yet to be tested in vasectomy specimens. We sought to determine if CD10 and pankeratin could corroborate the presence of vas deferens (VD). For the study, 103 consecutive vasectomy specimens were immunohistochemically analyzed for CD10, pankeratin, and CD31 expression in l...

Vasectomy remains an important option for contraception. Research findings have clarified many questions regarding patient selection, optimal technique, postsurgical follow-up, and risk of long-term complications. Men who receive vasectomies tend to be non-Hispanic whites, well educated, married or cohabitating, relatively affluent, and have private health insurance. The strongest predictor for...

Vasectomy is a very common operation and has been accepted as a method of family planning by ≈ 42 million couples worldwide. While it is usually a well-tolerated and highly effective form of birth control, it has a risk of significant morbidity in ≈ 1% of patients [1]. One particularly troubling complication after vasectomy is chronic testicular pain, which has been defined as intermittent or c...

Vasectomy or male sterilisation is the severing or electrocoagulation of the vas deferens connecting the testes to the seminal vesicles and urethra. It is a safe and a highly effective operation that offers a permanent method of contraception. Reversal of a vasectomy is possible but can be difficult and is not always successful. The permanency of the procedure means that careful counselling is ...

Background: This study was done to evaluate the no scalpel technique (NSV) for vasectomy in camp approach and establish recommendations for health education and special attention to issues affecting compliance to post vasectomy instructions and post vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA). Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study of various aspects of NSV like details of procedure, character...

PURPOSE We compared vasoepididymostomy to microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration and intracytoplasmic sperm injection for treatment of epididymal obstruction secondary to vasectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Results in patients who underwent vasoepididymostomy for vasectomy reversal at our institution were compared to those reported previously for microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration and ...

Management intervention to avoid inbreeding in captive breeding programs is essential to maintain maximum genetic diversity. Vasectomy was enlisted in drill monkeys (Mandrillus leucophaeus) to achieve this purpose without altering the social dynamics of the groups. All the vasectomies were carried out at the Drill Rehabilitation and Breeding Centre, Cross River State, Nigeria. Vasectomy in dril...