OBJECTIVE Sterilization (tubal sterilization and vasectomy) is a widely applied contraceptive method worldwide. Although most studies have described sterilization as a safe method, there are reports of tubal ligation (TL) and vasectomy complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of TL and vasectomy on the serum oxidative stress, specifically prooxidant-antioxidant balance (...

OBJECTIVE To recommend further research on vasectomy based on a systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of vasectomy. DESIGN A systematic MEDLINE review of the literature on the safety and effectiveness of vasectomy between 1964 and 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Early failure rates are <1%; however, effectiveness and complications vary with experience of surgeons and surgical tech...

BACKGROUND Men's attitude is very important in the adoption of methods of contraception and limiting the family size. Men represent half the world's population, but account for less than onethird of contraceptive use. Knowledge of men about vasectomy as contraceptive method is also limited. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge of males about vasectomy in age group 25-50 year...

PURPOSE We conducted an outcomes analysis to determine the incidence of post-vasectomy complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire (154 questions) addressing post-vasectomy complications, incidence of post-vasectomy scrotal pain and quality of life issues was sent to 470 patients. Followup telephone surveys were made. RESULTS A total of 182 patients (42.3%) responded. Mean follow-u...

OBJECTIVE To describe the pregnancy rates among women whose husbands underwent vasectomy. METHODS Between 1985 and 1987, 573 women aged 18-44 years whose husbands underwent vasectomy in medical centers in 5 U.S. cities were enrolled in the U.S. Collaborative Review of Sterilization, a prospective cohort study of male and female sterilization. Women were interviewed by telephone at 1, 2, 3, an...

Sperm-agglutinating antibodies were present in three (2-6%) of 117 fertile men and in 19 (33-9%) of 56 men who had been vasectomized. Twenty-four of the 56 vasectomized men had been studied before vasectomy; sperm-agglutinating antibodies were present in one (4-3%) compared with eight (33-3%) after vasectomy. No sperm-immobilizing antibodies were detected before vasectomy but were present in 10...

According to data from the National Study of Family Growth, vasectomy is utilized by 6-13% of American couples for their form of contraception. Physician surveys have shown that over 500,000 men undergo vasectomies per year, and more than 75% of vasectomies are performed by urologists. This chapter provides a brief history of vasectomy, as well as recommendations for preoperative counseling, an...

Abstract Introduction There have been record-high numbers of anti-abortion laws being pushed in the United States, and Texas has one few states not to such struck down. In May 2021, passed “heartbeat abortion ban” law making abortions after detection a fetal heartbeat illegal liable be sued court. The bill was enacted on September 1st same year. Many investigated its effect women, clinic servic...

OBJECTIVE to study the complications of no scalpel vasectomy such as scrotal haematoma, infection, scrotal sinus, and failure, recanalization, and sperm granuloma. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective, descriptive study carried out in Dept. of Obs/ Gyn, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal. RESULT Among 926 no scalpel vasectomy clients 5(0.53%) had scrotal haematoma, 4(0....

Research abstract Introduction Vasectomy offers a permanent, safe, and worry-free choice in birth control. Vasectomy is a simple, safe and a relative operative procedure designed to make a man sterile, or unable to biologically father a child. All vasectomy techniques involve cutting or otherwise blocking both the left and right vas deferens, so that the man's ejaculate will no longer contain s...