A vasectomy is a surgery that prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from entering semen. It’s a permanent form of birth control. It’s a pretty common procedure, with doctors performing more than ...

YOU GOT A vasectomy a few years ago when you were fully committed to a child-free life, or you were certain you were ready to not bring more kids into the world than you already have. But now you’re ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Vasectomy failure occurs more often than previously recognized but remains very uncommon, a large retrospective study showed. An analysis of almost 500,000 cases showed a post-vasectomy ...

EVEN THOUGH VASCETOMIES are lower-risk, cheaper, and more effective than a woman getting her tubes tied, relatively few men have opted for the long-term form of birth control. But that reluctance is ...

Though the risk of complications following a vasectomy is small, temporary pain and discomfort are expected. A vasectomy is typically performed in a doctor’s office. While it’s a safe and commonly ...

Your family is complete—you and your partner are considering permanent birth control. Does the father get a vasectomy, or does the mother get a tubal ligation? According to Dr. Alex Pastuszak, the ...

A few days a month, Dr. Esgar Guarín hits the road in his mobile vasectomy clinic, crisscrossing the Iowa heartland to reach patients throughout the state, sometimes traveling hundreds of miles from ...

A vasectomy is a form of permanent male contraception that involves surgically cutting or blocking the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis. Sperm is needed to ...

Nearly 500,000 men in the U.S. get vasectomies each year, but myths about pain, sexual function, and long-term health risks still deter many. Urologist and reproductive expert Alex Pastuszak, MD, ...

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Men who have a vasectomy may be at increased risk for aggressive prostate cancer, a new study suggests. But the risk is comparatively small, the researchers acknowledged. And several urologists not ...