Vasectomy

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Reviewed July 2009

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Title:   Contraception: male sterilisation - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Vasectomy is a form of surgical contraception that involves the cutting and tying of 2 tubes to prevent sperm from entering the seminal fluid.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Contraception - vasectomy
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Vasectomy is a permanent form of contraception that involves cutting and blocking off the tubes in the groin (the vas) that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis. The chances of pregnancy after a vasectomy are around one in 1,000.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vasectomy is a surgical method used in men to cut or tie the vas deferens. The vas is a tube that delivers sperm from the testicles. The purpose of vasectomy is to provide permanent birth control. Usually the operation involves cutting the skin of the s...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vasectomy is a surgical method used in men to cut or tie the vas deferens. The vas is a tube that delivers sperm from the testicles. The purpose of vasectomy is to provide permanent birth control. Vasectomy methods include different ways to close the va...
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Sterilisation
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sterilisation is a permanent form of contraception. Both men and women can be sterilised. In men it is called a vasectomy, while in women the procedures are called a tubal ligation or tubal occlusion (blockage).
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Infertility treatments - male
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Some of the reproductive technologies available to infertile men include surgery to clear blockages or reverse a vasectomy, hormone therapy, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Vasectomy: frequently asked questions - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Ten frequently asked questions answered about having a vasectomy and what you can expect afterwards.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Permanent Contraception
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about vasectomy and tubal ligation as forms of contraception or sterilisation.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Sperm antibodies
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Antibodies are proteins made in the body by the immune system to fight infection or disease. Sperm antibodies commonly are found in men after vasectomy and injury or infection in the epididymis.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Vasectomy
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Vasectomy is a surgical operation performed to make a man unable to father children. It is a very effective, safe and permanent form of contraception with no known associated health risks.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Post-vasectomy testing to confirm sterility: a systematic review
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The objective of this review was to make evidence-based recommendations on the appropriate protocol for post-vasectomy testing to confirm sterility, on the basis of a systematic assessment of the peer reviewed literature.
Date:   Dec 2003
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