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Introduction
In the United States, vasectomy emerged as a popular method of permanent contraception during the 1960s. Within a decade, 750,000 men were undergoing vasectomies each year. Vasectomy rates markedly declined in the 1990s and have now leveled off at about 500,000 a year. Worldwide, millions of couples use vasectomy as a method of permanent birth control. [For non-permanent methods of birth control, including condoms, see In-Depth Report #91: Birth control options for women. ]
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From Our Experts
Painful Burning after Ejaculation?
Dear Dr. Motola: I am 62 years old. In August of 2007 I had PVP surgery after suffering for 9 years with symtoms of an enlarged... Read more »
No Ejaculation after Green Light PVP Surgery?
Dear Dr. Motola: After having very successful Green Light PVP surgery, I do not ejaculate. I was told that about 33% of men can still... Read more »
What Might Cause a Decrease in Ejaculation?
Dear Dr. Motola, Over a period of a year my amount of fluid ejaculated has dropped to almost zero. Do you have any thoughts on what might... Read more »
No Semen During Orgasm?
Dear Dr. Motola, I have been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate. Recently my wife and I noticed that there was no semen coming from... Read more »
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Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy: Long-Term Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Long-Term ComplicationsSperm Granulomas. After vasectomy, sperm often leak from the vasectomy site or from a rupture in the epididymis, the tightly... Read more »
Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy: Male Contraception
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vasectomy SurgeryVasectomy is a minor operation that takes about 15 - 30 minutes and is usually performed with local anesthesia in a doctor's office... Read more »
Prostatitis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate.There are three types of prostatitis:1. Acute infectious prostatitis2. Chronic infectious... Read more »
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The prostate is a male gland that secretes the fluid (a part of the semen) which carries sperm from the testicles during ejaculation.The prostate is... Read more »
Vasectomy
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens, the tubes that carry a mans sperm from his scrotum to his urethra. The urethra is the tube that... Read more »
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