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Blood Semen Vasectomy
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 carries sperm and urine out of the penis. After a vasectomy, sperm cannot move out of the
Alternative Names
Sterilization surgery male; No-scalpel vasectomy; NSV
Description
Vasectomy is usually done in the surgeon's office using local
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Blood in the semen
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Blood in the semen
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