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Swelling After 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
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Vasectomy is usually done in the surgeon's office using local
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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 »
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: Surgery
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Reversal Surgery (Vasovasostomy and Vasoepididymostomy)Although men should consider vasectomy a permanent decision, reversal procedures can restore... Read more »
As the economy drops, vasectomies rise
Doctors around the United States are reporting a sharp increase in the number of vasectomies performed since the economy soured last year, with one... Read more »
March Madness an Ideal Time for Vasectomy, Doctors Say
U.S. doctors say the annual March Madness basketball tournament is a good time to encourage men to have a vasectomy. Urologists say that since the... Read more »
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