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Chapter 13 - Male Sterilization

from Section 2 - Methods of Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2022

By
Rajive Chiriyankandath ,
Chuchin Lim  and
Tahir Mahmood
Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women’s Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Summary

Long term male method of contraception, vasectomy, is described, along with immediate and long term complications and success rates

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Vasectomy
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Handbook of Contraception and Sexual Reproductive Healthcare , pp. 86 - 88
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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Dohle, GR, Diemer, T, Kopa, Z, Krausz, C, Giwercman, A, Jungwirth, A, et al. European Association of Urology guidelines on vasectomy. Eur Urol 2002;61:159–63.Google Scholar
Sharlip, ID, Belker, AM, Honig, S, Labrecque, M, Marmar, JL, Ross, LS, et al. Vasectomy: AUA guideline. J Urol 2012;188 (6 Suppl.): 2482–91.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Male and Female Sterilisation (Evidence based Clinical Guideline Number 4). London: RCOG Press, 2004.Google Scholar
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Benefits and risks of sterilization. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 46, September 2003 (replaces Technical Bulletin Number 222, April 1996). Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2003;83:339–50.Google Scholar
The British Association of Urological Surgeons. Reversal of vasectomy: information about your procedure from BAUS. 2020: www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/Patients/Leaflets/Reversal%20of%20vasectomy.pdfGoogle Scholar

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