A vasectomy, or male sterilization, involves cutting or sealing the tubes that carry sperm into seminal fluid, or semen. It prevents semen from containing sperm but does not affect testosterone levels ...

Because of changes in your life or relationships, you may want a child even though you’ve had a vasectomy. In many cases vasectomies can be reversed. It’s important for men to have an honest ...

If you’ve decided you don’t want to have children (or any more than you already have), congratulations — it’s a hard decision for many men. Now that you know what you want (or don’t), you might be ...

(CNN) — As a urologist, I’ve performed countless vasectomies. They are my profession’s bread and butter. When I’m not doing the procedure, I’m seeing men either alone or with their partners to discuss ...

A vasectomy is a form of permanent birth control that prevents sperm from entering semen — the fluid ejaculated from the penis. The body still makes sperm, but sperm is absorbed by the body. Semen ...

Vasectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. This straightforward operation is a form of birth control that works by preventing sperm from leaving the body ...

A vasectomy is a simple, generally permanent procedure to prevent pregnancy. It's the most effective form of birth control other than abstinence. During the brief procedure, your surgeon will cut and ...

A vasectomy is a surgery that prevents pregnancy by blocking sperm from entering semen. It’s a permanent form of birth control. It’s a pretty common procedure, with doctors performing more than ...

Vasectomy has long been regarded as a permanent, safe and effective form of contraception. Its benefits are often summarized as minimally invasive and largely risk-free. But that may not be the full ...

ChatGPT provided the most accurate and concise answers to frequently asked vasectomy questions compared to Gemini (formerly Bard) and Copilot (formerly Bing), making it a reliable patient resource. In ...

The aim of this study was to conduct a quantitative review of prostate cancer studies to pool relative risk (RR) estimates on the association between prostate cancer and vasectomy, in an attempt to ...