Vasectomy

Urol Clin North Am. 2013 Nov;40(4):559-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2013.07.009. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

Abstract

This article is intended to familiarize the surgeon with all aspects of vasectomy including preoperative counseling, anesthetic techniques, surgical techniques, postoperative follow-up, and postvasectomy semen analysis. The latest literature regarding the complication rates and failure rates of various vas occlusion techniques is also discussed.

Keywords: Contraception; Fascial interposition; Minimally invasive vasectomy; No-scalpel vasectomy; Postvasectomy semen analysis; Recanalization; Sterilization; Vasectomy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Counseling
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Vasectomy / adverse effects
  • Vasectomy / methods*