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Vasectomy: tips and tricks
According to data from the National Study of Family Growth, vasectomy is utilized by 6–13% of American couples for their form of contraception. Physician surveys have shown that over 500,000 men undergo vasectomies per year, and more than 75% of vasectomies are performed by urologists. This chapter...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904903 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.07.08 |
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description | According to data from the National Study of Family Growth, vasectomy is utilized by 6–13% of American couples for their form of contraception. Physician surveys have shown that over 500,000 men undergo vasectomies per year, and more than 75% of vasectomies are performed by urologists. This chapter provides a brief history of vasectomy, as well as recommendations for preoperative counseling, an overview of the modified no-scalpel vasectomy technique, and a brief description of the complications of vasectomy. |
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spelling | pubmed-55830572017-09-13 Vasectomy: tips and tricks Johnson, Dane Sandlow, Jay I. Transl Androl Urol Review Article According to data from the National Study of Family Growth, vasectomy is utilized by 6–13% of American couples for their form of contraception. Physician surveys have shown that over 500,000 men undergo vasectomies per year, and more than 75% of vasectomies are performed by urologists. This chapter provides a brief history of vasectomy, as well as recommendations for preoperative counseling, an overview of the modified no-scalpel vasectomy technique, and a brief description of the complications of vasectomy. AME Publishing Company 2017-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5583057/ /pubmed/28904903 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.07.08 Text en 2017 Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Johnson, Dane Sandlow, Jay I. Vasectomy: tips and tricks |
title | Vasectomy: tips and tricks |
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title_fullStr | Vasectomy: tips and tricks |
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title_short | Vasectomy: tips and tricks |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5583057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904903 http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2017.07.08 |
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