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Vasectomy and vasovasostomy

Description

An in-depth report on vasectomy as a method of male birth control and reversal surgeries.

References

Amory JK, Page ST, Bremner WJ. Drug insight: Recent advances in male hormonal contraception. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab . 2006 Jan;2(1):32-41.

Dhar NB, Bhatt A, Jones JS. Determining the success of vasectomy. BJU Int . 2006 Apr;97(4):773-6.

Kirby D, Utz WJ, Parks PJ. An implantable ligation device that achieves male sterilization without cutting the vas deferens. Urology . 2006 Apr;67(4):807-11.

Liu PY, Swerdloff RS, Christenson PD, Handelsman DJ, Wang C. Rate, extent, and modifiers of spermatogenic recovery after hormonal male contraception: an integrated analysis. Lancet . 2006 Apr 29;367(9520):1412-20.

Song L, Gu Y, Lu W, Liang X, Chen Z. A phase II randomized controlled trial of a novel male contraception, an intra-vas device. Int J Androl . 2006 Aug;29(4):489-95.

• Review Date: 10/20/2006
• Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

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