Vasectomy

This review is a pragmatic attempt to highlight recent research and some background reading on vasectomy. It should not be considered exhaustive, simply a way of reviewing some of the major developments and current thinking in the area.

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Clinical Guideline

• Male and female sterilisation. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2004

Systematic Reviews

• Post-Vasectomy Testing to Confirm Sterility. ASERNIP-S, 2003
• Scalpel versus no-scalpel incision for vasectomy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2006
• Vasectomy occlusion techniques for male sterilization. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2004

Recent articles in core journals

• Vasectomy: An Update. American Family Physician, 2006
• Vasectomy and risk of prostate cancer. JAMA, 2002

eTextbooks

• GP Notebook

Clinical queries

• Does vasectomy trigger the development of auto-immune conditions like Rheumatoid arthritis? ATTRACT, 2006
• Is there any increase risk of testicular or prostate cancer following vasectomy? NLH Q&A Service, 2006
• Is there any evidence that more than 1 semen sample is necessary after vasectomy? why the traditional 3? NLH Q&A Service 2006
• After routine vasectomy how long does it take before a man reaches azoospermia? NLH Q&A Service, 2004

Patient Information

• Better Health Channel
• NHS Direct Online
• Medline Plus
• eMedicine Consumer Health
• Patient UK