vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
və-ˈsek-tə-mē 
vā-ˈzek-
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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The simplest way to regain your fertility after a vasectomy is to have a vasectomy reversal, a procedure that about 2-6% of males in the United States undergo.2
Depending on which type of procedure is done, vasectomy reversals have a fairly high success rate.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
More research is needed to better understand the effectiveness of subsequent vasectomies after vasectomy reversal.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people like Ferst started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes are removed, or vasectomies.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
While the rate of both tubal libations and vasectomies increased rapidly, the rate of women getting their tubes tied was twice as high.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Sep. 2024
More research is needed to better understand the effectiveness of subsequent vasectomies after vasectomy reversal.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
After Roe was overturned in June 2022, doctors said a wave of young people like Ferst started asking for permanent birth control like tubal ligations, in which the fallopian tubes are removed, or vasectomies.
—Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
While the rate of both tubal libations and vasectomies increased rapidly, the rate of women getting their tubes tied was twice as high.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
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vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
-tə-mē
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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