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Does having a vasectomy cause prostate cancer? by Dr. Arnon Krongrad Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 17 Sep 2008 1:15am One question that crops up over and over again is whether having a vasectomy (the procedure that stops a man from making a woman pregnant) can lead to a later diagnosis... be considered as “healthy.” They are presumed to be more likely to have vasectomies because they have considered that the risks associated with a vasectomy are far lower than the risks Read on »

5 Common Vasectomy Myths by k Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 May 2009 10:35pm with these things, it can’t affect a man’s “maleness.” Myth 3 A vasectomy increases a man’s risk of developing prostate cancer. This myth surfaced in the 1990s but has been disproven... There are few things that can universally make men cringe - one of them is discussing vasectomies. If truth be told, women rarely have any sympathy for that because they’re Read on »

Vasectomy resistance among veterinarians: What’s up with that? by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Sun 07 Feb 2010 10:00pm If I were to list all the categories of questions I get in order of how frequently they hit my email inboxthe hands-down winner would have to be the Q on canine vasectomies. As in“My veterinarian won’t perform a vasectomy on my dog. Where can I have one done?” and “Do I have to fly my pet down to Miami to get my dog a vasectomy?” All this attention Read on »

Vasectomy: Baby boomers, get your follow-up test! by Scott Keith Patient Expert

Posted Fri 01 Jan 2010 12:00am I don’t have an “oops” category on my blog. If I did, this post would probably qualify. Let’s say a baby boomer finally agrees to a vasectomy. After the procedure... follow-up: http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=634132 I’ve yet to experience a vasectomy, but I’m amazed that, according to the article, nearly 50 percent of men who Read on »

Why Tubal Ligations and Vasectomies for Pets Can Be Like Pulling Teeth (And What YOU Can Do About It) by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Fri 16 Apr 2010 5:37am

1 Comment caveat: “Vasectomies are great but they always carry a risk of failure.” In other words, sometimes those bullheaded sperm manage to find a way. Still, she was game. So now... Of all the e-mails and phone calls Fully Vetted brings my way, the single most commonly queried issue has to do with how to source a tubal ligation or vasectomy. Apparently Read on »

The Economy Is Causing Vasectomies! by k Patient Expert

Posted Fri 17 Apr 2009 11:39pm are very expensive and after that it’s just a long, drawn out bill. It’s a bill always worth paying when you love your children. Image: Newscom Most men don’t get a vasectomy... there is no solid evidence that says that the economy has spurred a rise in vasectomies, a study by the NY Times is saying that there seems to have been a sharp increase since the economic Read on »

No scalpel vasectomy video by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 07 Mar 2009 2:57pm Dr Advani , Special Officer , Dept of Health, Bombay Municipal Corporation is doing a great job with popularising the No-Scalpel Vasectomy technique in Bombay, to enourage men to limit their families. This video shows how easy the technique is, when performed expertly ! Read on »

Vasectomy Gone Wrong by Christine .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 12 Jan 2011 9:04pm the first sentence. Now might actually be a good time to shoo your kiddos away. Oh, your hubby too, especially if he plans to have a vasectomy in the near future, as this is a very.... After a quick Internet search to self-diagnose, we discovered that in “rare” cases, a vasectomy patient can experience post vasectomy hematoma – basically internal bleeding Read on »

Countercyclical sector: Vasectomies by Jason S. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 16 Jun 2009 5:39pm Vasectomies are countercyclical: Lawrence Ross, a professor of urology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, says: “We’re seeing about twice as many men coming in for vasectomy consultations as we did a year ago.” Read on »

A Vasectomy for Christmas by Rachael .. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 6:12pm When I got pregnant with Keaton we had no intentions of ever having another child after he was born. Especially those last weeks when I got huge and my back hurt so much I wanted to kill someone. And even more so when I had Keaton and ended up with a spinal headache. I haven’t even mentioned what a crabby baby Keaton was. Although his current per ... Read on »