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Vasectomy

A vasectomy is a type of minor surgery that prevents a man from being able to get a woman pregnant. It is a permanent form of birth control.

A vasectomy works by cutting the vas deferens, which are the tubes that carry the sperm out of the testicles. Then the sperm can no longer reach the semen. Semen is the fluid that the penis ejaculates (releases during orgasm). Since there are no sperm, the man cannot get a woman pregnant.

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  1. Vasectomy (National Library of Medicine)  
    A vasectomy is a type of minor surgery that prevents a man from being able to get a woman ... is a permanent form of birth control. A vasectomy works by cutting the vas deferens, which are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/vasectomy.html - Health Topics
  2. Vasectomy 
    A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens. These are the tubes that carry a sperm from testicles to the urethra. After a vasectomy, sperm cannot move out of the testes . A ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002995.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Vasectomy - series (image) 
    Vasectomy is the surgical division of the vas deferens. Vasectomy prevents sperm from being released into semen during ejaculation, thus preventing pregnancy. Vasectomy may be recommended for adult men who are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100106_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Before and after vasectomy (image) 
    Vasectomy is a simple procedure that is very effective in preventing pregnancy. Men usually have no side effects from vasectomy, and no change in sexual performance or function. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/10017.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Vasectomy Video 
    A vasectomy is a procedure to cause permanent sterility in a man by preventing the transport of sperm out ... The small skin incision is stitched closed. A vasectomy does not affect a man's sexual function.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/anatomyvideos/000139.htm -
  6. Vasectomy From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    A vasectomy is a surgical procedure performed as a method of birth control in men. It involves cutting the ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/vasectomy - External Health Links
  7. What Are the Risks of Vasectomy? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    ... after surgery and infection are minor risks of vasectomy.
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/vasectomy/conditioninfo/risk - External Health Links
  8. How Is a Vasectomy Done? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    A vasectomy is usually performed in the office of urologist, a doctor who specializes in the male urinary tract ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/vasectomy/conditioninfo/done - External Health Links
  9. Key Statistics from the National Survey of Family Growth: Vasectomy (National Center for Health Statistics)  
    Vasectomy/Statistics and Research ... Vasectomy
    https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/key_statistics/v.htm - External Health Links
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Vasectomy From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Vasectomy/Clinical Trials ... Vasectomy
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...="Vasectomy"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
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