Vasectomies Sentence Examples

Cost is also a considerable factor with vasectomies costing a mere fraction of the cost for tubal ligation.

Vasectomies are the only permanent contraception option for men.

Surgical vasectomies are more than 99 percent effective once semen testing shows a complete absence of sperm.

Vasectomies do not provide immediate pregnancy prevention and it may take several months before sperm are no longer present in the seminal fluid.

Because vasectomies are a permanent form of contraception, only men who are certain they want no future children should undergo the procedure.

While vasectomies are reversible in most cases, a reversal requires the use of general anesthesia and poses some risk to the man's health.

Vasectomies offer no protection against HIV or sexually transmitted diseases.

Some county health departments or public health clinics offer free or low cost vasectomies for people who do not have health insurance.

Some studies have claimed that PVPS occurs in one of every 10 to 30 vasectomies, while others have said the risk of this complication is only 1 in 1,000 vasectomies.

In some cases, men who have had vasectomies report impotence, premature ejaculation, or decreased sexual desire.