https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Vasectomy has long been regarded as a permanent, safe and effective form of contraception. Its benefits are often summarized as minimally invasive and largely risk-free. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-vasectomy-pain-online-forum-reddit.html Thu, 31 Jul 2025 11:32:05 EDT news673180321 A study from George Washington University found a significant increase in the number of U.S. young adults seeking permanent contraception, specifically tubal sterilization and vasectomy, following the Supreme Court's June 2022 decision which overturned Roe v. Wade. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-01-reveals-permanent-contraception-roe-wade.html Mon, 06 Jan 2025 16:00:01 EST news655380028 The first study to evaluate the effect of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling on permanent contraception procedures among young adults nationwide was published in a JAMA Health Forum research letter. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-national-dobbs-effect-permanent-contraception.html Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:00:01 EDT news632130061 In the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, researchers at the University of Chicago set out to investigate whether anticipation of restricted abortion access increased interest in vasectomies in the preceding years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-reveal-vasectomies-common.html Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:15:04 EDT news612029701 Vasectomies are much less likely to cause complications than expected, according to a new UK study reviewing the outcomes from over 90,000 vasectomies performed over 15 years. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-uk-vasectomies-safer.html Sun, 12 Mar 2023 07:51:56 EDT news597826296 Squeezing his eyes shut, a man breaks into song while filming himself getting a vasectomy—a TikTok trend helping dispel misinformation about the procedure whose demand has soared following US upheaval over abortion rights. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-snip-snip-hooray-tiktok-trend-dispels.html Thu, 09 Mar 2023 04:20:22 EST news597558019 About a half-million men undergo a vasectomy in the United States in any given year. The percentage of men getting them had been dropping for the past two decades, but it looks like those numbers are going up in the wake of the June 24, 2022, Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-million-american-men-vasectomies-yeara.html Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:15:06 EDT news578913303 Connor Speed never imagined he would be asking for a vasectomy at the age of 23, but after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, he decided to take the plunge. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-men-young-vasectomies-post-roe-america.html Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:18:07 EDT news577027084 Since Roe v. Wade was overturned on Friday and Missouri's trigger ban outlawed nearly all abortion in the state, interest in vasectomies has been on the rise around Kansas City. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-vasectomy-roe-decision-doctors.html Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:39:03 EDT news575901541 A change in evidence-based guidelines for vasectomy may have led to a reduction in the number of follow-up tests to confirm the procedure was successful, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-vasectomy-guideline.html Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:09:08 EST news529675745 In recent decades, the age of men who father children has increased. However some older would-be dads face a stumbling block because they have undergone vasectomies. In addition, research has shown that male fertility decreases with age. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-12-men-success-vasectomy-reversal-outcomes.html Thu, 17 Dec 2020 10:07:07 EST news527422023 People change their minds. Some men who had a vasectomy to become infertile might decide for whatever reason that they want to have more children. In those cases, vasectomy reversal can be an option. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-mayo-clinic-minute-reversing-vasectomy.html Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:40:14 EST news524720397 Cultural beliefs and norms are making the adoption of vasectomy in Tanzania challenging. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-04-cultural-norms-vasectomy.html Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:41:38 EDT news505644091 Opioids do not provide improved pain control following a vasectomy and may be tied to a higher risk for persistent use, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of Urology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-10-opioids-acute-pain-vasectomy.html Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:05:55 EDT news490525552 New Curtin University research that studied almost 10,000 men who had undergone vasectomy reversals across the globe has found no evidence of a link between the procedure and prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-04-vasectomy-reversal-link-prostate-cancer.html Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:22:40 EDT news443352153 (HealthDay)—Thinking about a vasectomy? Now—as March Madness begins—might be just the time for the procedure. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-madness-peak-vasectomies.html Fri, 16 Mar 2018 18:00:02 EDT news440441305 (HealthDay)—For men who have had or might undergo a vasectomy, there is good news: A major study finds scant evidence that the procedure raises their risk of prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-evidence-vasectomy-prostate-cancer.html Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:40:01 EDT news419603473 A contraceptive gel has provided long-term and reliable contraception in male rhesus monkeys, according to research published in the open access journal Basic and Clinical Andrology. The product, called Vasalgel, which was trialled in rabbits in 2016, has the potential to be a reversible alternative to vasectomy. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-02-male-contraceptive-gel-monkeys-potential.html Mon, 06 Feb 2017 20:00:02 EST news405606735 (HealthDay)—Infertile men have increased risk of all cancers and some individual cancers, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Urology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-cancers-specific-infertile-men.html Tue, 05 May 2015 16:03:11 EDT news350060583 (HealthDay)—Fertility outcomes are improved for men who undergo vasectomy reversal and have the same female partner as before vasectomy, according to a study published in the January issue of The Journal of Urology. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-01-vasectomy-reversal-outcomes-partner.html Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:40:01 EST news340028425 (HealthDay)—During the recent "Great Recession," worries about the cost of raising children in an uncertain job market may have spurred an uptick in vasectomies, a new study suggests. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-10-economy-worsened-vasectomy-rose.html Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:10:01 EDT news333024147 Vasectomy was associated with a small increased risk of prostate cancer, and a stronger risk for advanced or lethal prostate cancer according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The researchers found that the association remained even among men who received regular PSA screening, suggesting the increased risk of lethal cancer cannot be explained by diagnostic bias. It is the largest and most comprehensive study to date to look at the link between vasectomy and prostate cancer. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-07-vasectomy-aggressive-prostate-cancer.html Wed, 09 Jul 2014 18:02:14 EDT news324147715 (HealthDay)—The financial crisis of 2008 and lingering economic woes are having an impact on men's reproductive decisions, new research suggests. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-recession-vasectomies.html Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:50:01 EDT news301070132 A man who lacks the capacity to give informed consent can be given a vasectomy after he made repeated requests not to have more children, a British court ruled Friday. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-uk-court-oks-vasectomy-consent.html Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:29:15 EDT news295864145 Vasectomy reversals should be carried out by urology specialists with access to appropriate micro-surgical training and assisted reproductive technologies and not general urology surgeons, according to research published in the October issue of BJUI. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-specialist-urologists-vasectomy-reversal-cases.html Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:01:26 EDT news267267609 (HealthDay) -- Men may one day have a birth-control option other than the condom or vasectomy -- if early research on a new contraceptive gel pans out. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gel-future-male-contraceptive.html Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:00:01 EDT news260508875 A district in Indonesia is handing out cash to civil servants who volunteer for vasectomies -- but the initiative has upset women who fear their sterilised husbands will be more likely to have affairs. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-indonesian-district-cash-vasectomies.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:16:21 EDT news252746164