Book contents
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
17 - Malesterilization
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Book contents
- Contraception
- Contraception
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Whatwomen want from their contraceptives… and what we can offer
- 2 Mythsand misconceptions about sex and con(tra)ception
- 3 Thehistory of contraception
- 4 Physiologyof the menstrual cycle and natural family planning
- 5 Theoestrogen component of currently used steroidal contraceptives
- 6 Therisk of oestrogens in contraceptives
- 7 Progestogensused in contraceptives
- 8 Thecontraceptive consultation
- 9 Menarcheand associated problems
- 10 Adolescence:contraception in the teenage years
- 11 Contraceptionin the20-somethings
- 12 Contraception in the 30-somethings
- 13 Contraceptionin the 40-somethings
- 14 Contraception in the50-somethings
- 15 Whatis the risk of cancer with hormonal contraception?
- 16 Newdevelopments in female sterilization
- 17 Malesterilization
- 18 Emergency contraception
- 19 Sexuallytransmissible infections and pelvic pain: what you really need to know
- 20 Medicaltermination of pregnancy
- 21 Surgicaltermination of pregnancy
- 22 Primary care treatment of subfertility and what every health professional needs to know about assisted reproductive technology
- 23 Sexualassault
- 24 Future developments incontraception
- Index
Summary
Apart from the use of condoms, vasectomy is the only method of birth control that is the responsibility of the man. Vasectomy is more cost effective, less invasive and has a lower failure rate than sterilization in women. The general practitioner (GP) plays a very important role when a couple or an individual consults them about a vasectomy referral. Bearing in mind the poor pregnancy rate of vasectomy reversal and the potential cost, some men may want to have information about sperm storage. Cryo-storage would allow artificial insemination of their current partner or of a new partner. Vasectomy operative techniques described in this chapter include: open-ended vasectomy, fascial imposition, and Pro-Vas. The chapter explains that the man may experience a small amount of pain and discomfort during and after the procedure and that usually paracetamol is sufficient for pain relief.
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- ContraceptionA Casebook from Menarche to Menopause, pp. 149 - 158Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013