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- Title
Review of Vasectomy Complications and Safety Concerns .
- Authors
Fang Yang; Junjun Li; Liang Dong; Kun Tan; Xiaopeng Huang; Peihai Zhang; Xiaozhang Liu; Degui Chang; Xujun Yu
- Abstract
Vasectomy is a simple, safe, effective, and economical method used worldwide for long-term male contraception. As a surgical operation, it has short-term and long-term complications such as hematoma formation, infection, sterilization failure, sperm granulomas, short-term postoperative pain (nodal pain, scrotal pain, and ejaculation pain), and chronic pain syndrome. Whether it increases the risk of autoimmune disease, cardiovascular disease, testicular cancer, or prostate cancer is still controversial. Changes in plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and testosterone after vasectomy have also been studied, as well as the relation between vasectomy and sexual function. Sperm quality decreases very slowly after vasectomy, and vasovasostomy and intracytoplasmic sperm injection could help a couple achieve a pregnancy if they change their minds at any point. We include a follow-up strategy and suggestions for follow-up care at the end of this review.
- Subjects
VASECTOMY complications; CONTRACEPTION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC sperm injection; TESTOSTERONE; AUTOIMMUNE diseases
- Publication
World Journal of Men's Health, 2021, Vol 39, Issue 3, p406
- ISSN
2287-4208
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5534/wjmh.200073