Outcome of vasectomies performed at a Turkish metropolitan maternity hospital.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
; 12(1): 19-23, 2007 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-17455040
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine prospectively the outcome of vasectomies performed by two trained surgeons over a 9-month period at the Ministry of Health Ankara Etlik Maternity and Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital Family Planning Centre.METHODS:
The demographic data, source of information concerning the method, sexual function before and after voluntary no-scalpel vasectomy, compliance with the post-vasectomy follow-up program of men applying for a vasectomy were analyzed. All patients were contacted by telephone and invited for follow-up visits for counseling, inquiry regarding sexual dysfunction, and performance of a semen analysis.RESULTS:
The patients were married men, mostly primary school graduates, with more than one child. Sources of information were health services and/or health personnel for 89% of the patients. Of the 279 men who underwent a vasectomy and who were later contacted by phone, 131 (47%) came for a follow-up assessment. There was only one post-vasectomy pregnancy (0.8%). The incidence of reported sexual problems did not change after the procedure. Vasectomy did not affect the sexual function of men in our study.CONCLUSION:
Compliance with follow-up after vasectomy, which is extremely important for assessment of its successful outcome, is low.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vasectomia
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Maternidades
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article