[afro-nets] Use of Cautery Improves Vasectomy Outcomes

[David Hock <DHock@fhi.org>]

Use of Cautery Improves Vasectomy Outcomes
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Vasectomy results can be improved by the use of cautery, accord-
ing to an analysis published this week in the journal BioMed
Central Urology. Vasectomy procedures that included cautery sig-
nificantly reduced vasectomy failure rates compared to proce-
dures that involved ligation and excision with fascial interpo-
sition. The analysis compared post-vasectomy sperm count data
from two previously published studies of vasectomy technique ef-
ficacy that were conducted by researchers at Family Health In-
ternational (FHI), based in Research Triangle Park, NC, and En-
genderHealth, based in New York, NY. To read more about the com-
parative analysis, see
http://www.fhi.org/en/AboutFHI/News+Releases/Oct272004CautImpVasec.htm

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David Hock
Senior Information Projects Coordinator
Family Health International
mailto:dhock@fhi.org