PIP: Vasectomy, surgical sterilization for men, is very safe, has few side effects, and results
in reported annual pregnancy rates of less than 1%. However, men in only a few countries …

PIP: The authors analyzed the responses of 79 rural workers (farm laborers) and 62 urban
workers (gold miners) to a questionnaire on attitudes to vasectomy. There were no …

Finding a life partner and starting a family are near-universal human desires. Fulfilling these
expectations requires effective planning because child rearing imposes major life demands; …

Materials and methods A literature review was conducted to determine the available
reversible contraceptive options, risks, failure rates and contraindications to each, and the …

Although the spectrum of women contraceptives includes 11 different methods, only 3 are
commonly used by men: condoms, withdrawal, which has a high failure rate, as well as …

Context Contraception is a major global health issue, which is still dominated by female
contraception. Developments in male contraception could help redistribute the contraceptive …

Background Sterilization is the most commonly used method of contraception in the United
States; however, little is known about how providers counsel about these procedures or the …

Worldwide, tubal sterilization is used by 33% of married women using contraception, making
it the most common contraceptive option. Although vasectomy is as efficacious as methods …

From a public health perspective, the need for contraception has never been greater.
Although the existing male-specific methods (withdrawal, condoms, and vasectomy) are safe …

Male sterilization (vasectomy) is the most effective form and only long-acting form of
contraception available to men in the United States. Compared to female sterilization, it is …