OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether embolization of a varicocele improves semen quality
and enables use of less-invasive modes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in …

Vasectomy is a simple and effective method of permanent surgical sterilization for the man.
Each year approximately half a million American men undergo vasectomy. Nearly 7% of all …

In a study of 100 patients with missing IUD strings 69 women had their IUD in utero (4 were
pregnant) and 17 had unnoticed expulsions (4 pregnancies); 9 devices were in the …

RESULTS Psychological complications are difficult to assess directly. One means is to note
the requests for reanastomosis. Of the 432 patients reported here, 1 requested …

Data regarding the efficacy of vasectomy are limited, but the procedure appears to be highly
effective. Efficacy may vary by the method of vas occlusion. Death attributable to vasectomy …

Impotence can be caused by leakage of venous blood from the penis during erection. Of 135
patients studied with erectile dysfunction, 40 had venous leakage, and these patients were …

Many different surgical techniques of vasovasostomy can be successful. Many factors, both
technical and nontechnical, play a role in determining pregnancy. Theoretical …

Recent technologic advances in the manufacture of suture materials, coupled with the
employment of magnification during meticulous surgery, have made possible hitherto …

An die bekannte diagnostische Phlebographie der V. spermatica sinistra zur Abklärung der
varikozelenbedingten männlichen Sterilität kann jetzt eine Behandlung mittels transkutaner …