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More Vasectomies During March Madness

by Brett Singer, Posted Apr 2nd 2009 9:00AM

Ladies, take note: If, come March of next year, your man is suddenly more willing to discuss having his manhood snipped than he was before, he may have an ulterior motive. March Madness. It seems that doctors see an increase in vasectomies ...
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Vasectomies on the Rise - A Sign of the Times?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 27th 2009 3:00PM

For some parents, making the decision to stop having kids is a tough one. It's a door that some just want to leave open ... just in case. But if there's one thing that a pessimistic economy makes simpler, it's that question: "Should we or shouldn't ...
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Closing the door on parenthood before it ever opens

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 1st 2008 10:00AM

Even when a parent is 100% sure that their family is complete, it can often be difficult to shut that door once and for all. But do you think that it's possible, at a very young age, to just know that children aren't for you? And is it healthy to ...
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Vasectomy - the new condom in your wallet

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jul 26th 2008 3:01PM

While it's not standard operating procedure, it's not uncommon for an older gentleman who is done having kids to get a vasectomy. When it comes to having sex, I imagine it is a much more convenient and efficient method of birth control than using a ...
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Would your family consider a vasectomy?

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 29th 2008 1:00PM

Back in the days before Eve Ensler, the word 'vagina' was the verboten V-word. Now, it seems, there is another V-word on the horizon that people -- well, guys -- refuse to discuss, let alone think about: the vasectomy. Women have long-regarded the ...
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When a vasectomy goes horribly wrong

by Sandy Maple, Posted May 23rd 2008 1:02PM

Guys, you might want to leave the room for this one. It's a cringe-worthy story in which all your vasectomy fears come true. In 1996, Daniel and Elizabeth Stalker were about to have their fourth child when they decided that this one would be the last ...
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March Madness, a perfect time for a vasectomy

by Sandy Maple, Posted Mar 10th 2008 3:31PM

The word vasectomy makes many men cringe in anticipated pain. Based on the few men I know well enough to talk about such things with, I don't think it's really all that bad. The procedure itself is a quick out-patient surgery, but the recovery can ...
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Reversible alternative to vasectomy in testing

by Angie Felton, Posted Nov 16th 2007 11:01AM

Chinese doctors are working on a new surgical form of male birth control that has a 97% success rate, is completely reversible, and the entire procedure can be done in ten minutes. A small tube, placed inside a small incision in the testicle, works ...
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Dad gets vasectomy for iPhone

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Aug 3rd 2007 2:02PM

As you may have noticed, everyone on the planet is obsessing over the new iPhone. And today, in a hysterical post on Gizmodo, we learn that one man was apparently such a fan that he was willing to undergo a vasectomy just to get his hands on ...
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Using family planning to NOT conceive

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 13th 2007 8:31AM

I have a pal who is trying her darnedest not to conceive. She is a rarity among my other gal pals who either already have kids or are trying their darnedest to get them. Although she did not ask for advice on how to go about not getting ...
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Men fail to follow up after vasectomy, study suggests

by Melissa Summers, Posted Apr 8th 2006 5:04PM

Web MD shares a study published in BJU International consisting of data from 436 men who had vasectomies at The Clevland Clinic. It showed a quarter of men do not follow the reccomended post-op screening to be sure the vasectomy was successful. You ...
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