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Schlegel PN, Clark JY, Coward RM, Hirshberg SJ, Honig S, Hsiao W, Kirkby E, Labrecque M, Lee R, Stack J, Tanrikut C, Tiffany P, Treadwell JR, Vij SC, Mehta A. Vasectomy: AUA Guideline Part I. J Urol. 2025 Dec 9:101097JU0000000000004861. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004861. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41363403.
Schlegel PN, Clark JY, Coward RM, Hirshberg SJ, Honig S, Hsiao W, Kirkby E, Labrecque M, Lee R, Stack J, Tanrikut C, Tiffany P, Treadwell JR, Vij SC, Mehta A. Fertility Restoration After Vasectomy: AUA Guideline Part II. J Urol. 2025 Dec 9:101097JU0000000000004862. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000004862. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41363407.
This Guideline provides a contemporary overview of vasectomy, including a discussion of indications, pre-operative counseling and preparation, peri-operative considerations, procedural techniques, potential risks and complications, and post-operative care to ensure that healthcare providers offer accurate, evidence-based information to patients considering this method of permanent contraception. Options for future fertility following vasectomy are discussed in Part II of this Guideline series. Part II aims to provide a contemporary overview of options for future fertility following vasectomy. See Part I of this series for information on indications for vasectomy, pre-operative counseling and preparation, peri-operative considerations, procedural techniques, potential risks and complications, and post-operative care.
D003275 - Contraceptive Devices, Male
D014659 - Vasectomy
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