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A vasectomy is a simple, generally permanent procedure to prevent pregnancy. It's the most effective form of birth control other than abstinence. During the brief procedure, your surgeon will cut and ...

Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD) is a recognised cause of male infertility most frequently linked to mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) ...

A vasectomy is a form of permanent male contraception that involves surgically cutting or blocking the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the penis. Sperm is needed to ...

A new gel-based vasectomy has proven effective in a group of monkeys, raising hopes it could one day provide a permanent but easily reversible male contraceptive option in humans. Vasalgel works by ...

Cystic fibrosis is an illness best known for causing frequent lung infections and chronic breathing problems. However, it affects organs and tissues throughout the body, including the urogenital ...

Baylor Medicine’s male infertility specialists are renowned for their expertise in vasectomy and vasectomy reversal procedures. Patients from around the globe seek our surgeons’ care due to our ...

In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Observer music writer Matt Weitz wrote a 1996 piece on the Vas Deferens Organization — an avant garde music collective that engineered ...

The parents of a 4-year-old are suing Texas Children's Hospital in Houston for giving their son an "unintentional vasectomy" during surgery for an inguinal hernia. The boy had scrotal swelling that ...