vasectomy

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One doctor said she has had to postpone vasectomy appointments because of the time needed for house calls and because patients are afraid to come in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Lead author Mike Garratt of the University of Otago explains that only castration, not vasectomy, increased male lifespan.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

Perhaps most notably, there is a rising interest in vasectomy rates for men who are usually less likely to seek them: men who are young and/or who have no children.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2025

Yet researchers also found an overall uptick in vasectomy rates after the Dobbs decision — both in states where abortion is heavily restricted and those where it is not.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2024

Authorities are not agreed whether or not the operations of male vasectomy and evariotomy produce impotency or sterility.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome