title: [Follow-up survey of vasectomy in Finland].
abstract: A follow-up study of 107 healthy males was conducted on average 4.7 years after vasectomy. Altogether 24 % of the subjects mentioned great satisfaction with the outcome of the surgical procedure; 74 % of the patients reported "general satisfaction", and only 2 % appeared dissatisfied with regard to the performed vasectomy. In no instance had postoperative psychiatric complications been observed. In 32 % of the patients the sexual potency was said to have improved after vasectomy, whereas 3 % reported impairment of sexual function following the operation.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014659:Vasectomy
vernacular_title: Enquête rétrospective après vasectomie en Finlande.