Follow-up of vasectomy using medical record linkage.
The authors report the findings from an on-going of 1764 vasectomized men followed up by means of the Scottish medical record linkage system for a total of 4500 man-years after operation. The authors view the results so far as reassuring regarding the safety of vasectomy, although the mean length of follow-up (2.6 years) is still short. The study will continue. Some features of this method of follow-up are described and discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D008499:Medical Records; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects