Vasectomy reversal in Nepal.
Data from 157 men in Nepal who had vasectomy reversal are analysed. Most sought reversal within 5 years of vasectomy. Half of the men sought reversal because of the death of a male child, and about one-fourth because of the loss of a female child. Re-marriage was the primary reason for only 10% of the men. Those having reversal because of the loss of a male child were generally younger, and for almost half of this group, the age of their last child at the time of their vasectomy was under 2 years. The results suggest that the demand for reversal could be considerably reduced by more careful screening of the potential vasectomy acceptors.
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Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*