title: Update on vasectomy protocol.
abstract: Vasectomy is a commonly practiced form of male contraception with over half a million procedures performed annually. Among urologists who perform the procedure, there is considerable variation in pre-procedure patient counseling, vasectomy technique, and post-procedure practices regarding confirmation of sterility. We report an overview of the vasectomy literature published within the past year with a focus on guidelines that have been recently published by two major organizations, the American Urological Association (AUA) and the European Association of Urology (EAU).
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Beth Israel Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10003, USA. dstember@CHPNET.ORG
authors.forename: Doron S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Stember
authors.forename: Harris M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Nagler
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D057234:Preoperative Period; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000379:methods*