Risk factors for non-compliance in post vasectomy follow up

Vasectomy is regarded as the most effective method of birth control, with over half a million performed annually in the United States. Poor compliance with providing a post vasectomy semen analysis (PVSA) has previously been reported in both the Family Medicine and Urologic literature, with rates ranging from 34-46%. Reasons for poor compliance with PVSA are not well described. Only one prior study was identified that examined socioeconomic factors predictive of non-compliance. We sought to further characterize this population by examining the pre operative characteristics of patients of a large volume vasectomy surgeon that were predictive of failure to provide a PVSA.
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Poster session Source Type: research