Vasectomy May Not Raise Prostate Cancer Risk After All
Large study challenges previous research linking the procedure to slightly higher chance of disease
Source: HealthDay
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - September 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vasectomy May Not Raise Prostate Cancer Risk After All
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2016 -- A large, new study challenges previous research that suggested vasectomies might increase the risk of prostate cancer or dying from it.
In the latest finding, researchers found no connection between vasectomies and overall... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Africa: New Contraceptive Could Help Men Bear Family Planning Burden
[The Conversation Africa] A new method of male contraception that is as effective as a vasectomy but entirely reversible with little to no side-effects is being tested and is showing promising results in animal trials. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 29, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Mom Shows What Breastfeeding Multitasking Really Looks Like
An NFL player captured a very real parenting moment before date night with his wife.
Cornerback Antonio Cromartie took a video of his wife Terricka putting on makeup while breastfeeding one of their 2-month-old twins. The mom was prepping for the couple’s first date night since welcoming the babies.
I got that #MilkMoney.. 1st time I'm leaving my babies for more than a hour. But 1st let me empty this Milk real quick. SuperMom #breastfeedingmommy #mommystillneedsalife A video posted by TERRICKA CROMARTIE (@iluvterricka) on Jul 16, 2016 at 1:08pm PDT
Terricka, a mom of five who made headlines earlier...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 28, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Vermont Insurers Must Now Cover Vasectomies
State legislatures around the U.S. are debating which birth control benefits insurers must cover. Vermont is one of several states going beyond a focus on female contraception to include vasectomies. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - June 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rebecca Sananes Source Type: news
Uganda: More People Embrace Permanent Forms of Family Planning
[Monitor] Tubal ligation (TL) and vasectomy are surgical family planning procedures which render women and men permanently incapable of giving birth or making someone pregnant. But what would make someone decide never to get pregnant or impregnate someone again? (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - April 14, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Male Birth Control Working On Rabbits, Humans Are Next
• Vasalgel, a reversible injection, blocked sperm in pre-clinical trials in rabbits.• Male birth control pills have shown efficacy in animals.• We’re closer to viable male birth control, but a human version is still years away. Male birth control may be years out, but there are pills and injections in the works that are already stopping the flow of sperm in trials. These new methods tout all the orgasm without all the mess (and babies). Several outlets are hailing Vasalgel, a reversible form of birth control that blocks the flow of sperm after being injected into the vas ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 30, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Male Birth Control: More Options Soon?
Despite many attempts over the years at developing a contraceptive for men, condoms -- or permanent vasectomy -- remain the only choices. But that may be changing, as researchers are studying a number of options for male birth control. WebMD explains. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vasectomy error doctor 'fit to practise'
A doctor who gave a patient a vasectomy by mistake at a Merseyside hospital will be allowed to continue to practise, a medical panel rules. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man given vasectomy by mistake after complaining about waiting times
Dr Nanikram Vaswani was meant to be removing scar tissue from the patient but gave the man a vasectomy instead (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: complaimed wrong man Dr Nanikram Vaswani vasectomy waiting times doctor Source Type: news
Africa: Myths and Misconceptions Stop African Men From Going for a Vasectomy
[The Conversation Africa] In many parts of the world, family planning is still considered a woman's responsibility. This has prevented men from being more involved in family decisions about fertility. But it has also limited their access to family planning services targeted at them. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 26, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Family Planning in India is Still Deeply Sexist
Rural Indian women are under enormous pressure from family to not go in for any oral contraceptive method or injections but opt for surgery instead. Credit: Neeta Lal/IPSBy Neeta LalNEW DELHI, Feb 9 2016 (IPS)The tragic death of 12 women after a state-run mass sterilisation campaign in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh went horribly wrong in 2014 made global headlines. The episode saw about 80 women “herded like cattle” into makeshift camps without being properly examined before the laparoscopic tubectomies that snuffed out their lives. In another incident in 2013, police in the eastern Indian state of B...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Neeta Lal Tags: Asia-Pacific Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Labour Population Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy Women's Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Local Vasectomy Rates On the Rise
[Citizen] Bali -The number of men in Tanzania undergoing vasectomy is rising, according to statistics from Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 28, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How often do vasectomies fail?
NY Jets' Antonio Cromartie is expecting twins despite having undergone the procedure, prompting questions about its effectiveness (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Permanent Birth Control: His and Her Options
If you're sure you don't want kids, find out from WebMD what's involved with permanent birth control options like vasectomy and tubal ligation. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - December 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
