Vasectomy: Does it increase my risk of prostate cancer?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - June 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cannabis and sunshine may damage sperm quality
ConclusionThis study has found that the shape of sperm is less likely to be normal when samples are provided in summer and if cannabis has been consumed in the previous three months. It has also found that normal-shaped sperm are more likely to be produced after six days of abstinence. It did not find any other links between lifestyle factors and sperm shape.The results of this study alone do not show that lifestyle factors other than cannabis are harmless. Male fertility is not just determined by the shape of the sperm; it is also dependent on the concentration, motility and viability of the sperm, as well as the quality ...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Genetics/stem cells Lifestyle/exercise Cancer Source Type: news
Man given vasectomy by MISTAKE could get £100k compensation
The man, who has not been named, was admitted for a minor urological operation at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in February. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man given vasectomy by MISTAKE after going into hospital for minor op could get £100,000 compensation
The man, who has not been named, was admitted for a minor urological operation at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in February. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vasectomy, Vasectomy Reversal, Essure Reversal, Tubal Reversal
Dr. Monteith is a specialist in female tubal ligation reversal, Essure removal, and Essure reversal. He is now adding vasectomy and vasectomy reversal to the services he offers. Dr. Monteith now offers personal choices regarding fertility to both male and female patients. (Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News)
Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - April 16, 2014 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: news
Parent Like a Mad Scientist
As an immigrant society with no common culture, we Americans have always been blessed with the ability to make things up as we go, be it baseball, jazz, the Internet… even Mormonism. Yet, when it comes to parenting, we’ve become obsessed with finding the one best way — whether it’s learning to raise our kids like the Chinese, the French, Finns, or whatever other group is in fashion today. It’s time to stop. No one culture has parenting down pat; there’s no one best model that we can look to for all the answers. And that’s a good thing. Parenting should be an adventure. And, more importantly, if we want to kee...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - March 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mackenzie Yang Tags: Uncategorized Family & Parenting kids medicine psychology Sociology The Weekend Read Source Type: news
Fans time vasectomies for NCAA tourney
Forget college basketball players cutting down the nets after a victory. Some fans of March Madness are making their own monumental snips: vasectomies. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - March 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Men Shun Vasectomy
[Malawi News Agency]Mzuzu -Some men in Malawi are still reluctant to go for vasectomy due to myths that are related to the family planning method. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Vasectomy Is the Most Effective Method of Birth Control
[The Star]Vasectomy is the most effective method of birth control. Urologist Peter Ngugi says it is an easy procedure with less complications. He advises men to consider it as a safer method of family planning. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 6, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
Body Mass Index Calculator
At A Personal Choice, patients are required to have a body mass index (BMI) of less than
37 for tubal ligation reversal and 45 for vasectomy reversal at least 3 weeks prior to the date of surgery. This policy is for optimal patient safety when undergoing elective outpatient surgery.
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Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - January 29, 2014 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: tube Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
I can now live life to the full – Diane ’ s Hysterectomy Story
My periods were always heavy and extremely painful, even from the onset of puberty. When I became a teenager I went on the pill to help with pain etc, this was ok for a while but then by the age of 21 I wanted children. So I came off the pill and had three children in just under 6 years!
My husband then went for vasectomy so I didn’t need to be on contraception anymore so back came the pain and the heavy bleeding. My marriage eventually broke up and I was on my own for a while. I met my second husband on the internet and went back on the pill, but this time the pains etc stayed so we decided together that I would get...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 5, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health ablation fibroids heavy bleeding hysterectomy stories vaginal hysterectomy Source Type: news
I can now live life to the full – Diane’s Hysterectomy Story
My periods were always heavy and extremely painful, even from the onset of puberty. When I became a teenager I went on the pill to help with pain etc, this was ok for a while but then by the age of 21 I wanted children. So I came off the pill and had three children in just under 6 years!
My husband then went for vasectomy so I didn’t need to be on contraception anymore so back came the pain and the heavy bleeding. My marriage eventually broke up and I was on my own for a while. I met my second husband on the internet and went back on the pill, but this time the pains etc stayed so we decided together that I would get...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 5, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories ablation fibroids heavy bleeding vaginal hysterectomy Source Type: news
I can now live life to the full – Diane ’ s Hysterectomy Story
My periods were always heavy and extremely painful, even from the onset of puberty. When I became a teenager I went on the pill to help with pain etc, this was ok for a while but then by the age of 21 I wanted children. So I came off the pill and had three children in just under 6 years!
My husband then went for vasectomy so I didn’t need to be on contraception anymore so back came the pain and the heavy bleeding. My marriage eventually broke up and I was on my own for a while. I met my second husband on the internet and went back on the pill, but this time the pains etc stayed so we decided together that I would get...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 5, 2014 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health ablation fibroids heavy bleeding hysterectomy stories vaginal hysterectomy Source Type: news
Vasectomy Group Visits: That's Improbable!
(MedPage Today) -- A weekly report from our friends at Improbable Research. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
