Don't avoid vasectomy for fear of prostate cancer: study
(Reuters Health) - Men considering a vasectomy shouldn't worry that the procedure will increase their risk of prostate cancer, researchers say. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Frequent ejaculation may decrease prostate cancer risk
Conclusion
This research showed an association between ejaculating more frequently and a lower chance of getting prostate cancer in three different age groups.
Before too much is read into these findings, there are some limitations of the research to consider:
Three age groups were looked at; ages 20-29, 40-49 and 50 and over. It is not known what the differences are within these groups and it is not known what the outcomes would be if ejaculation was measured in different age categories.
Although the authors adjusted for some variables, there are still some factors that might have influenced the results, such as soc...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
May Nurse Practitioners Perform Vasectomies? May Nurse Practitioners Perform Vasectomies?
Do any states permit nurse practitioners to perform vasectomies?Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 23, 2017 Category: Surgery Tags: Nursing Ask the Expert Source Type: news
Tanzania: Use of Family Planning Means Up As More Men Get Involved
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -For many years uptake of vasectomy as a family planning method has been very low and only very few men would opt for it. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - June 23, 2017 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Postvasectomy Opioids Not Always Needed for Pain Postvasectomy Opioids Not Always Needed for Pain
Urologists can play a part in reducing the opioid abuse crisis by curtailing prescriptions after vasectomy, more than half of which are never filled, new data show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
Vasectomy: Does it increase my risk of prostate cancer?
(Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist)
Source: MayoClinic.com - Ask a Specialist - May 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EPIC Study: Little Evidence for Vasectomy-Prostate Ca Link (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Detection bias may explain small risk for low-intermediate grade disease (Source: MedPage Today Urology)
Source: MedPage Today Urology - April 26, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
' Snip' Parties Encourage Men to Get Vasectomies'Snip' Parties Encourage Men to Get Vasectomies
Procrastination can be so common with the ' Big V ' that it takes a panel of sports jocks offering a free procedure for some guys to finally let a doctor take a scalpel to their nether regions.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
With a nudge from their wives, three longtime friends get vasectomies in solidarity
Paul Diaz, Basilio Santangelo and John Lambrechts had shared a lot of memorable experiences in their decades of friendship, but going to the doctor to all get vasectomies was one they never expected.The three — each married with two children — had decided with their wives that they didn’t want to continue growing their families. After a pregnancy false alarm, Diaz and his wife, Lisa, agreed that they were happy with their two girls. Lisa brought up the idea of Paul getting a vasectomy, but there wa s a problem.“Like most men,” Diaz said, “I don’t like going to the doctor. I don’t like going to the dentist. ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
There Is Now An App For Sperm Testing
A new device that attaches to a smartphone can detect whether a man’s sperm concentration or motility is abnormal with 98 percent accuracy.
Researchers hope the device, which is about the size of a small box of crayons and costs less than $5 to make, can address the need for a rapid and cheap way to detect male infertility. Problems with sperm contribute to infertility in 40 percent to 60 percent of cases where a couple has trouble conceiving, said study leader Hadi Shafiee, a professor of engineering in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.
Current laboratory methods of...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 27, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
March Madness Vasectomies Encourage Guys To Take One For The Team
Some urologists use March Madness as an opportunity to market vasectomy services, offering men the excuse to sit on the sofa for three days to watch college basketball while they recover.(Image credit: April Dembosky/KQED) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: April Dembosky Source Type: news
Smartphone App Helps Diagnose Male Infertility Smartphone App Helps Diagnose Male Infertility
A smartphone app that measures sperm count and motility could help assess male fertility, aid vasectomy follow-up care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Urology News Source Type: news
Canadian woman tells of agony of husband's vasectomy
Gina Watson, who lives in British Columbia, Canada, was aware of her husband's vasectomy when they married but still struggles with the reality of their situation as she is interested in having a child (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 17, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer and Vasectomy Not Linked
... But With One Caveat (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - March 17, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Prostate Cancer and Vasectomy Not Linked … But With One Caveat Prostate Cancer and Vasectomy Not Linked … But With One Caveat
A new large study found no association between prostate cancer and vasectomy, except for a small increase in the risk for low-intermediate-grade disease.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 16, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
