Vasectomy: The Permanent Sterilization for Men

Vasectomy: The Permanent Sterilization for Men

Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure for a man that serves as a birth control. It is an operation that causes permanent sterilization. The procedure is done by cutting and closing of the vas deferens tubes. About 500,000 men in the United States undergo vasectomies annually. A vasectomy is less invasive than female sterilization, tubal ligation, and easier reversed. Vasectomy, free of knowing long term effects, is thought to be considered the safest and most effective method of permanent male sterilization.
Vasectomies have been around since the late 19th century. The first published study was done in London in 1830. It was first used as a method of controlling unwanted sections of society. These sections included delinquents, denigrates, drug habitués and idiots. This procedure first started to be regularly performed for the purpose of family planning in the U.S. in the 1940’s. It wasn’t until late 1960’...