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History of vasectomy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19643231     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vasectomy as a medical term is a misnomer because only part of the vas deferens is excised during the procedure. Vas deferens as an anatomic structure was not a subject of significant clinical and research interest until the nineteenth century. It is difficult to find another surgical procedure as simple as vasectomy that has sparked so much medical and social controversies for more than a century. Vasectomy is a historical, social, philosophic, medical, demographic, and legal phenomenon. It is not surprising that the history of this procedure combines not only a constant quest for ideal technique and better results but also misconceptions, false beliefs, and erroneous indications.
Authors:
Yefim R Sheynkin
Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Urologic clinics of North America     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1558-318X     ISO Abbreviation:  Urol. Clin. North Am.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-31     Completed Date:  2009-08-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0423221     Medline TA:  Urol Clin North Am     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  285-94     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, Health Science Center, Level 9, Room 040, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8093, USA. ysheynkin@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
History, 17th Century
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
Male
United States
Vasectomy / history*,  methods

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