Vasectomy: preliminary report on 25 cases.
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1989Author
Lema, V M
Makokha, A E
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Preliminary data on 25 men who underwent vasectomy for contraception between June 1986 and May 1988 at the Marie Stopes Clinic--Nairobi is presented. The majority (76.0%) of the subjects were aged between 25 and 39 years. 68.0% had 4 living children or less. Professionals including lecturers, lawyers, teachers, engineers etc, formed 88.0% of the total. Three clients(12.0%) had documented complications; one had aseptic wound, one had haematoma and the last one had a failed vasectomy. All were treated successfully. Complications of vasectomy and the need for follow-up of vasectomised men are discussed.
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Preliminary data on 25 men who underwent vasectomy for contraception between June 1986 and May 1988 at the Marie Stopes Clinic - Nairobi is presented. The majority (76%) of the subjects were aged between 25 and 39 years. 68.0% had 4 living children or less. Professionals including lecturers, lawyers, teachers, and engineers formed 88.0% of the total. 3 clients (12.0%) had documented complications; one had aseptic wound, one had hematoma, and the last one had a failed vasectomy. All were treated successfully. Other complications that may occur include orchitis, epididymitis, disturbed sexual function, granuloma, and antibody or arterio-venous fistula formation. Follow-up is a necessary process since patients may not return, even if there is a problem. In this study only 4 (16.9%) of the men reported back after 6 weeks. The other 3 (12.0%) returned because of their complications.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2791935http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30243
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East Afr Med J. 1989 May;66(5):353-7Publisher
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi
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