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Vasectomy reversal in Nepal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

S. Thapa  and
T. M. Vaidya
S. Thapa
Affiliation:
Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
T. M. Vaidya
Affiliation:
Nepal Fertility Care Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Summary

Data from 157 men in Nepal who had vasectomy reversal are analysed. Most sought reversal within 5 years of vasectomy. Half of the men sought reversal because of the death of a male child, and about one-fourth because of the loss of a female child. Re-marriage was the primary reason for only 10% of the men. Those having reversal because of the loss of a male child were generally younger, and for almost half of this group, the age of their last child at the time of their vasectomy was under 2 years. The results suggest that the demand for reversal could be considerably reduced by more careful screening of the potential vasectomy acceptors.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 423 - 432
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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