0 the medical operation of cutting the tubes through which a man's sperm move, in order to stop his partner getting pregnant --
1 the medical operation of cutting the tubes through which a man’s semen (= liquid containing sperm) move, in order to make him unable to make a woman pregnant --
That vasectomy was the least known modern method may be due to the fact that it is a male method.
The reason for wanting a vasectomy was clearly recorded.
In these talks, vasectomy was presented as an alternative procedure for special cases.
In addition, in 1971-72 a substantial number of men, mostly from the upper social classes had a vasectomy.
Will vasectomy, a once-for-all method, greatly increase in popularity?
The study group had a mean of 3-7 and a median of 3-0 living children at the time of the vasectomy.
This suggests that vasectomy is a popular phenomenon among persons who have been married less than 20 years.
This did not emerge, with only 13% of the current vasectomy men nominating this.
