When a man gets a vasectomy, you assume he’s no longer able to have kids. But New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and his wife Terricka discovered that’s just not the case. Terricka gave birth to twins on Sunday, after a pregnancy that came as a complete shock to the couple, given that Antonio had had a vasectomy.
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Innovation: Scientists Get Closer To An Effective Male Birth Control Pill; New Compounds Show Promise
It’s 2016 and men only have three forms of contraception— condoms, vasectomy, and the pull out method, which works exactly how it sounds. This is compared to the plethora of options available for women, thus birth control has largely been their responsibility. However, a group of researchers may have identified the necessary compounds to make male birth control pills a reality.
Are Vasectomies Reversible? 5 Facts You Should Know About The Form of Male Birth Control
It is true that a vasectomy procedure is simpler than female sterilization surgery. It’s an outpatient surgery where a doctor blocks the vas deferens — the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to other glands, where the sperm mixes with other fluids and become semen, the stuff that comes out when a man ejaculates. A man who has had a vasectomy still ejaculates, but because his vas deferens are blocked, his semen no longer contains sperm, and thus he can no longer get a partner pregnant. And vasectomies are indeed very effective — they have a failure rate of less than one percent.
Research May Create Male Birth Control Pill
Having a family is a big decision, and because of that, pregnancy prevention is a common concern for both men and women. According to Plannedparenthood.com, men have fewer methods of birth control including condoms, a vasectomy or just abstinence
New Male Contraceptive is Expected to Hit the Market in 2017
Aside from having a vasectomy, wearing a condom or simply just abstaining from having sexual intercourse, men do not have many options for birth control. Parsemus Foundation, a group that works on neglected medical research, is working on a male version of the pill named Vasalgel that is expected to hit the market in 2017.
‘Beyond Miracles’: After Vasectomy Reversal, Identical Triplets!
He had already been a dad for a decade. Thinking his baby-making days were done, he got a vasectomy. But then Chad Doss realized that his new wife Amanda really wanted to carry a child, and he wanted to help her fulfill her dream of having a baby herself.
ASRM: Vasectomy Timing Associated With Financial Crisis
Men considering a vasectomy after the financial crisis in 2008 had significantly fewer children compared with men considering the procedure before the crisis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, held from Oct. 12 to 17 in Boston.
ASRM: Vasectomy Timing Associated With Financial Crisis
Men considering a vasectomy after the financial crisis in 2008 had significantly fewer children compared with men considering the procedure before the crisis, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, held from Oct. 12 to 17 in Boston.
The anatomy of a vasectomy reveral
The unpredictability of life might dictate that you wish to undo the done and have a vasectomy reversal. While success for this procedure is not guaranteed, vasectomy reversal does in fact work for most men. In this very informative, …
Vasectomies Halved in Ten Years as Abortions Rise – UK
The number of men having vasectomies has halved in a decade and may be the reason behind a rise in abortions among women in their 30s and early 40s, experts have said.
Men may be more reluctant to have the procedure as a permanent contraceptive because of the increased likelihood of marriage breakdown and a second relationship.
Financial constraints on the NHS may also have contributed to the drop as the health service attempts to save money by rationing non-essential operations. Read full article.