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Doctors say men are getting more vasectomies amid abortion restrictions nationwide

January 24, 2023

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case that protected abortion rights, medical professionals say they have seen a drastic increase in vasectomies.

Vasectomies offer a form of permanent birth control for men, and roughly 500,000 are performed every year in the United States....

2022 Top Story in Urology: Effect of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines on Sperm Parameters

December 15, 2022

This report by Diaz et al¹is a follow-up of the larger controlled study by Gonzalez et al2 that documented a lack of semen parameter change in men who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. These patients were studied using semen analyses before and after vaccination. The current study extended the follow-up duration to a total mean of 10 months after vaccination. Again, no adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccination on sperm numbers was seen....

2022 Top Story in Urology: Trends in Infertility Treatment

December 7, 2022

Choi et al report on the use of medically assisted reproduction (which includes medical ovulation stimulation and intrauterine insemination as well as in vitro fertilization [IVF]/intracytoplasmic sperm injection[ICSI]) in Australia.¹Australia is unique in that is has a single healthcare registry system (allowing the tracking of infertility treatments and subsequent births), and infertility care is available without restriction....

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Doctors say men are getting more vasectomies amid abortion restrictions nationwide

2022 Top Story in Urology: Effect of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines on Sperm Parameters

2022 Top Story in Urology: Trends in Infertility Treatment

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