Health Tip: When Considering Vasectomy

Here's what you should know

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(HealthDay News) -- Vasectomy is a surgical procedure in which a man is sterilized. While it is a relatively simple procedure, men considering it should make sure that the option is right for them.

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According to Planned Parenthood, vasectomy may not be the best birth control option if you:

• Think you may want to have biological children at some point in the future.
• Are being pressured into having the procedure by a partner, friend or family member.
• Are currently having marital, emotional, sexual, financial or mental health problems.
• You and your partner have not fully discussed or agreed on the procedure.
• Are relying on frozen sperm in case you decide to have children. Frozen sperm do not always retain the ability to fertilize a woman's egg.

-- Diana Kohnle