Journal article
A change in practice: current urologic practice in response to reports concerning vasectomy and prostate cancer
Fertility and sterility, Vol.66(2), pp.281-284
08/01/1996
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58454-4
PMID: 8690117
Abstract
To examine the practice patterns of urologists performing vasectomy in response to studies reporting an increased risk of prostate cancer in vasectomized men.
A mailed survey.
A university medical institution.
One thousand five hundred randomly selected United States urologists under the age of 65 years.
Urologists reported practice patterns of vasectomy in response to studies showing possible link between vasectomy and prostate cancer.
A response rate of 51% (759/1,500) was obtained. Although >90% state that these studies have had little or no effect upon their practice of vasectomy, 27% screen vasectomized men earlier for prostate cancer, and 20% would be reluctant to recommend a vasectomy to a man with a strong family history of prostate cancer.
Over one fourth of urologists who screen for prostate cancer have altered their screening patterns even though they responded that the studies have not affected their practice patterns.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A change in practice: current urologic practice in response to reports concerning vasectomy and prostate cancer
- Creators
- Jay I. Sandlow - University of IowaKarl J. Kreder - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Fertility and sterility, Vol.66(2), pp.281-284
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58454-4
- PMID
- 8690117
- NLM abbreviation
- Fertil Steril
- ISSN
- 0015-0282
- eISSN
- 1556-5653
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/1996
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; Urology
- Record Identifier
- 9984383890702771
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