Journal article
The risk of pregnancy after vasectomy
Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.103(5), pp.848-850
05/01/2004
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000123246.11511.e4
PMID: 15121555
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the pregnancy rates among women whose husbands underwent vasectomy.
METHODS:
Between 1985 and 1987, 573 women aged 18–44 years whose husbands underwent vasectomy in medical centers in 5 U.S. cities were enrolled in the U.S. Collaborative Review of Sterilization, a prospective cohort study of male and female sterilization. Women were interviewed by telephone at 1, 2, 3, and 5 years after their husbands underwent vasectomy.
RESULTS:
Among the 540 eligible women at risk for pregnancy, there were 6 pregnancies occurring from 6 to 72 weeks after vasectomy. The cumulative probability of failure per 1,000 procedures (95% confidence interval) was 9.4 (1.2, 17.5) 1 year after vasectomy and 11.3 (2.3, 20.3) at years 2, 3, and 5.
CONCLUSION:
Couples considering vasectomy should be counseled about the small, but real, risk of pregnancy following the procedure and that men are not sterile immediately after vasectomy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The risk of pregnancy after vasectomy
- Creators
- Denise J Jamieson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionCaroline Costello - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionJames Trussell - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionSusan D Hillis - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionPolly A Marchbanks - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionHerbert B Peterson - National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health PromotionU.S. Collaborative Review of Sterilization Working Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), Vol.103(5), pp.848-850
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.AOG.0000123246.11511.e4
- PMID
- 15121555
- ISSN
- 0029-7844
- eISSN
- 1873-233X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2004
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology; VPMA - Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984446266002771
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