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SURGICAL VASECTOMY [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genitourinary Surgery
DEF

Surgery to "tie the tubes" (vas deferens) of a man to cause permanent sterility by preventing transport of sperm out of the testes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie génito-urinaire
OBS

Si la vasectomie chirurgicale fut très populaire dans les années 1950-1960, son emploi est plus confidentiel aujourd'hui [...] les recherches s'orientent plutôt vers les inhibiteurs de la spermatogenèse.

Spanish

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