Men who undergo a vasectomy do not have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer, says a BMJ report. These findings have important implications for patients, clinicians, guidelines, policy makers, and family planning support groups, and support the use of vasectomy as a safe method of contraception in men. Vasectomy is most reliable, safe and effective methods of contraception. However, vasectomy is still not the choice of contraception for Indian men.
Every year approximately only 2000 men undergo a vasectomy. Even though the reasons behind non-acceptance of vasectomy are different for Indian men, there are also a lot of controversies regarding the association of vasectomy and incident prostate cancer. Studies evaluating the association between vasectomy and prostate cancer have provided conflicting results. However, findings of a recent BMJ report findings that there is no…
