S. Jakarta arranges free sterilization for poor parents Dec 4, 2008
A vasectomy is surgery to cut the vas deferens, the tubes through which a man's sperm travels. Tubal ligation is surgery to close a woman's fallopian tubes so that her eggs can not reach the uterus, thus preventing pregnancy. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Home Test Detects Low Sperm Counts Nov 14, 2008
Monitoring is important because vasectomies are not 100 percent successful, and men who have had them can experience recanalization, or the spontaneous healing or restoration of the vas deferens, which restores their fertility. SpermCheck Vasectomy is similar in size and function to a womens home pregnancy test, Herr says. (Newsmax)
No-scapel vasectomy reversal on horizon Oct 20, 2008
In vasectomy, the tube that carries sperm from the testes to the penis, the vas deferens, is severed ... Men who change their minds can choose to have the surgery reversed by reconnecting the severed ends of the vas deferens, or have sperm "retrieved" and used for in-vitro fertilization ... Jarvi and his team developed a new approach that allows them to reconnect the vas deferens through a much smaller (one-centimeter) incision. (MSNBC -- Health)
Male mechanics Oct 3, 2008
There is, at the same time, contractions of the ampulla of the vas deferens, the seminal vesicles and the muscles of the prostate. The contractions occur at different speeds and in different amounts. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sons of infertile men may be next Sep 18, 2008
Specialists worry, however, that some sons and even grandsons may inherit genetic problems, such as the microdeletion of a gene on the Y chromosome; troubles with androgen receptors that help regulate certain sex characteristics; or congenital problems, such as the absence of the vas deferens, the tube that connects the testes with the urethra. Little research exists about the potential problems, primarily because the children havent been mature enough to test. (MSNBC -- Health)
Dad with CF beats infertility, hits double Sep 17, 2008
About 95 percent of men who have CF are infertile due to an abnormality of the vas deferens, the vehicle by which sperm is carried from the testes to the urethra. Hildebrandt family photoCystic fibrosis patient Brad Hildebrandt and his wife, Pam,conceived their twins, Sadie and Bradley, with the help of in vitro fertilization and a sperm-extraction technique. (MSNBC -- Health)
Semen Analysis Sep 14, 2008
Surgery - if your infertility results from a physical problem, such as a blockage in the vas deferens (the tube from the testicles to the urethra), then sometimes surgery can be effective at correcting the problem. Hormone Treatment - in a small number of men, their infertility is caused by hormone imbalances. (Suite101.com)
Infertility Surgeries for Men Aug 3, 2008
In a vasectomy, the vas deferens is cut. Without the vas deferens, sperm cannot travel from the testicles to the penis ... In a vasovasostomy the urologist rejoins the severed vas deferens, restoring a passage for the sperm to travel from the testicles to the penis. (Suite101.com)
The Remote Control Penis They say the male birth-control pill is ready to... Jul 16, 2008
Apparently, said contraption involves a little remote-controlled switch that can, at the press of a button, activate or deactivate the flow from wherever it is that sperm flows (a musty little furniture shop somewhere on the outskirts of London, I think) by opening and closing a valve installed into the all-important duct known as the vas deferens. Nifty. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
FLAVOR OF THE WEEK: A YEARNING SENSATION Jun 26, 2008
It would stop for a little while, perhaps to explore an interesting twist in the vas deferens, then it continued to bumble its happy way up and down the length of my cock. It was particularly active whenever I took a piss a bad sign. (New York Press)
The New Inventors Jun 25, 2008
This device, a microvalve if you will, is inserted into the vas deferens (sperm tube) and the doctor turns it on. However, it's not necessarily reversible, which is why it's directed at men who don't want to undergo the pain of a vasectomy. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Charlie Brooker's screen burn May 24, 2008
Charlie BrookerSaturday May 24, 2008. Good for you, reader. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Male Contraception: Progress Slow but Steady Apr 13, 2008
"Intra Vas Device," or IVD -- An alternative to a vasectomy, this method involves inserting silicone plugs into the vas deferens, the tube sperm move through and the same tube cut in a vasectomy. "The sperm can't get past the plugs," said Joe Hofmeister, president of Shepherd Medical Company in St. Paul, Minn. (Health-Finder)
Bandits shoot blanks to avoid baby boom Apr 2, 2008
"Vasectomy leaves the patient unchanged except that the vas deferens - the tubes leading to the testes - are blocked," said Bhind's Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinesh Kaushik. "The testes still produce sperm, but the sperm die and are absorbed by the body. The level of testosterone remains the same and all male sexual characteristics remain the same. For most men, the ability to have an erection is unchanged. ". (Asia Times Online)
Now it's the DIY vasectomy Feb 10, 2008
No larger than a grain of rice, it would be inserted into the vas deferens - the duct that carries sperm from each testicle to the penis - using a hypodermic needle. A reader or transmitter outside the body would send a coded radiofrequency pulse to an ID tag inside the body, causing the valve to open and close. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Local doctor joins in on prostate cancer battle Feb 10, 2008
The organs covered by urology include the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate and penis). Lund said males over 50 years old are at the highest risk for prostate cancer and should be screened with a PSA and digital rectal exam. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
SIOC's game plan for the weekend Feb 9, 2008
Do you know how many "f"s there are in "vas deferens". Do you prefer to indulge your pornographic urges with literature rather than video. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
Remote control birth control Feb 9, 2008
No larger than a grain of rice, it would be inserted into the vas deferens - the duct which carries sperm from each testicle to the penis - using a hypodermic needle. A transmitter outside the body would send a coded radio frequency pulse to an ID tag inside the body, causing the valve to open and close in response to a unique code. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
No-Needle Anesthetic Method Useful for Vasectomy Feb 1, 2008
No-needle anesthesia uses a device (MadaJet) that injects an aerosolized local anesthetic into the skin, underlying tissue, and vas deferens without the need for a hypodermic needle, the authors explain ... The patients received jet injection to one vas deferens and traditional nerve anesthesia to the other vas deferens before the procedure ... None of the patients required additional anesthesia to either vas deferens, the researchers say. (MEDLINEplus)
24 comments Nov 28, 2007
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Excess Environmentalists -- The Greatest Threat to Planet Earth Nov 27, 2007
The Environmentalism movement would have you believe that its critics want to kill the planet. It is a unique individual that wishes to live in a dying toxic world devoid of nature. (Human Events Online)
New technique for birth control by Chinese doctors Nov 17, 2007
In vasectomy vas deferens that is tubes that carry sperms from the testicles to the seminal vesicles are sliced or blocked. As a result the semen does not contain sperm removing the possibility of conception. (Newstrack India)
Report: The Male Pill May Become Reality Oct 5, 2007
Researchers presented three new birth control options for men at the recent Future of Male Contraception Conference in Seattle, including an injection, which can kill sperm, a short-term alternative to a vasectomy and even a "male pill. Below are some of the new birth control options spotlighted for men: Researchers at the University of Washington studied a testerone gel used in a progestin shot and found that when men used the shot once every three months, it killed 90 percent of their sperm. A... (Fox News)
Giving men control Sep 29, 2007
The device a set of removable plugs blocks sperm in the vas deferens, the tube that's cut in a vasectomy. Further research is needed to find whether fertility returns after the plugs are removed. (MSNBC -- Health)
Of mice and men: new male contraceptives successful in rodents and humans Sep 29, 2007
The Intra Vas Device blocks sperm in the vas deferens, the tube sperm swim through (the same tube that is cut in vasectomy). The set of plugs can be removed if a man changes his mind, so it is much easier to get sperm flowing again than after vasectomy. (EurekAlert!)
Gene That Spurs Development Of Epididymis Found Jun 29, 2007
When the male mouse embryo is about 13 days old, the Wolffian duct begins to grow and differentiate into the plumbing system connecting testes and vas deferens. This normally occurs in males shortly after testosterone levels begin their increase. (Science Daily)
Large genomic rearrangements in the CFTR gene contribute to CBAVD Apr 21, 2007
7%) males with isolated congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). Conventional PCR-based methods of mutation analysis do not detect gross DNA lesions. (BioMed Central)
KNIFE NIXED IN ALTERNATIVE VASECTOMY PROCEDURE Mar 27, 2007
Where the vasectomy of yore involves an injection of anaesthetic, a surgical incision, snipping and stitching, the no-needle, no-scalpel version anaesthetizes the area with a jet spray and uses forceps to locate the vas deferens (through which sperm is carried), which, by way of a tiny puncture, is sealed ... "The critical difference is found in the use of a high-pressure jet injector, which sprays anaesthetic directly into the scrotum and vas deferens." Goldstein likens the sensation to the... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Strange but True: Males Can Lactate Feb 13, 2007
"Up until a certain age, boys and girls, as fetuses, are indistinguishable, really, so we retain women retain some remnants of the vas deferens, which is the canal that sperm follows," answers Newman. "If you have no Y chromosome, then certain hormones are released that say, 'Okay, we'll set up this child's breast tissue to develop at puberty so that she will be able to produce milk.' Men didn't [secrete those hormones], so we don't usually have breast tissue.". (Scientific American)
