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Vasectomy
Guidelines
Key sources
The following summarized guidelines for the management of vasectomy are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the European Association of Urology (EAU 2024,2012), the American Urological Association (AUA/ASRM 2021), the Canadian Urological Association (CUA 2016), and the American Urological Association (AUA 2012).
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Perioperative care
Surgical interventions
Contraindications: as per EAU 2012 guidelines, recognize the possible relative contraindications to vasectomy:
age of < 30 years
not having children
no current relationship
scrotal pain
severe illness.
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Anesthesia
Surgical technique
Patient education
Preoperative counseling: as per EAU 2024 guidelines, counsel patients before vasectomy about the risk of post-vasectomy pain.
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Postoperative counseling