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Vasectomy and prostate cancer

A E Pollack1

  • 1Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception, New York, NY 10016.

Advances in Contraception : the Official Journal of the Society for the Advancement of Contraception
|June 1, 1993
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Recent studies on vasectomy and prostate cancer show no definitive link. A National Institutes of Health panel found insufficient evidence of an association, recommending vasectomy remain a contraceptive option while research continues.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Numerous epidemiologic studies on vasectomized men have largely been reassuring regarding long-term health.
  • Concerns arose in 1993 with two articles suggesting a vasectomy-prostate cancer link.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current information on the relationship between vasectomy and prostate cancer.
  • To provide guidance to healthcare providers and the research community.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing epidemiologic studies on vasectomy and health outcomes.
  • Consideration of preliminary findings from unpublished studies.
  • Convening of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) expert panel.

Main Results:

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  • The majority of studies on vasectomized men have shown no significant long-term health risks.
  • The NIH panel concluded there is insufficient evidence to establish a causal link between vasectomy and prostate cancer.

Conclusions:

  • Vasectomy should continue to be offered as a contraceptive choice.
  • Further research is warranted to definitively investigate any potential relationship between vasectomy and prostate cancer.