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n. - Surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization).

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  • You’ll feel better in 2011, if the vasectomy is a success.
  • A vasectomy is the surgical removal of a small piece of the vas deferens.
  • You secretly hope that the vasectomy is reversed naturally and you become pregnant again.
  • Sperm banking before vasectomy is not a guarantee of future fertility, since frozen and thawed sperm may be less viable than fresh sperm.
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