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I would be concerned about forgetting to get it redone on year 11.. then surprise! From the sounds of it though, you'd still have the same side effects of a tr
by spydum 15y ago
I would be concerned about forgetting to get it redone on year 11.. then surprise!
From the sounds of it though, you'd still have the same side effects of a traditional vasectomy: sperm granuloma. So one is mostly permanent (reconnection can happen, though super rare).. and one is only good for a few years? Yeah.. I think I'd wait for the first 10 years to see the efficacy.
- shadowfiend 15y agoI believe we've already waited 10 years. That's why it's “10+”—the oldest trials are about 10 years old at this point, and the effect is still the same (as far as I've been able to read). More, as usual, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_under_guidance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reversible_inhibition_of_sperm_... , including critique.
- busted 15y agoI don't see how it sounds like you'd get a granuloma. It sounds like the sperm are destroyed as they pass through the vas deferens but are still washed out as they normally would be.
- spydum 15y agoAh, I did not read up apparently. I thought this was essentially gluing the vas shut with a polymer that was reversible. According to the wikipedia entry, they don't know the exact reason it works (what?!). Very interesting.. I had overlooked that.
- doah78 15y agoJust schedule it along with your passport renewal! If you are in the US~
- schiffern 15y agoIt doesn't in langur monkeys: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826690 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826690