vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
və-ˈsek-tə-mē 
vā-ˈzek-
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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Male birth control options such as condoms and vasectomies haven't changed since the age of disco.
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However, the reality is that vasectomies are less invasive, require less recovery time and are more easily reversed than a tubal ligation.
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Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 June 2025
Male birth control options such as condoms and vasectomies haven't changed since the age of disco.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
However, the reality is that vasectomies are less invasive, require less recovery time and are more easily reversed than a tubal ligation.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
About one in every fifty American men has a prescription for sildenafil, commonly known as Viagra, and about one in twenty-five have vasectomies.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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“Vasectomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vasectomy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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vasectomy
noun
va·sec·to·my
-tə-mē
plural vasectomies
: surgical division or resection of all or part of the vas deferens usually to induce sterility
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