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Analysis of urban vs. rural vasectomy demographics: a multi-institutional, retrospective comparison

Author(s) -

G. Luke Machen,

Erin T. Bird,

Parviz K. Kavoussi

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

translational andrology and urology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721

H-Index - 27

eISSN - 2223-4691

pISSN - 2223-4683

DOI - 10.21037/tau.2018.08.02

Subject(s) - vasectomy , medicine , demographics , demography , population , family planning , retrospective cohort study , sterilization (economics) , family medicine , surgery , environmental health , research methodology , sociology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange

Each year in the US, approximately 500,000 men choose to undergo a vasectomy for permanent sterilization. Despite being a very common procedure, studies reporting demographic data and characteristics that motivate men to choose a vasectomy are somewhat limited. With this analysis, the primary objective was to determine if a difference existed between the ages and number of children among men choosing to have a vasectomy at urology practices in urban (Austin, TX = City A, population 947,890) and rural (Temple, TX = City B, population 76,277) settings. A secondary objective was to establish if there was a trend in these variables over time.

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