OBJECTIVE: To determine the postoperative instruction compliance rate in men undergoing bilateral vasectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Private practice urological office. PATIENT(S): The records of all patients undergoing vasectomy were reviewed to determine the rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions. It is our policy to have the patient continue to use some form of birth control until he achieves two consecutive negative semen analyses 1 month apart. In addition, we recommend a yearly semen analysis after achieving sterility to screen for the rare patient who recanalizes. Postvasectomy follow-up instructions are given to the patient both verbally and in writing. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The records of 1,892 consecutive patients undergoing vasectomy were reviewed, and the results of semen analyses were noted to determine the rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions. RESULT(S): Six hundred forty-four men (34%) never returned after vasectomy and, therefore, no semen analyses were available for examination. Six hundred nineteen men (33%) returned for a single semen analysis. Six hundred twenty-nine men (33%) returned for a second negative semen analysis. Only 60 men (3%) completed postvasectomy follow-up instructions and returned for a yearly semen analysis. CONCLUSION(S): The rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions for determining sterility is poor.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the postoperative instruction compliance rate in men undergoing bilateral vasectomy. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. SETTING: Private practice urological office. PATIENT(S): The records of all patients undergoing vasectomy were reviewed to determine the rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions. It is our policy to have the patient continue to use some form of birth control until he achieves two consecutive negative semen analyses 1 month apart. In addition, we recommend a yearly semen analysis after achieving sterility to screen for the rare patient who recanalizes. Postvasectomy follow-up instructions are given to the patient both verbally and in writing. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): The records of 1,892 consecutive patients undergoing vasectomy were reviewed, and the results of semen analyses were noted to determine the rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions. RESULT(S): Six hundred forty-four men (34%) never returned after vasectomy and, therefore, no semen analyses were available for examination. Six hundred nineteen men (33%) returned for a single semen analysis. Six hundred twenty-nine men (33%) returned for a second negative semen analysis. Only 60 men (3%) completed postvasectomy follow-up instructions and returned for a yearly semen analysis. CONCLUSION(S): The rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions for determining sterility is poor.
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Americas; Behavior; Contraception; Contraception Failure; Contraceptive Usage; Developed Countries; Family Planning; Male Sterilization; North America; Northern America; Postoperative Procedures; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Sterilization, Sexual; Studies; Surgery; Treatment; United States; User Compliance; Vasectomy
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