Vasectomy
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Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure wherein the vasa deferentia of a man are severed, and then tied/sealed in a manner which prevents sperm from entering the seminal stream (ejaculate). Vasectomy should not be confused with castration (male), which is the surgical removal of the testicle(s).
History
The first recorded vasectomy was performed on a dog in 1823. A short time after that, R. Harrison of London performed the first human vasectomy, however the procedure was not done for sterilization purposes, but to bring about atrophy of the prostate. Vasectomy was finally regarded as a method of birth control at some time during the Second World War. The first vasectomy program on a national scale was launched in 1954 in India.
