Links to websites of groups that study or provide information about vasectomy.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC maintains a page on Unintended Pregnancy Prevention: Vasectomy that provides information and links to related resources. - International Planned Parenthood Federation
The federation's information page about vasectomy addresses common concerns about the procedure. - Urology Care Foundation
This foundation of the American Urological Association provides a page that helps people decide whether a vasectomy is the right choice for them. - National Library of Medicine: MedlinePlus
The NLM's page on vasectomy describes what patients experience before, during, and after the procedure. - Planned Parenthood
This reproductive health organization offers answers to common questions about vasectomy. - FamilyDoctor.org
This website answers common questions with its Vasectomy: What to Expect. - Vasectomy-Information.com
This site maintains information about different vasectomy procedures and offers resources for asking questions of a doctor, joining a support group, and sharing personal stories.
Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.
- Contraception Research Branch (CRB)
Most NICHD research on vasectomy is carried out with the support of the CRB. Vasectomy research supported by the department focuses on the procedure’s long-term safety and effectiveness as well as on the development and evaluation of less-invasive surgical techniques. - EngenderHealth
This leading global reproductive health organization provides a comprehensive training curriculum and illustrated reference book on no-scalpel vasectomy for surgeons and vasectomy assistants learning to use the approach. - American Urological Association (AUA)
The AUA, a premier urologic association, offers Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer,
a policy statement that affirms the organization's stance that vasectomy is a safe method of sterilization that confers no increased risk of prostate cancer. - World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. Its Vasectomy Occlusion Techniques for Male Sterilization provides relevant service delivery guidelines for clinicians performing vasectomy.
Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.
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