1.0Department of Urology/urologyNathaniel Bailey/urology/author/nathaniel-bailey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Itp4WDHqrM"><a href="/urology/patientcare/adult-non-cancer/male-fertility/vasectomy/">Vasectomy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/urology/patientcare/adult-non-cancer/male-fertility/vasectomy/embed/#?secret=Itp4WDHqrM" width="600" height="338" title="“Vasectomy” — Department of Urology" data-secret="Itp4WDHqrM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A vasectomy is a minor outpatient surgical procedure for male sterilization as a permanent method of birth control. It is the most commonly performed urologic procedure in the United States, with an estimated 500,000 or more sterilizations performed annually. Vasectomy is the most effective form of any birth control available, with a 99.95% success rate … Read more