Vasectomy in India
Batliwalla, A.S.
Ippf Medical Bulletin 1(5): 1-2
1967
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-0357 PMID: 12275579 Document Number: 474091
Experience with vasectomy at the Kohinoor Mills Family Planning Centre in Bombay since 1963 is reviewed. 923 vasectomies were performed. The average age of the patients was 40-42. The average number of children per patient was in excess of 4. All the men were textile workers whose average monthly income was about 200 rupees. Most of the patients were well-motivated toward family planning. In some cases, motivation to vasectomy was made easier because of the good results of 1 of the doctors with resnastomosis. Although there were a few immediate complications, with the passage of time it was demonstrated that the operation had no adverse effect on the health or sexual habits of the patients. The patient was sent home soon after the operation and was told to rest for 2 days. The skin sutures were removed on the third day, and the patient resumed work on the fourth. He was told to have 4 or 5 ejaculations of semen (using adequate contraception) before returning for a semen examination 8 weeks after the operation. Another semen examination was carried out 6 months after the operation.