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Vasectomy is a voluntary surgical procedure for permanently terminating a man's fertility. Vasectomy can be done by the standard method or the no-scalpel technique which is the preferred method. Vasectomy blocks the vas deferens (ejaculatory duct) so that sperm are not present in the ejaculate.

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