vasectomizing
Cutting male fertility
Vasectomizing is performing a vasectomy—the surgical procedure that sterilizes a male by cutting or blocking the vas deferens, the tubes that carry sperm.
The term appears in medical contexts or when describing the act itself: The veterinarian spent the morning vasectomizing stray cats.
The result is permanent contraception.
Sperm-transporting tube
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- no-scalpelTechnique using puncture not blade
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- ligationSurgical binding of vessels
cautery · occlusion · suture · outpatient · urologist · anesthesia · local · sterile
Male reproductive cell
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
- infertilityInability to reproduce
sperm count · spermatozoa · testosterone · testicular · scrotum · contraception · birth control · family planning
Cannot be undone
- permanentFixed without end
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
autonomy · deliberation · choice · consideration · commitment · finality · responsibility · elective
After an operation
- healingRestoration of health
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- restCessation of activity
- iceWater's solid form
discomfort · follow-up · complications · resumption · abstinence · clearance · bruising
vas deferens
Sperm-transporting tube
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- no-scalpelTechnique using puncture not blade
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
ligation · cautery · occlusion · suture · outpatient · urologist · anesthesia · local · sterile · antiseptic
sperm
Male reproductive cell
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- ejaculationSudden expulsion or outcry
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
infertility · sperm count · spermatozoa · testosterone · testicular · scrotum · contraception · birth control · family planning · paternity
irreversible
Cannot be undone
counseling · autonomy · deliberation · choice · consideration · commitment · finality · responsibility · elective · voluntary
postoperative
After an operation
ice · discomfort · follow-up · complications · resumption · abstinence · clearance · bruising
vasectomizingimpregnating
Causing conception or saturation
conceiving · fertilizing · procreating · inseminating · breeding