Charges: Stolen church cash paid for vasectomy

An Indiana prosecutor says a former church official is charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy.

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Mexico compensates men for forced sterilizations

State authorities have agreed to pay 490,000 pesos (US$48,000) in compensation to 14 indigenous Mexican men coerced into having vasectomies, an official said.

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Scientists reverse vasectomy on endangered horse

Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo have revealed they reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse to allow it to reproduce naturally — the first-known operation of its kind on an endangered species.

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Vasectomy Anyone?

Last week, I had a nice friendly conversation with a girl friend of mine. We have both been married a long time and have kids, so the natural flow of the conversation came to forms of birth control.

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The architect is flat on his back, a paper sheet draped over his lap. His wife wanted him to get a vasectomy after child No. 3. He hesitated. Four months ago, he welcomed child No. 4.

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SEATTLE - The number of vasectomies being performed appears to be on the rise, both in the Puget Sound region and around the country. Many say the poor economy is part of the reason, but not necessarily because people are choosing to have fewer children.

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Families are being smarter about contraception. According to CNN, the rate of vasectomies has risen since November, when the economic crisis worsened. Doctors at a the Cleveland Clinic have seen a 50% increase.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo have revealed they reversed a vasectomy on an endangered horse to allow it to reproduce naturally — the first-known operation of its kind on an endangered species.

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A radio-controlled contraceptive implant that could control the flow of sperm from a man's testicles is being developed by scientists in Australia.

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A radio-controlled contraceptive implant that could control the flow of sperm from a man's testicles is being developed by scientists in Australia.

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The interesting thing about 20 minutes is how many more they can seem to be. One of the reasons I found myself on this table is that I hadn't imagined what exactly was going to be done here. I now had time to consider the matter and ask myself a few obvious questions.

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Shepherd Medical Company announced the results of their very first U.S. study in men of the "Intra Vas Device" (a vasectomy alternative): after 6 months, 92% of the men had no sperm or almost no sperm.

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One of New Zealand's largest primary health groups is offering free long-term birth control to high-need families, after a study found some women were having abortions while waiting to be sterilised.

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A Newsvine True Story Part II - Ex Post Facto Mortem Spermos

I have been undone. I have been de-manned. I am as impotent as a lame duck elementary school fifth grade president. I am vasectomized.

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A Newsvine True Story! – Me and My Testicles

Because I expect everyone on Newsvine to be excited about my testicles, I am making this oh-so-private procedure public: I, bigfatdrunk, will be getting a vasectomy soon.

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... There's no money-back guarantee in love ... She returned an engagement ring in April 2005 and called off their wedding. Hess went to court to recover the money he spent on a vasectomy, a cruise to Alaska, a trip to France and other gifts.

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....Mediatakeout.com quotes a woman who says comedian Charlie Murphy suggested something that could put a whole new spin on his brother Eddie's baby drama with ex-girlfriend Melanie Brown....

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Chimp Vasectomies Now Suspect

Managers at Chimp Haven, a Louisiana facility for chimpanzee care, are planning a paternity test for seven males. Teresa, a wild-born chimpanzee in her late 40s had a baby girl last week, despite the fact that the facility's entire male chimp population has had vasectomies.

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A female chimpanzee at a sanctuary has given birth, despite the fact that the facility's entire male chimp population has had vasectomies.

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - At Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom, head veterinarian Mark Stetter demonstrates the 5-foot contraception tool for a procedure that he hopes will help control Africa's elephant population: vasectomies.

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The Internet can be a handy research tool to find answers to those most-pressing medical questions. But often, it can return confusing—even conflicting—information. With so many urban legends and medical myths floating around, it's difficult to know what to believe.

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