Vasectomy results can be improved by the use of cautery, according to an analysis published this week in the journal BioMed Central Urology. Vasectomy procedures that included cautery significantly reduced vasectomy failure rates compared to procedures that involved ligation and excision with fascial interposition. The analysis compared post-vasectomy sperm count data from two previously published studies of vasectomy technique efficacy that were conducted by researchers at Family Health International (FHI), based in Research Triangle Park, NC, and EngenderHealth, based in New York, NY. To read more about the comparative analysis, see http://www.fhi.org/en/AboutFHI/News+Releases/Oct272004CautImpVasec.htm <http://www.fhi.org/en/AboutFHI/News+Releases/Oct272004CautImpVasec.htm> . David Hock Senior Information Projects Coordinator Family Health International e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To unsubscribe from CANCHID send: unsubscribe CANCHID to: [log in to unmask] - for help see http://listserv.yorku.ca