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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 108, No. 3: 176-180
Copyright © 1978 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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FOLLOW-UP OF VASECTOMY USING MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE

M. J. GOLDACRE, J. A. CLARKE, M. A. HEASMAN and M. P. VESSEY

Department of Social and Community Medicine, University of Oxford, England, and the Information Services Division, Scottish Health Service Common Services Agency Edinburgh, Scotland

Reprint requests to Dr. M. Goldacre, Department of Social and Community Medicine, University of Oxford, 8 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3QN, England.

The authors report the findings from an on-going study of 1764 vasectomized men followed up by means of the Scottish medical record linkage system for a total of 4500 man-years after operation. The authors view the results so far as reassuring regarding the safety of vasectomy, although the mean length of follow-up (2.6 years) Is still short. The study will continue. Some features of this method of follow-up are described and discussed.

contraception; epidemiologic methods; family planning; records; sterilization; sexual; vasectomy


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