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Is it possible to get pregnant by a man who had a vascetomy?
Posted: 06-15-07 08:20am

Is it possible to still get pregnant by a man who has had a vascetomy?


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Posted: 06-26-07 03:07am

A vasectomy is an operation designed to make a man sterile, or unable to biologically father a child. It involves blockage of the tubes through which the sperm passes into the semen. Due to this, a man who has had vasectomy will most likely not be able to make a woman pregnant.




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