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Failure rate ( vasectomy )

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The lifetime failure rate is 1 in 2,000, after the appropriate negative semen analysis.

Reference

  1. Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, England (Contraception) 2021/22 Part 4: Sterilisations and vasectomies. NHS Digital, September 2022

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