James Siegert (USA) Author

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Post Vasectomy Semen Analysis Factors Predicting Compliance

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Grant S Johnson*, Greg Andros and James Siegert (USA)

Objective: To determine the impact of patient demographics, health care related factors, and financial factors on Post-Vasectomy Semen Analysis compliance (PVSA). Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 248 men who underwent the first-time vasectomy between January 2008 through March 2016. Baseline demographic factors were collected and analyzed according to PVSA compliance. Chi-squared analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of these factors for PVSA return. Results: Forty-two percent of men returned at least one postvasectomy semen analysis while twenty percent returned two PVSA collections. Compared to non-compliant men, patients who returned at least one PVSA were more likely to have independent predictive factors of smaller family size (p<0.0003), older age (... view more»

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