Effects of Vasectomy on Prostate Cancer Rate (Review)

Abstract: Vasectomy is a male contraceptive method involving only one small operation of vasal ligation. However, There is a hypothesis vasectomy is associated with the increased risk of prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate between relationship vasectomy and prostate cancer risk.Method: For this study, we used Peer reviewed articles published in pubmed within 2014-2016 of 6 articles which had most citations. Articles were relevant to the association of vasectomy with prostate cancer. Variables were compared using one-way parametric analysis SPSS (version18) and cohort studies. Result: The results of the review were very different, but more of the articles showed that vasectomy was associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer overall and associations were not driven by differences in sex hormone levels, Sexually transmitted infections or cancer treatment.Conclusion: This study support an association between vasectomy and prostate cancer and need more studies about this between different nations of the world.

Keywords:

male , prostate cancer , vasectomy , hormone levels