Vasectomy (cont.)
Medical Author:
Theodore V Benderev, MD
Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. IN THIS ARTICLEVasectomy PicturesMedia file 1: Anatomy of the male reproductive system showing the position of the vas deferens. Image courtesy of vasectomy.md.
Media type: Illustration Media file 2: Depiction of vas pulled through a tiny opening during the procedure and then the vas following vasectomy. Image courtesy of vasectomy.md. 
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