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Vasectomy drive in Thrissur from today

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Effective method: Preparations in progress at the district hospital on Sunday for the NSV drive. —

Thrissur: The Health Department will launch a no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) drive in the district from Monday. A five-day NSV camp will be held at the District Hospital here. Ten doctors are involved in the project. A person undergoing vasectomy will get Rs.1,100 and insurance cover of Rs.40,000 each under different schemes.

“The camp will later be expanded to taluk hospitals and primary health centres. Last month, the Department held a similar camp and it evoked encouraging response. In all, 161 persons were underwent vasectomy,” said Dr. Rajan Warrier, District Medical Officer.

During a vasectomy, the vas deferens from each testicle is clamped, cut or sealed. NSV does not involve stitches or sutures. It causes less discomfort.

“Recovery is quick. It is one of the most effective contraceptive methods with practically no side effects or complications,” said Dr.Warrier. For NSV, the vas deferens is fixed in the midline of the scrotum (scrotal raphe) by a specially-designed ring forceps.

A sharp pointed instrument is used to puncture the skin overlying the vas.

“Only three instruments (vas fixation forceps, vas dissection forceps and scissors) are used for NSV, whereas about 14 are used for conventional vasectomy. NSV involves minimal dissection. Complications such as haematoma and sepsis have been reduced from 2 per cent to 0.3 per cent or nil,” said Dr. Warrier.

The Health Department has taken steps to create awareness about NSV and allay fears about complications. “Apprehensions about NSV are baseless. The testicles continue to produce sperm and this is absorbed by the body. The perosn who undergoes vasectomy will continue to ejaculate the same amount of fluid because the tubes are blocked before the seminal vesicles and prostate,” said Dr. Warrier.

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