Do you think the new study linking vasectomy to dimentia will change you (or spouse's) mind about getting one

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070213/hl_nm/vasectomy_dementia_dc

Answer 1

I know lots of men, in their 50’s that had vasectomies. None of them have dementia any more than those without. Dementia is more hereditary than anything else.

Keep in mind that groups are always trying everything to scare men away from vasectomies. If you research this, you will likely find that some such group is behind the study.

The fact is, that a vasectomy changes nothing. Men without vasectomies re-absorb un-ejaculated sperm in the same way as those with vasectomies.

The only possible hearth risk is when the surgeon does a sloppy job, and spills sperm into the blood veins (rare these days). When that happens, the mans’ body will produce sperm-antibodies. This can cause immune system problems down the road.

As for me, yes I have mild dementia. My mother had it, and her mother did. It just runs in the family. It has nothing to do with my vasectomy.

Answer 2

I think it would have had an effect on our decision. My husband got a vasectomy without studying all the ramifications of it; he only listened to what the doctor had to say and that wasn't much. He ended up with chronic physical pain and went on have a successful vasectomy reversal. Of course, he still has anti-sperm antibodies (like all men who've gotten a vasectomy, antibodies don't go away!) and the news story you link to suggests that this dementia is caused by the antibodies, so it's something that might still affect my husband. Yet another reason that vasectomy was the wrong choice for us. We would not recommend vasectomy to any man.

Answer 3

I'll wait for this to be studied in more depth. What they had wasn't really a study, it was a small survey to see whether this was worth examining more closely. They'll be looking for a reason if a larger study upholds this observation. They already speculated on one, the possibility that sperm is leaking into the bloodstream. That could lead to modifying the vasectomy technique. I'll wait at least until I find out how this changes the overall risk. If it was a huge risk, I'd think it would have been noticed earlier. I would definitely check this out if I were planning to have one soon.

Answer 4

The scientist are linking every thing to consuming caffine... dimentia is just yet another link of atoms that will soon be forming a big matter and evolving from that will be Mr. Caffineeeee the Giant... singing Ho Ho Ho Caffineeeee Giant. HAHAHA