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There is nothing more manly than a vasectomy  -  25 Mar 2008
Owen Sound Sun Times,But in all fairness I must tell you fellas nothing says "hot stuff" like a vasectomy. Not even a foot rub. Something to consider. Over the years, I've met a

No nashabandi, just nasbandi  -  25 Mar 2008
Times of India,But, he is unlikely to get a bride now as he has been tricked into undergoing a vasectomy even before he could get married. The Bharuch district health

Study: Progestin May Hold Key to Male Birth Control  -  25 Mar 2008
FOXNews...â€œThe rate of suppression is comparable to that achieved after a vasectomy.â€? The contraceptive effects of testosterone and progestin would be reversible,

You Can't Make This Stuff Up  -  Mar 24, 2008
Offshore Insiders,The idea is that men should spend two to four days recovering from a vasectomy and by timing their surgery, they can do it in front of a TV screen watching

March Madness: Time for a Vasectomy  -  Mar 15, 2008
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March Madness at work  -  Mar 24, 2008
The News Journal,The Oregon Urology Institute in Springfield, Ore., ran radio ads promoting the NCAA Tournament as the perfect time to get a vasectomy, a procedure that

Vasectomy clinic gets in on bracket racket  -  Mar 11, 2008
Seattle Times,By Andy Dworkin The Oregon Urology Institute is running a college-basketball-themed vasectomy promotion, urging men to "lower your seed for the tournament.

'Snip city' puts new wrinkle into March Madness  -  Mar 20, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer..."Get your vasectomy at Oregon Urology Institute the day before the tournament starts. It's snip city." That's how it started, and this is where it's gone.

Guys, have vasectomy for March Madness!  -  Mar 9, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The Oregon Urology Institute suggested US college guys to have vasectomy as an excuse for the upcoming March Madness.

Vasectomy pitch for TV sport buffs  -  Mar 10, 2008
The Press Association..."Get your vasectomy at Oregon Urology Institute the day before the tournament starts. It's snip city." The sports radio station broadcasting the adverts

Clinic: Have Vasectomy, Watch NCAA Hoops  -  Mar 9, 2008
The Associated Press..."Get your vasectomy at Oregon Urology Institute the day before the tournament starts. It's snip city." Institute Administrator Terry FitzPatrick said men

A very unkind cut  -  Mar 23, 2008
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,Their pitch sounded a lot like this: Come in for a vasectomy, stay for the basketball. Forget about whether a No. 13 seed, such as Siena, could pull off a

Family cleared of legal liability in vasectomy case  -  Mar 16, 2008
GulfNews,..."Though undeniably, vasectomy denies a man his power of reproduction, such procedure does not deprive him, either totally or partially, of some essential

BMC push for voluntary vasectomy bears fruit  -  Mar 15, 2008
Mumbai Newsline,Earlier, even after the Centre announced an increase in incentives for those who voluntarily went for vasectomy, there was a very poor response â€” only 208

India offers firearms permits for vasectomies  -  Mar 20, 2008
Times Online,There are hopes that a vasectomy â€œmega-campâ€? planned for next month will draw in another hundred or so, Dinesh Kaussal, Shivpuri's chief medical officer,

City Health Office, DOH launch 2nd free no-scalpel vasectomy  -  Mar 15, 2008
Davao Today,DAVAO CITY â€” The Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO) conducted a second Free No-Scalpel Vasectomy on March 14, 2008 at the Namru

Vasectomy or Vacation?  -  Mar 15, 2008
Bleacher Report,...by Ross Marshall (Member) My wife has been riding me for the last 3 years to get fixed. She was the one who "carried my three kids for a total of over 2

Classic Ann Landers  -  Mar 22, 2008
Creators Syndicate,Eight months after I married "Andy," he had a vasectomy without telling me. We spent another year trying to have a baby. Actually, I was the only one who

Aguirres cleared of liability over kinâ€™s vasectomy  -  Mar 13, 2008
Manila Standard Today,In a psychiatric report, Pascual said the responsibility of the decision on whether he can undergo vasectomy may be given to his parent or guardian.

Making the Cut  -  Mar 19, 2008
Forbes,Anything to make the vasectomy--surely among the most angst-filled and wince-inducing male surgical procedures--more palatable. The sports TV angle has even

Sperm-Check Home Test Receives FDA Approval  -  Mar 12, 2008
Science Daily (press release)SpermCheck Vasectomy is one of several products founded on technology developed by John C. Herr, director of U.Va.'s Center for Research in Contraceptive

DOH-CHO launches 2nd batch free no-scalpel vasectomy  -  Mar 10, 2008
Philippine Information Agency,Davao City (11 March) -- The Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO) will conduct a 2nd Batch Free No-Scalpel Vasectomy on March 14,

UVa research creates post-vasectomy test  -  Mar 6, 2008
Charlottesville Daily Progress,The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved SpermCheck Vasectomy, a home test that checks post-vasectomy patientsâ€™ sterility. Dr. John C. Herr,

ContraVac Receives FDA Approval for Post-Vasectomy Home Sperm Test  -  Mar 3, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The device will enable men to test their post-vasectomy fertility status at home rather than requiring the patient to return to the physicianâ€™s office or a

March Soreness: Clinic suggests hoops and a vasectomy  -  Mar 8, 2008
KTVZ,...in front of the TV nonstop during March Madness, the Oregon Urology Institute has a suggestion: Why not take the time to recover from a vasectomy?

Radio Ad Suggests Vasectomies During NCAA Tourney  -  Mar 21, 2008
WCCO,So Urology Associates took a cutting edge approach to convince men that now is a great time to get a vasectomy. "Get your vasectomy the day before the

CPI mooting major shift?  -  Mar 23, 2008
Siasat Daily,Recently a senior party leader had remarked, tongue firmly in cheek, that the party had undergone vasectomy in Kerala and West Bengal.

Tourney's popularity doesn't depend on players  -  Mar 18, 2008
FOXSports.com..."We were joking about who wouldn't love to have a vasectomy so they could recover by watching March Madness,'' Terry Fitzpatrick, the institute's

Comparison Of Outcomes Of Vasectomy Reversal  -  Mar 8, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),UroToday.com - This retrospective study compared postoperative semen analysis parameters and patency rates of vasovasostomy performed in the convoluted

Jamie Lynn Spears was an accident â€” Jamie Spears had a vasectomy  -  Feb 29, 2008
Showbiz Spy,...says Jamie was shocked when he found out his now ex-wife Lynne was pregnant as he had a vasectomy after she gave birth to Britney, their second child.

March Madness costs companies mad money  -  Mar 11, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,The Oregon Urology Institute in Springfield, Ore., is running a college basketball-themed vasectomy promotion, and taking reservations, urging men to â€œlower

March Madness preparations: Cold drinks, chips, pizza, frozen peas  -  Mar 10, 2008
Baltimore Sun,How about, "V for vasectomy?" The Oregon Urology Institute is suggesting that men use the down time they'd normally spend watching the NCAA tournament as a

The Skinny: Winners & Losers  -  Mar 17, 2008
Hartford Courant,MARCH MADNESS: An Oregon Urology Institute is running advertisements suggesting a vasectomy the day before the NCAA Tournament begins so patients can spend

Rough day for the little guys  -  Mar 21, 2008
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com,...by some odd coincidence, happened to schedule a vasectomy or root canal or an appointment with the exterminator on the first day of the NCAA Tournament,

At-Home Sperm Test has Global Impact  -  Mar 14, 2008
NBC 29 News,There's now a way to test at home for fertility after a vasectomy. A tiny, home testing device measures something many men are reluctant to go to the doctor

Talkers: A snip in time for March Madness  -  Mar 9, 2008
Kansas City Star,For guys who savor college basketballâ€™s March Madness, the Oregon Urology Institute has a suggestion: Why not use the TV time to recover from a vasectomy?

Posted -37 sec ago  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,The doctor thought it was safe to prescribe because Paul Paxton, years earlier, had undergone a vasectomy, a procedure everyone thought had been successful.

Life after the oil crash  -  Mar 7, 2008
Globe and Mail,The apocalypse is coming - it's time to recycle your manure and get a socially responsible vasectomy. Peak-oil buffs are preparing for a future where oil is

Veeck brings 'fun' philosophy to Citadel class  -  Feb 25, 2008
The Canadian PressHe's held promotions such as Nobody Night, Vasectomy Night and onfield homages to the "Star Wars" saga, complete with Imperial Storm Troopers.

Tip time turns into snip time  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Huntsville Times - al.com,Anderson's not-so-private private experience was a vasectomy scheduled Wednesday afternoon at the Oregon Urology Institute.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily  -  Mar 11, 2008
SalonPlus: Vasectomy madness in Oregon. And: Billy Crystal suits up. King, I know you've mentioned you're a fan of the Monkees... Let me just stop mynamehere

"Lower your seed for the tournament." Literally.  -  Mar 6, 2008
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com,The only thing I could never figure out were these billboards on remote stretches of highway advertising a vasectomy reversal place in Houston.

College basketball could threaten the existence of humans  -  Mar 15, 2008
Arkansas News,Before long, we could be looking at a March vasectomy epidemic. Basketball, with the help of urologists with creative PR teams, could ultimately be to blame

The Nooner (March 11) -- Empty Hall  -  Mar 11, 2008
Goal.com,The Oregon Urology Institute is encouraging men to have a vasectomy the day before March Madness begins. That way, they have an excuse to stay home and

Power play over having a baby speaks to deeper rift  -  Mar 1, 2008
Toronto Star,I even had a vasectomy last spring, with her consent. Now my wife is consumed with this. She must have a child with me and feels I misled her about how

More madness  -  Mar 19, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,Meanwhile, the Oregon Urology Institute is scheduling special appointments for men who want to have a vasectomy so they can stay home and watch the NCAA

Making a case for condoms  -  Mar 16, 2008
Montreal Gazette,I could get a vasectomy, as I don't think I'll ever want kids, but I'm hesitant (and it would have to be covered by health insurance).

NHS loses Buckingham Palace mental health records  -  Mar 19, 2008
The Spoof (satire),According to Whitehall sources details of Prince Charles' successful 1979 vasectomy and Prince Philip's 1982 partial lobotomy are also included in the

Booming: guns, not babies  -  Mar 5, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,More and more men in the Chambal are opting for nasbandi â€” or vasectomy â€” in return for a promised gun licence in the dacoit-infested region.

Bits and Pieces  -  Mar 15, 2008
Winston-Salem Journal,Weâ€™re in the middle of March Madness, that time to settle back with an adult beverage, plenty of food and â€¦ recover from a vasectomy?

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