Vas Deferens and Vasectomy

Abstract

Upon leaving the cauda epididymidis the spermatozoa enter the vas deferens (deferent duct). A considerable amount of information concerning this duct system has accumulated in relation to a variety of animal species, but especially man, owing to increasing application of bilateral vasectomy and vasovasostomy in andrological practice; the literature on these relatively new problems has been reviewed several times (Alexander 1976; Holstein 1972; Hulka and Davis 1972; Neaves 1975a).

“The man who undergoes the Steinach operation bilaterally, while renouncing fatherhood, still retains every attribute of masculinity. No one can tell that he has been Steinached, unless he himself gives away the secret. He may still be a Don Juan. In fact, it has been noted that the Don Juan type, like its feminine counterpart, is frequently sterile.” Corners 1923