@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Hope Ogbeide, Ehidiamen Oamen, Travis H. Wilmore, Jennifer D. Peck, Johnathan P. Doolittle, Nathan A. Bradley, Jonathan E. Heinlen},
TITLE = {Motivation toward vasectomy based on abortion law changes in Oklahoma},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {31},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {11950--11954},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v31n4/59576},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Introduction:</b> In May 2022, lawmakers in Oklahoma
passed House Bill 4327, which outlawed abortion after
fertilization. The governor signed the bill on May 25,
2022. It is uncertain whether these changes will motivate
more men in Oklahoma to undergo vasectomy.<br/>
<b>Materials and methods:</b> Males seeking vasectomy
were informed of the study and asked to participate.
Participants filled out a survey regarding their marital
status, number of children, fertility treatment history,
and their influences in making the decision to pursue
vasectomy. We removed the identifying information from
the survey. After collection, the data was imported to a
database. Medical records were investigated to confirm
patients underwent the procedure.<br/>
<b>Results:</b> Of the 126 participants, 116 underwent
vasectomy. Patients who did not undergo vasectomy
tended to be older (38.4 vs. 34.2, p = 0.03). Participants who
underwent vasectomy and were concerned about abortion
laws tended to be married (69.7 vs. 30.3%, p = 0.04)
with fewer children (1.2 vs. 2.3, p < 0.0001). When
correlating specifically “concern about abortion laws”
and going through with vasectomy, the risk ratio of 1.12
(95% CI 1.04, 1.20) indicates that patients concerned
about abortion laws were slightly more likely to undergo
vasectomy.<br/>
<b>Conclusions:</b> Over 26% of men said that their decisions
were somewhat impacted by abortion law changes.
The concern about abortion law changes seemed to be
predictive of patients undergoing vasectomy. Continued
data collection will help determine whether there is a
time-sensitive nature regarding the impact of abortion
law changes on motivation to vasectomy.},
DOI = {}
}