What is the name of the male sterilization procedure that involves cutting a part of the body?

• A. Hysterectomy
• B. Vasectomy
• C. Orchiectomy
• D. Circumcision

Answer: (B)

Blocking the sperm’s path is how this sterilization works. In a vasectomy, the surgeon cuts and often seals the vas deferens, the tube that carries sperm from the testicles to the urethra. Because this tube is interrupted, sperm can’t mix with the semen during ejaculation, so fertilization can’t occur. Hormones and the rest of the semen’s components continue to be produced, so the man’s sexual function and overall physiology stay the same aside from sterility. This is a relatively simple outpatient procedure done in the scrotal area.

Other options refer to different procedures: removing the uterus is a female operation, removing a testicle is an orchiectomy and is more drastic than necessary for contraception, and circumcision removes the foreskin but does not prevent pregnancy.