Vasectomy linked to dementia?
A recent study has found that men who have a vasectomy could be at higher risk of developing a rare kind of dementia.
The neurological condition, in which language skills slowly deteriorate, is called primary progressive aphasia, or PPA. Researchers at Northwestern University have PPA to male sterilization. In the study, 40 percent of men suffering from PPA had undergone a vasectomy, compared with only 16 percent of their healthy counterparts.
Sandra Weintraub, who led the study, hopes the findings won't stop men from getting vasectomies, saying: "I was hoping not to, but unfortunately it's the kind of news that ends up scaring people even though they may not need to be scared."
While larger studies need to be conducted to conclusively demonstrate a link, Weintraub speculates that a possible cause could be sperm leaking into the blood during sterilization surgery. Antibodies that were subsequently released into the immune in response to the sperm may cause damage that could eventually lead to PPA.
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2-16-2007 @ 12:43PM
Candace said...
I can only hope the link to vasectomy and dementia is true when it comes to my ex-husband! He left me for a younger woman after 27 years of marriage. She ended up getting pregnant even though doctors had told her she was unable to because of past sexually transmitted diseases. Neither one of them wanted children even though she had never had any. She had an abortion and he got a vasectomy. Dementia would be his just reward. I think these things are all in God's hands.
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2-16-2007 @ 1:17PM
MissOrange said...
When doing this study, did the researchers take other factors into account, such as the age when the vasectomy was performed vs. when the dementia first showed, what economic level the men with dementia belonged to and what overall health they were in before developed dementia?
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2-16-2007 @ 7:20PM
Miss Orange said...
Candace> isn't that the truth! Let's just assume that the guys who develop dementia after a vasectomy have already had some mental problems, or otherwise they wouldn't be our EXes!
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2-23-2007 @ 12:32PM
Dave said...
Well those are nice comments, Candace and Miss Orange. I would never wish dementia on anyone, even an ex. They are still people. I've never had an ex in my life (have been with one woman my entire life - the woman I married). Perhaps your desire for ill-will on other people is the reason why both of you have exes.
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