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Vasectomy: An Anatomic, Physiologic, and Surgical Review

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Regulation of Male Fertility

Part of the book series: Clinics in Andrology ((CLAN,volume 5))

Abstract

World census figures reveal a frightening increase in population. In 1830 there were one billion people on the earth, two billion by 1930, and three billion by 1960. Based on current growth rates, projected figures predict eight billion people by 2005, and 16 billion by 2025. It has been estimated, however, that the earth will support no more than ten billion people unless unsuspected sources of food and energy are discovered. Therefore, this critical population level will be reached in only 50 years! The population crisis, consequently, becomes self-evident (Hackett and Waterhouse, 1973).

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Lipshultz, L.I., Benson, G.S. (1980). Vasectomy: An Anatomic, Physiologic, and Surgical Review. In: Cunningham, G.R., Schill, WB., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Regulation of Male Fertility. Clinics in Andrology, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8875-0_16

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