Combined Science GCSE
Vasectomy
What Vasectomy means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vasectomy
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A surgical method of male sterilisation that cuts, ties or blocks the vas deferens so that sperm cannot pass from the testes into the urethra.
Topics that use Vasectomy
- Contraception (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- evaluate
- Fertilisation
- Fertility awareness
- FSH
- Hormonal methods
- Non-hormonal methods
- Ovulation
- Spermicidal agents
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