With two small children and no desire for any more, Jim Segermark’s wife sat him down for that conversation. It was time he took some responsibility for birth control. After years of taking the pill, ...

A new gel-based vasectomy has proven effective in a group of monkeys, raising hopes it could one day provide a permanent but easily reversible male contraceptive option in humans. Vasalgel works by ...

In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, former Observer music writer Matt Weitz wrote a 1996 piece on the Vas Deferens Organization — an avant garde music collective that engineered ...

When opting for a vasectomy, many individuals believe they have reached the perfect family size. However, life can bring unexpected changes, such as a desire for additional children. Microsurgical ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. This next reader shows a lot of self-awareness and self-reflection over ...

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