No Scalpel Vasectomy becoming popular in Harayna

Chandigarh, July 12 (UNI) The new painless, faster and less invasive procedure of male sterlisation known as No Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) is becoming popular in Haryana.

While in 1998, male participation (vasectomy) in the total sterilisation operations in the state was only about one per cent, the NSV increased to 12.7 per cent of the total sterlisations performed in the year 2006-07.

As many as 10,949 vasectomies were performed during 2006-07, Haryana Health Minister Kartar Devi said and added that the state government had been giving high priority to Family Welfare Programme.

At present the state has 135 trained NSV doctors, including 10 district trainers and one state trainer.

Ms Kartar Devi described No-Scalpel Vasectomy as one of the most effective contraceptive methods available for males and said it was more effective than the oral pill or the injectable contraceptive. ''It is an improvement on the conventional vasectomy with practically no side effects or complications.'' The Minister said NSV was bloodless surgery wherein the patient need not come back to a health centre for stitch removal.

With a view to further popularising the procedure of NSV, she said the Health Department was organising a state level seminar on NSV on July 21 at Panchkula.

This function would be marked as state level function of World Population Day, she added.

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