The Association Between Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite 3 decades of study, there remains ongoing debate regarding whether vasectomy is associated with prostate cancer.

Objective

To determine if vasectomy is associated with prostate cancer.

Data sources

The MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched for studies indexed from database inception to March 21, 2017, without language restriction.

Study selection

Cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies reporting relative effect estimates for the association between vasectomy and prostate cancer were included.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two investigators performed study selection independently. Data were pooled separately by study design type using random-effects models. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to a

SUBMITTER: Bhindi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710573 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature