Yet one more reason to leave your crown jewels alone:
Having a vasectomy may increase a man’s risk of developing a rare form of dementia, early research suggests, although more study is needed to confirm the finding.
Researchers at Chicago’s Northwestern University found that men with a neurological condition known as primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, were more likely to have had the sterilization surgery than men without the disorder.
PPA is a rare condition characterized by a steady loss of language skills.
It primarily occurs after age 50. Those with the disorder have increasing difficulty expressing themselves and understanding speech.
“We definitely aren’t saying that having a vasectomy causes this condition or that men should not have vasectomies,” researcher Sandra Weintraub, PhD, tells WebMD. “It is way too early for that. We need to do more research to understand this.”
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