A study by the American Cancer Society ruled out that men undergoing a vasectomy to have no more children are at greater risk of prostate cancer than previous research has suggested, reports Reuters and EP.

Concerns about collateral damage from this intervention, which involves cutting or blocking the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles, soared after a study published in 2014 linked vasectomies to a 10 percent risk of developing tumors of prostate. In addition, the risk of mortality in case of suffering it was 20 percent greater. More information