by Managing Contraception | Dec 22, 2009 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Silent Night in Bethlehem Dr. Bob Hatcher On my third trip to Amman, Jordan, my friend Dr. Gary Stewart covered for me. He took over my teaching responsibilities for one day and off I went in a bus to Jerusalem. What a day lay ahead of me. First stop on the way over...
by Managing Contraception | Dec 13, 2009 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
The Global Pattern of Vasectomy Use  Vasectomies, or male sterilization, are a highly underutilized method of family planning, although they are safer, simpler, less expensive and equally as effective as female sterilization. Throughout the world, vasectomies are...
by Managing Contraception | Dec 10, 2009 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Above is a daigram of what happens when a man has a vasectomy. Why don’t men get it?  When a man and a woman have decided that they definitely want no more children, vasectomy may be the method to consider first. A:       Vasectomy makes a vast difference...
by Managing Contraception | Dec 3, 2009 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Spring conferences are spectacular! Contraceptive Technology Update Conferences this spring San Francisco, CA – March 24-27, 2010                                  Boston, MA – April 14-17, 2010  Just for starters, the FIRST...
by Managing Contraception | Nov 24, 2009 | Dr. Bob Hatcher, Newsletter
Healthy babies are worth the effort  Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia November 6, 2009   In the past decade, one of the most important emphases in the...