February 19, 2010 6:12 PM

March Madness Bargain: Vasectomies

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(CBS)  Are you planning to have a vasectomy? Urologists say March Madness is a perfect time to recover from the procedure.

Urologists say men should get vasectomies three days before the college basketball tournament begins. They've been encouraging men to go by this timetable for years.

That way, they'll have an excuse to sit and front of the TV and watch the games all in the name of recuperation.

(Scroll down to see this report from CBS News station WBMM-TV.)

Doctors at one Chicagoland urology clinic are even throwing in freebies.

The doctors at 21st Century Urology in Orland Park are offering free pizza and a free bag of frozen peas to help reduce the swelling.

"Just think, the perfect excuse to sit around, relax, and enjoy the games!" the clinic writes on its Web site.

The clinic has also been advertising their pizza-and-peas promotion on Chicago sports radio.

The urologists at the clinic, Dr. Robert Bonzani and Dr. Tony Mammen, bill themselves on their Facebook page. They specialize in vasectomies that don't require scalpels.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development says a total of about 50 million men have undergone a vasectomy, which corresponds to about 5 percent of all married couples of reproductive age worldwide.

Local Video from CBS 2 in Chicago

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by i_mean_u February 19, 2010 10:29 PM EST
did they say anything about the 4th of July circumcision special?
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by JavMD February 19, 2010 7:46 PM EST
are they telling you about the big increase in CANCER later in years?

Ever see a 'steer' and what they look like versus a 'bull'?

You're all crazy to get one. A mistake I made in 1988 after my wife had our 3rd child
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by edmh1981 February 20, 2010 9:42 AM EST
Did you have health issues after the procedure javmd?
by sandy19731 February 20, 2010 10:11 AM EST
You're comparing castration to vasectomy. Really not a fair comparison.

You can either use science or abstinence, the choice is yours, of course, there's always fatherhood.
by HGOODGUY February 19, 2010 7:15 PM EST
March madness--what a great time for a spring cleaning!!!
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by cvanoff February 19, 2010 6:24 PM EST
Jim Bob Duggar, do us all a favor...
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by RoboBlogger February 19, 2010 5:51 PM EST
Marketing frozen food like that it's no wonder that people don't eat their vegetables after knowing where it's been. Sorry to point that out.
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by GTR5 February 19, 2010 5:27 PM EST
Why not go down to Haiti and do the work there? This is what they really need most of all.
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