Transurethral Resection (TURP): Procedure for Prostate and Urethral Conditions, Not Sterilization

False. A transurethral resection (commonly TURP — transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURBT — transurethral resection of bladder tumor) is not a sterilization procedure.

What Transurethral Resection Actually Is

• Approach: Endoscopic surgery via the urethra — no external incisions.
• Instrument: Resectoscope with electrified wire loop for cutting and coagulating tissue.
• Common Indications:
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): TURP relieves obstruction by removing excess prostatic tissue.
  • Urethral Strictures: TUR of stricture (visual internal urethrotomy) or resection with reconstruction.
  • Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: TURBT for diagnosis and treatment.

Sterilization Procedures (for Comparison)

• Male: Vasectomy (division/occlusion of vas deferens)
• Female: Tubal ligation (occlusion/removal of fallopian tubes), hysteroscopic sterilization (e.g., Essure — withdrawn), salpingectomy

Transurethral resection treats obstructive or neoplastic urologic conditions; it does not affect fertility directly (though retrograde ejaculation after TURP is common).