International
Volunteering, Learning, and Teaching
Dr. Curington has been fortunate to be able to learn from many sources. He has done medical exchanges in New Zealand, Malta, and Mexico, as well as vasectomy-specific exchanges in Canada, Thailand, Kenya, Colombia, Bolivia, Haiti, Zambia, and the Philippines. “From each of these experiences, I have learned so much. I am especially thankful for the teaching from Dr. Michel Labrecque, Dr. Ramon Suarez, and Dr. Douglas Stein. Each of these great vasectomists have shaped my career and helped me along in my goal to give patients the best possible vasectomy.” Dr. Curington has especially enjoyed his international volunteer work for NSVI (No-Scalpel Vasectomy International). He has participated in overseas volunteer missions to bring free no-scalpel vasectomies to responsible men who want to control family size, but have limited resources to afford vasectomy on their own. Dr. Curington also participates in and serves on the Medical Advisory Board for World Vasectomy Day.
Uganda 2024
Dr. John Curington is returning to Africa with the World Vasectomy Day team, this time to Uganda. Dr. Curington will be teaching three young physicians the art of the gentle, no-scalpel vasectomy. “I am much looking forward to sharing what I have learned from so many teachers and places.”
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Dr. Curington started off the session with a talk about doing the most effective, most gentle vasectomy possible – based on evidence from studies around the world. One of the best parts of the talk was the gathering of Ugandan physicians – both those who do vasectomies already and those who are learning. This interchange of ideas from Ungandan to Ugandan makes makes everyone’s technique better.
![Dr. John Curington at vasectomy lecture in Kampala Uganda](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dr.-John-Curington-with-physicians-from-Uganda-1024x576.jpeg)
Bolivia 2023
Dr. John Curington and World Vasectomy Day team were invited to Bolivia to teach a group of five young Bolivian physicians the art of the gentle no-scalpel vasectomy.
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Zambia 2023
Dr. John Curington and Dr. Michel Labrecque were invited to teach the gentle no-scalpel vasectomy technique to a dedicated group of physicians who work in urology and reproductive health in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia.
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Thailand 2022
Dr. John Curington traveled to Thailand with the World Vasectomy Day team to share information about vasectomy at the ICFP (the International Conference in Family Planning). Along with his colleague, Alison Hoover, MPH, Dr. Curington presented a talk called “Testicle Festival: FAQs on vasectomies and building successful vasectomy programs.” They also presented a poster presentation about training vasectomy providers in Bolivia.
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Bolivia 2021
Dr. John Curington and Dr. Michel Labrecque were invited to La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, to teach a group of young physicians how to perform gentle, quick, minimally-invasive vasectomy. The two senior trainers were hosted by MSI (Marie Stopes International), a global non-profit that provides contraception for millions of people across the world.
![Dr John Curington performing no-scalpel vasectomy while being filmed - MSI Clinic - La Paz, Bolivia](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Bolivia-vasectomy-training-Dr.-John-Curington-doing-vasectomy-while-being-filmed-IMG_2583-1024x768.jpeg)
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![Dr. Luis Pocoma, Dr.Claudia Marisol Huaygua Pacheco, Ana Cecilia Velasquez Rossi, Dr. Belen Bautista, Dr. Massiel Lima Gorena, Dr. Silvia Velasco Parihuana, in Marie Stopes Clinic in La Paz, Bolivia](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Bolivia-vasectomy-training-IMG_3057-1024x768.jpeg)
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Columbia 2019
Dr. John Curington and Dr. Doug Stein traveled to Bogota, Colombia as part of a team with NSVI (No-Scalpel Vasectomy International) and WVD (World Vasectomy Day). Dr. Curington and Dr. Stein delivered talks at the University of Los Andes, as well as working with physicians from around the world to teach and promote the gentle, no-scalpel vasectomy technique for the benefit of men and families in South America.
![Dr. John Curington in Colombia](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dr.-John-Curington-in-Colombia-768x1024.jpeg)
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![Dr. John Curington and Dr. Doug Stein in Bogota Colombia](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Dr.-Curington-and-Dr.-Stein-in-Colombia-with-Alison-Hoover-1024x768.jpeg)
Kenya 2018
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Mexico 2017
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![Juan José Hernández Garduño MD and John Curington MD and José Antonio Castro Garduño MD and Doug Stein MD in Mexico](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_4799-1024x768.jpeg)
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![Doug Stein and John Curington and Charles Wilson with vasectomy team in Mexico](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IMG_4619-1024x768.jpeg)
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Mexico 2016
![Dr. Michel Labrecque and Carmen Elena Escalante Ucha and Dr. John Curington and Mexican National Vasectomy Conference - 2016](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Reunion-Nacional-VSB-2016-165-1024x576.jpeg)
![Michel Labrecque doing vasectomy in Mexico with John Curington over shoulder](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Michel-doing-vasectomy-IMG_4876.jpeg)
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![John Curington y Michel Labrecque y Alicia in Mexico](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/John-Curington-in-Cuernavaca-Mexico-in-2016--1024x1024.jpeg)
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Philippines 2016
![Dr. John Curington in the OR at Sacred Heart Hospital in the Philippines](https://www.realmanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/John-Curington-in-OR-in-the-Philippines-2016-1024x1024.jpeg)
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Mexico 2014
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Haiti 2014
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Kenya 2013
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Philippines 2013
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Thailand 2004
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Québec 2004
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