Vasectomy a Contraception for Men

Don't have a vasectomy unless you're absolutely sure. Vasectomy reversal surgery does not guarantee success.

What is vasectomy?
Vasectomy is a permanent surgical sterilization procedure for men.

It should not be confused with castration. Castration is a surgical procedure to remove the testicle(s).

Vasectomy is a birth control method for men, a means of contraception.

Why vasectomy?
The main reason most men have vasectomy procedure is because they do not want to have children or
do not want to have more children

And that vasectomy is a simpler, safer and more reliable alternative to female sterilization.

Female sterilization is a more complicated and expensive procedure.

Vasectomy procedure
Vasectomy is a safe and effective procedure. It is considered
permanent although vasectomy reversal surgery can be performed to re-establish fertility.

Vasectomy is performed under local or general anesthesia as a day surgery.

The procedure takes less than 40 minutes to perform.

Local anesthetic is given with mild sedation to relax the patient and the scrotum.

The two vas deferens tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra are surgically disconnected.

A small cut or incision of about 1 cm long on each side of the scrotum is carried out.

From which a small section (about 1 cm) of the vas deferens is removed and the ends of the vas tied (occluded).

The skin cuts or incision are then closed with self-absorbable stitches or with one or two sutures.

After a short recovery, usually less than an hour at the clinic, the patient can go home to rest. Vasectomy
is a minimally invasive procedure.

Most vasectomy patients can resume their typical routines lifestyle within a week with minimal discomfort.

Vasectomy patients may have swelling and minor pain in their scrotum for several days after the surgery.

They would be able to return to work within 1 or 2 days, unless they are working in strenuous environment.

Avoid lifting heavy object for a week.

Vasectomy patients can resume sexual intercourse as soon as they feel comfortable, usually about a week.

Men sex drive, the ability to have an erection, sensation feeling of orgasm and the ability to ejaculate will not be affected.

They would feel occasional mild aching in the testicles during sexual arousal for a few months after the
surgery.

What happen after Vasectomy?
A vasectomy prevents the release of sperm when ejaculated.

In a vasectomy procedure, the vas deferens from each testicle are cut, clamped and sealed.

This prevents the sperm from mixing with the semen that is ejaculated from the penis.

Without sperm in the semen, an egg cannot be fertilized.

The testicles still continue to produce sperm, but the sperm are reabsorbed by the body.

It will take several months after a vasectomy for all remaining sperm to be ejaculated or reabsorbed.

This also happens to sperm that are not ejaculated.

Same amount of fluid would still be ejaculated as the vas deferens tubes are blocked before the seminal vesicles and the prostate.

It takes about 2 months for the sperms in the vas to clear. The semen need to be tested for zero sperm
count.

Vasectomy patients can still get their partner pregnant until their sperm count is zero.

This can be verified by sending a sperm sample for sperm count test 2 months after vasectomy surgery or after 10 to 20 ejaculations whichever come first.

Only after the sperm count is zero, it is safe to have sex without any contraception.

Can vasectomy be reversed?
Vasectomy can be reversed but the surgery is expensive.

Although vasectomy patients who had reversed vasectomy can ejaculate sperm after the reversal surgery, the sperm are often not fertile and unable to fertilize an egg.



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