Already going to be laid up for March watching college basketball? Why not use this time to get your vasectomy and have an excuse to watch non-stop games for a few days.
It’s the safest, simplest and most effective method of permanent birth control. It prevents pregnancy better than any other method of birth control if you’re having sex. Best of all, it is a simple procedure done in one of our offices under local anesthetic.
A vasectomy is a minor procedure to prevent sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. After the vasectomy, semen still exists, but it has no sperm in it. A vasectomy prevents pregnancy better than any other method of birth control.
With a vasectomy there is no need for condoms or female birth control because it’s nearly 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. It’s cheaper and less invasive than female tubal ligation and can potentially be reversed if you change your mind.
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At Posterity Health, you can book your vasectomy procedure with one of our fellowship-trained and board-certified microsurgeons. We offer flexible scheduling options so you can book your procedure when it’s most convenient for you.
By the end of your appointment, we’ll book your vasectomy at a convenient place and time for your schedule.
Approximately six weeks after your vasectomy procedure, we will send an at-home semen analysis kit right to your door. You will just need to follow the included instructions for completion and then mail the kit to our partner laboratory for testing. This assessment evaluates for the presence of sperm in your sample and it helps verify if your vasectomy operation was successful.
To complete the entire process, we’ll schedule a follow-up phone call with one of our male fertility specialists. During this post-op follow-up call, we’ll check in about your surgery recovery, discuss the results of your semen analysis, and answer any remaining questions that you may have.
Getting a vasectomy is a big, life-changing decision. Before you book your procedure with our team, we recommend that you consider sperm cryopreservation. That way, you can freeze some sperm for future use if your circumstances change. Our team at Posterity Health can help facilitate the freezing and storage of your sample.
You will want to stay off your feet for a few days (which is why you should do this during March Madness) and apply ice compresses. But within a week you should be completely back to normal.
No worries, there are many options if you decide you’d like to have kids following a vasectomy. Before you get a vasectomy, you can opt to have your sperm collected and frozen just in case. After the procedure, your sperm still remains inside your reproductive organs, so you could also get a sperm extraction as well. We can help you with all of these options!
It can take a few months for sperm to completely stop showing up in your ejaculate. About six weeks after your procedure, we send you an at-home semen analysis kit which helps verify the procedure has been successful. Once we confirm the success of our procedure, you can stop using backup forms of birth control if desired.
Vasectomies are nearly 99% effective. They’re the safest, simplest, and most effective method of permanent birth control.
Usually, we recommend you wait for one to two weeks after your procedure. Remember that it will take a few months after your procedure for your ejaculate to be sperm-free. So you will still need to use backup birth control until you’re cleared following a semen analysis.
Vasectomies are a minor procedure, most commonly done, in the office with the help of local anesthesia (i.e., numbing medication). While no procedure is completely pain-free, a majority of patients undergoing the procedure will not feel any significant discomfort or pain during or after the procedure. The numbing medication that is administered at the start of the procedure can feel like a stick and a “beesting” for a very brief amount of time. Then, quickly after the numbing medication takes effect, most men only experience a sense of pressure in the area while the procedure is done — if they feel anything at all. Afterwards, discomfort should be pretty minimal, though there may be some light soreness for a day or so. Anything that is severe and persistent for days or weeks in nature or limits your daily activities is very rare.
Vasectomy is generally considered a minor, routine procedure with minor risk. A majority of patients undergoing vasectomy do extremely well during and after the procedure.
Some of the risks with vasectomy include but are not limited to bleeding after the procedure that leads to bruising in the scrotum, infection of the surgical site, damage to the testicle or scrotum, vasectomy failure (i.e., the two ends of the vas deferens come back together on one or both sides – this is extremely, extremely rare but it can happen), and the need for a repeat vasectomy. 1:1000 to– 1:2000 men can still have an unexpected pregnancy despite a successful vasectomy (sometimes nature finds a way!). No procedure in medicine is guaranteed 100% effective. Approximately 1-3% of men could potentially have some long-term discomfort or sensitivity to the scrotum or testicles in the time after a vasectomy (there are treatment options for this should this arise). Vasectomies are considered a “permanent” form of male contraception. They can be reversed in the future should family plans change. However, there is no guarantee that sperm will return to the ejaculate after the reversal is completed.
It is important to note that any of these risks are relatively minor and incredibly rare, but patients should be made aware of them before having a vasectomy. We encourage you to discuss the potential risks of a vasectomy with your doctor.
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