Phoenix Vasectomy

A vasectomy is NOT castration. A vasectomy only interrupts the tubes that carry sperm from the testes to where they are added to the semen. Your penis and testes are not altered. All hormonal and sexual functions are completely unaffected, so your voice, body hair, and interest in sex remain the same. Your body still produces semen, and erections and ejaculations occur normally. The only difference is that your semen will no longer contain sperm. As before, the body naturally absorbs unused sperm.

No! Sperm can remain in the vas deferens and seminal vesicles above the operative site for weeks or even months after a vasectomy, You will not be considered sterile until two post-surgical semen tests have shown that no sperm remain. Until then, you must continue to use other birth control to prevent pregnancy.

Yes. All contraceptive methods carry some risk as well as benefits. A vasectomy is a very low risk procedure, but complications are possible.

Though rare, bleeding (hematoma) and infections are the most common complications of a vasectomy. A no-scalpel vasectomy, the procedure performed by Central Arizona Urologists, reduces their likelihood because the blood vessels responsible for bleeding are less likely to be affected and because the opening in the scrotum is so small.

Another potential risk is failure. A vasectomy is not guaranteed to be 100% effective. Even when the operation is performed perfectly, it is possible in rare cases for sperm to find its way across the void between the two blocked ends of the vas deferens. This situation, called recanalization, is highly unusual but does occur.

This is another reason why samples must be taken from 6 to 10 weeks post-vasectomy to verify that your semen contains no sperm.

Recanalization usually occurs in the first 2-3 months after a vasectomy, but has been known in extremely rare cases to occur even years later.

Sperm granuloma, a hard, sometimes painful lump about the size of a pea may form as a result of sperm leaking from the cut vas deferens. The lump is not dangerous and is almost always resolved by the body in time. Scrotal support and mild pain relievers are usually all that are needed for symptoms, though I may suggest other treatment.

Congestion, a sense of pressure caused by sperm in the testes, epididymis, and lower vas deferens, and may cause discomfort some 2 to 12 weeks after a vasectomy. Like granuloma, congestion usually resolves itself in time.

No. You may feel mild discomfort when the local anesthetic is given. After it takes effect, you should feel no pain, though some men feel a slight “tugging” sensation as the vasa are manipulated. After surgery, you may be a little sore for a few days. Generally, two or three day’s rest is recovery enough before men return to work and most normal, no-strenuous physical activity. Sex can usually be resumed 7 days after the procedure.

No. Many studies have looked at the long-term health effects of a vasectomy. The evidence is reassuring, suggesting that no significant risks exist. Men who have a vasectomy are no more likely than other men to develop cancer, heart disease, or other health problems.

In 1993, a panel assembled by the National Institutes of Health, the Association for Voluntary Surgical Contraception, and the National Cancer Institute reaffirmed the conclusion of most medical experts that a vasectomy is a safe and effective means of permanent birth control. The panel advised that physicians continue to offer vasectomy and that all men, vasectomized or not, receive the same regular screening for prostate cancer and other illnesses.

In many cases, the cut ends of the vas deferens can be surgically reattached. However, this operation, a vasovasostomy, is expensive and, for a variety of reasons, does not guarantee a return to fertility. A vasectomy should therefore be considered a permanent procedure. Before you choose to have a vasectomy, make sure that you and your partner do no want any more children. If you’re thinking about a reversal now, perhaps you should take more time to decide whether a vasectomy is right for you.

Sadly there is no 100% effective contraceptive, aside from abstinence. But the good news is that vasectomy is the BEST method for achieving contraception with greater than 99% effectiveness in skilled hands.

No! Sperm can remain in the vas deferens and seminal vesicles above the operative site for weeks or even months after a vasectomy, You will NOT be considered sterile until a post-surgical semen analysis after twenty(20) ejaculates confirms that no sperm remain. Until then, you must continue to use other birth control to prevent pregnancy.

Traditional anesthetic placed via a needle will target the fascial layer around the vas deferens where the nerves are located. Depending on the thickness of the man’s scrotum the depth of needle entry can vary. BETTER yet, is the use of the needleless jet-injector anesthetic method that will pass the anesthesia directly through the skin for a distance of about six(6) mm.

Yes. As explained above, there will need to be an evacuation of those residual sperm that are DISTAL to the vasectomy cut. It will take roughly twenty(20) ejaculates to evacuate those sperm. On the other hand, PROXIMAL to the vasectomy cuts there will ALWAYS be sperm present in various stages of aging. The ability to perform a vasectomy reversal relies on the promise of residual sperm production being able to pass new sperm into the semen.

Male contraception can alternatively occur via abstinence or condom usage. The female contraceptive methods are numerous.