Having A Vasectomy? All You Need To Know
Many people spend a lot of attention to the genitals and their safety, as they are a sensitive area that can seem to be pretty easy to damage. You’ll be happy to know that a vasectomy is a surgery and one which blocks sperm from reaching the semen that is ejaculated from the penis. The semen still exists, but without sperm, it can look a little different from a visual perspective. After a vasectomy occurs, the testes will still make sperm, but these sperm are soaked up into the body as opposed to being released during ejaculation into another person. Over half a million people in the United States choose vasectomy as their primary option for birth control each year. People of all ages decide to get a vasectomy, though there are pros and cons that people should be aware of. This blog explores many of them.
If you are considering getting a vasectomy, talking to a doctor is recommended and required. In most cases, your vasectomy would be done in your urologist’s office. In some cases, they are done at a surgery center or hospital. If you and your practitioner decide you need to be fully under, you will be more likely to get your vasectomy at a hospital or surgery center.
There are a few different types of vasectomy, which you can talk with your urologist about. The first is a conventional vasectomy, the second is a no-scalpel vasectomy, and there are other more recent options for male birth control as well.
If your scrotum has gotten much bigger or you are in pain, call your urologist. In addition, if you have a fever or a red or sore scrotum, you should have your urologist check for infection. Post vasectomy pain syndrome does occur in one or two men out of 100 who have had vasectomies, another thing to talk with your doctor about. Overall, this is a relatively safe treatment, though you will need some time off from having sex after the procedure occurs. Usually, within a week of the operation, people can resume sex. Note that a vasectomy does not work right away, however. You will still have sperm in your pipeline that takes time to clear. Contact your urologist or specialist if you’re interested in this procedure and to answer any more detailed questions you have.
