Important Information
To help you make an informed decision if a vasectomy is right for you please carefully review this page.
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Vasectomy is intended to be a permanent form of contraception.
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Vasectomy does not produce immediate sterility.
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Following vasectomy, another form of contraception is required until success is confirmed by post-vasectomy semen analysis.
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Even after success is confirmed, vasectomy is not 100% reliable in preventing pregnancy.
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The chance of causing pregnancy after vasectomy is approximately 1 in 2,000 for men who have had a successful vasectomy. This is more effective than almost all other forms of birth control methods.
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Repeat vasectomy is necessary in less than 1% of vasectomies.
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Patients should refrain from ejaculation for approximately one week after vasectomy.
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Options for fertility after vasectomy include vasectomy reversal and sperm retrieval with in vitro fertilization. These options are not always successful, and they may be expensive.
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The rates of surgical complications such as symptomatic hematoma and infection are 1%.
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Chronic scrotal pain associated with negative impact on quality of life occurs after vasectomy in about 1% of men. Few of these men require additional surgery.
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Other permanent and non-permanent alternatives to vasectomy are available, i.e. condoms, female contraceptive methods etc.