cac0fae8c8f092b7d7e32f10d5d4e9c220d2969b My Health Is My Life: Vas Deferens Surgery And What It Involves

Vas Deferens Surgery And What It Involves

By Pamela Thompson


Vasectomy is the procedure where there is cutting of vas deferens. These are the tubes carrying sperms from the testicles to the urethra, which happens when a man ejaculates. After the surgical procedure, sperms cannot get from the testes to the urethra. Such a man cannot get a woman pregnant. In considering vas deferens surgery, it is important to know what the procedure involves.

The surgery is mostly done from the office of the surgeon and local anesthesia is used. The person will be awake and there is hardly any pain. After the scrotum gets shaved, there is injection of numbing medicine into the affected area. The surgeon then makes a small cut on the upper parts of the scrotum, after which the vas deferens is tied off and cut. The resulting wound gets closed using stitches or surgical glue.

The other procedure is done without using any surgical cuts. The procedure is known as no-scalpel vasectomy. For that procedure, the surgeon feels the scrotum to find the vas deferens. That is followed by giving some numbing medication. After that is done, there is a minute hole made in the scrotum skin before the scrotum gets tied and the upper part of the vas deferens cut. With the ordinary vasectomy procedure, a small incision is made on either side of the scrotum, while with no-scalpel procedure there is use of a sharp scalpel to pierce skin.

The surgical procedure is usually performed in men who are sure they do not want to get a woman pregnant in future. That makes the man sterile. It is not a recommended procedure to be used for short-term birth control. The procedure that is used for reversing vasectomy is very complicated. Men who consider vasectomy should therefore be sure of that decision.

There are not any serious risks that the surgical procedure comes with. About three months after the surgery is done, your semen will get tested to be sure that there are no sperms in it. As is the case with other forms of surgery, swelling and infection is a possibility. You will be required to follow surgeon instructions after the operation.

The surgeon will want to know any medications you are using before the surgical procedure, for instance herbs, supplements or vitamins. You will also be advised against taking such drugs as ibuprofen and aspirin. On the treatment day, you should come with loose clothes because they are comfortable. Before surgery, there are some medicines you are required to take.

When it comes to recovery, most people are able to get back to work one day after surgery. You are however not expected to take part in physically involving activities. After one week, most people are able to resume normal activities. The scrotum might be bruised or swollen but that is temporary and goes away after a fortnight.

The procedure will not affect ability of a man to erect or even ejaculate. You can however contract STIs. Sperm count reduces gradually over some 3 months until it gets to a point there are no more sperms in semen. That will be the point at which the operation is considered a success.




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