What are the side effects from a vasectomy?!


Question: What are the side effects from a vasectomy.?
How much pain should I expect.? Are there any new vasectomy methods that are less painful.? Is it worth it.?Health Question & Answer


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Vasectomy has been described as a permanent, safe, and effective surgical birth control method for men.. Approximately 500,000 vasectomies are performed per year in the United States.. This may now encompass around one out of six men over age thirty-five.. Vasectomy is now advertised on the Internet on hundreds of sites, many of which describe the procedure in detail..

Many of the informational sites are not up to date and gloss over the fairly common post-vasectomy complications that men should know about before they make the decision to pursue a vasectomy.. It is true that most men do well after the surgery.. In fact, this post-vasectomy surgery lists a 71..4% satisfaction rate, but also lists 19..3% of men with equivocal feelings and 9..3% who were dissatisfied.. It also lists an incidence of post-vasectomy testicular pain of 18..7%, which affected quality of life in 2..2%.. It is a small survey, with a low response rate, but the numbers who are dissatisfied or unsure are concerning.. also of concern is the incidence of testicular or scrotal pain listed in this study, which was reported by almost one out of five survey responders..

The incidence of post-vasectomy testicular pain had been variously reported in the literature.. In one study, (Br J Urol.. 1992 Feb;69(2):188-91..) the incidence of chronic testicular pain was reported to be 33%, with about half of these men reporting it to be

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