My husband and I were discussing a friend who had a vasectomy. We got a bit carried away, talking about that for far too long. So now I want to pass some of our questions on to you....

I know a number of men who have had vasectomies. They always do a sperm count before the procedure, so they have a baseline. Usually, they tell you to use an alternative form of birth control until your follow up visit, usually about 3 weeks later, where they check the sperm count again. They do request that you ejaculate frequently to "clear out" the vas deferens of sperm. If you still have sperm in your semen, they have you wait an other week or two, with orders to continue ejaculating, and then check it again.

I only know one person whose wife got pregnant after the vas, but I'm pretty sure they didn't wait for the follow up visit to have unprotected sex.

All the men I know who had the vasectomies felt absolutely fine, physically and emotionally after the procedure. The healing is very quick, as only two very small incisions are made. It's a lot safer than a tubal ligation is for a woman, and is also less expensive and there is no need for general anesthesia.

The more questions the better!! I tend to get curious over the dangdest things....

Have you or your partner had a vasectomy?

Yes


Were there any complications? Physically or sexually?

None that I can speak of


Did your wife get pregnant because you did not wait the recommended time before having unprotected sex?

Yes, waited the recommended time for completely unprotected sex. Did use condoms and early withdrawal.

How fast did you/partner/friend physically heal up?

I healed within the normal time, some tenderness for the following week to 2 weeks, but sex resumed in about a week and a half.


How did you feel emotionally prior to the surgery? And afterwards?

I didn't care for the idea of changing something like that permanently, but after a month or so and ensuring everything was still functional,I never really thought about it again.


If you can think of any other questions, I will certainly try and answer.

No count before. Not really one after either, just a quick look to see if any sperm are still present and moving. I worked at the clinic where mine was done, so I am quite familiar with it.

Oh, they didn't check you before? My guess is different clinics have different ways of doing things. In our area, they always to blood work and a sperm count before the procedure.

I'm glad you healed quickly. It usually goes very well.

Thank you for being so forthcoming. My husband and I get on some strange conversations and then realize we have no idea what we are talkign about. Appreciate the answers!!

They didn't do a sperm count for my husband for some reason. Oh well!

I knew mine was working, 2 kids and another scare just a couple of months before, so in that situation it would have been another unnecessary medical procedure.