Vasectomies & Vasectomy Reversals

Vasectomies & vasectomy reversals are two male genital surgeries that curtail your ability to get your partner pregnant via insemination. Below, we will learn more about these reproductive system surgeries.

What is Vasectomy?

A vasectomy is an outpatient surgery that prevents pregnancy. It is a simple procedure that doesn’t require advanced tools. In this procedure, a professional urologist accesses the vas deferens and severs them. the vas deferens are responsible for carrying sperm into the penis after mixing with seminal fluids. When the doctor cuts this tube, the sperms won’t mix with the semen. Instead, it stays inside the body and dries off.

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This is a quick and easy process and the doctor will take up to 30 to 45 minutes to complete the procedure. Vasectomy is the best method for birth control. Furthermore, the effectiveness and success rate for this treatment is almost 100%. Urologists might choose one out of two processes to perform both control treatments. Here are these types:

The incision method
No-scalpel method

Many urologists perform scalpel or no-cut methods. This treatment includes lower complication and infection risks. Furthermore, the recovery is also fast. In this procedure, the urologist will make a tiny hole or incision, small than 10 mm. This tiny hole helps them to access the vas deferens and make a cut to disconnect the sperm flow.

Although vasectomies are permanent birth control solutions, you can also reverse them. Many people after getting vasectomy have a change of heart and want to have a child. They can consult a urologist and reverse their vasectomy.

How Do Vasectomies Work?

Vasectomy is a simple birth control procedure that prevents pregnancy. If you want to have a vasectomy, how it’s done.

Upon your visit to the urologist for vasectomy, the doctor will ask you to lie on the bed. Since this is a minimally invasive treatment, you don’t have to be in an operation theatre. The doctor will perform the surgery in their clinic.

The doctor inserts local anesthesia so you won’t feel pain during the surgery. Then the doctor will identify the vas deferens above the scrotum’s skin and place a clamp. They will make a tiny hole or incision to access the tube. The urologist will cut a piece of vas deferens and carefully stitch both ends. Since vas deferens carry sperms from the epididymis to the urethra, cutting this tube will prevent the flow.

Vasectomy is a less invasive treatment and once the doctor stitches the scrotum skin, you can go back home all alone. However, the doctor will recommend not having sex for three months for the recovery of the open vas deferens ends. During this time, you might ejaculate sperms with the semen. Urologists also ask for various follow-up sessions. In these sessions, the doctor will confirm whether your semen contains sperms or not. Once confirmed, you can have sex without worrying about making your partner pregnant.

What is a Vasectomy Reversal?

At any time of your life, you feel like you want to have babies, you can reverse the vasectomy. This procedure is a bit difficult and might require general anesthesia. This means that you will be sleeping throughout the procedure. Like vasectomy, reversal is also an outpatient procedure.

By performing vasectomy reversal, the doctor will reestablish the sperm path by connecting vas deferens. The success rate of vasectomy reversal is around 90% and it decreases according to the number of times you had this surgery. Many people undergo vasectomy and vasectomy reversal multiple times because they can’t make up their minds. For these people, the success rate for reversal will decrease. Thus, you have to have clear thoughts while deciding for the first time.

How Do Vasectomy Reversals Work?

When you will visit a urologist for reversal, they will evaluate your condition and check whether it is worth it or not. They might also diagnose your partner for female reproduction diseases.

Once confirmed, the urologist will inject local or general anesthesia, depending on your condition. The medication will numb your genital. Now the doctor will make tiny incisions or holes on the scrotum skin and drag out both ends.

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Sometimes, the tubes are attached to other organs, especially when you are having reversal after a long time of getting a vasectomy. In this condition, the urologist will perform microsurgery. For that, the doctor has to use a powerful surgical microscope. This helps them to magnify the vas deferens and observe them during treatment.

Keep in mind, a slight mistake can damage the vas deferens and other organs. Thus, you need a professional and experienced urologist experienced in microsurgery. After separating the tubes, the surgeon will reattach the tubes, creating a clear pathway for the sperm to reach the penis.