Every operation carries a small risk (surgery risks). The specific risks for vasectomy are bruising and pain. This may be helped by wearing tight fitting underpants for seven days and nights after the operation. There have been reports of a possible link between prostate and testicular cancer and vasectomy but this risk remains unproven.
Following vasectomy, there will still be sperm above the cut in the vas deferens and it will take between 2-4 months for them to disappear. Semen analysis will be arranged about three months following the operation. Intercourse can recommence as soon as the man feels comfortable but additional contraception is essential until there have been two semen tests showing absence of sperm.
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- 1 Who can be sterilised?
- 2 What does female sterilisation involve?
- 3 How failsafe is female sterilisation?
- 4 How quickly does female sterilisation work?
- 5 How will I feel after laparoscopic sterilisation?
- 6 What are the risks of female sterilisation?
- 7 What effect will female sterilisation have on my periods?
- 8 Is my partner's consent required before I am sterilised?
- 9 My family is complete and I want to stop taking the pill but my periods were previously heavy. What are my options?
- 10 What is a vasectomy?
- 11 What are the risks of vasectomy.?
- 12 How effective is vasectomy?
- 13 How do vasectomy and female sterilisation compare?
- 14 Which of us should be sterilised?
- 15 Is it possible for my sterilisation to be reversed?
- 16 Support Groups.
- 17 Are there any support groups?
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This is the personal website of David A Viniker MD FRCOG, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Whipps Cross University Hospital, London - Specialist Interests - Reproductive Medicine including Infertility, PCOS, PMS, Menopause and HRT.
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