Vasectamy (vascetomy) FAQ
Visectomy FAQ - frequently asked questions on how to reverse a vasectamy (vascetomy), vesectomy cost, histerectomy, tubal litigation
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Visectomy - is it expensive?
A vasectomy is a simple procedure, often done in the office of your doctor as a day-operation. The cost usually varies from around $450 to $1,000 depending on where in the country it is done, the specific surgery technique chosen and a few other things. The vesectomy is often covered by health care insurance.
What is a vasectamy?
Vasectomy is a sterilization performed on a male patient. It is a permanent operation, not intended for reversal, done by cutting the vas deferens tubes that are the sperm transporters located in between the testicles and your groin. After cutting these tubes, the doctor will then seal off the ends by either heat (cauterization) or by stitches.
male sterilization, done in a permanent way by cutting off the vas deferens tubes located between your groin and the testicles, then sealing them again either by stitching or using heat (the heat method is called cauterization).
Vasectemy - is that a painful operation?
No, not generally. There might be some discomfort or minor pain from injecting the vascetamy anaesthetic but other than that, it is almost totally pain free.
What's the difference between visectomy and histerectomy?
Both operations are sterilizations, the vesectomy sterilizes a man and this operation cannot be done on females. The normal sterilization of a woman is a tubal litigation (ligation) or tuba occlusion. Histerectomy (hysterectomy) however is also a femaile sterilization but usually done for other purposes as a histerectomy is a major surgical operation where the womb is removed. The hysterectomy can be performed to remove cancer or for other reasons and will result in an immediate entering into the menopause.
Vesectomy operations - are they common?
It is a very common operation, about 12% of all married males in the age group of 25-40 have had this operation performed. In Australia/New Zealand, the corresponding number is over 20%, UK national statistical figures are at 18% while the world average is around 5% due to much lower numbers from Asia and Africa.Vascetamy methods
The most common surgical procedure is the one made with one or two inciscions, cutting the vas deferens and then sealing ends off with either stitches or a heat seal. A later version is the no scalpel vasectomy (NSV) in where a small surgical instrument is used to get in on the inside, cut the deferens and then seal it off again. There are several different versions of these surgical procedures.
What is the Vasclip?
Vasclip is a very new invention that was approved by the FDA in 2002 and started selling on the US market the year after. The Vasclip is still being tested in many countries and not available in many places outside of the US yet. Vasclip is a small invention (a clip) that clams on to the vas deferens and seals it but as it is not cut, it is not a permantent sterilization and it can be reversed.
Is it posible to reverse a vasectomy?
Yes it is, but it is slightly complicated and even after a visectomy reversal, you can not be certain that it is possible to be productive enough to make a woman pregnant.
How will the vasectomy affect my male hormones?
There is no major effect on the hormonal balance. Your testosterone will be produced as before by the testicles and the vasectomi will not change anything about that. You should feel exactly as masculine after the operation as you did before. A few studies have indicated slightly lower testosterone level in older visectomised patients but it does not appear to be a problem of any noticeable size.
Where to the sperms go when tubes are blocked off?
They will be going back by re-absorption to your body, which around 1 sperm in 2 would have done anyway without the sterilization. After the sperms are manufactured by the testicles, they travel from there and to the epididymus in where they are kept in storage for up to 30 days. In here, there is liquid flowing all the time through membranes going back into your body and any solid content left here will be "eaten" by macrophage cells. Following a vesectomy, this machinery will simply use more of the stored sperms.
What will happen when I ejaculate?
It will be just as before, just without sperms. But since the fluid that comes out (the seminal fluid) contains only 5% sperms, the difference will not be noticeable after a visectomy (vasectomy).