How ghastly is a vasectomy?

[Brads67]

Xhamster is your friend

[NoVetec]

Or the perfect time to order the missus that nurses' uniform.

Or if you're the rural sort, a milkmaid outfit.

[eybic]

She has assured me that she will help with flushing, not that it wasn't well flushed previously

[usn90]

those that have had this done

Abit awkward but do you have less “desire” for the deed, and is your shooting game reduced

May be in line myself

[eybic]

usn90 said:

those that have had this done

Abit awkward but do you have less “desire” for the deed, and is your shooting game reduced

May be in line myself

Only for the first couple of week (dull aches) but other than that, absolutely not

[S100HP]

usn90 said:

those that have had this done

Abit awkward but do you have less “desire” for the deed, and is your shooting game reduced

May be in line myself

Nope. More. Takes away the risk for her.

[skinnyman]

I'm 33, married with 2 kids, we 110% don't want anymore, so the idea of this has been mentioned a few times. On the one hand its probably not fair for the contraception to be my wife's responsibility till the end of time, but on the other hand I've read some worrying figures regarding the ongoing pain aspect. When I see figures like "5-10% chance of ongoing chronic pain", those figures are just too high in my book, that sounds like too much of a risk to me. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking and running around with my kids, so chronic testicular pain just won't fly.

I know the vast majority of people are fine, but the risk just seems too high for me.

[Brads67]

Where are you getting those figures from ? I know plenty that have had it and no one that has ongoing issues with it.

Just as an aside I cycle 1000's of km a year, and have done for years.Including mtb.

My bawz are fine.

[wiliferus]

Posted earlier in the thread... but a timely reminder for context.

I still have two balls The occasions of pain are less frequent, but I still have to be careful drying after a shower etc. And ball play during bedtime recreation is very much a no no.

So there is a risk, and it doesn’t just happen to other people.

wiliferus said:

Had mine done last August, procedure was ok, uncomfortable but not painful.

But... Since the Op I've had a constant ache in the left nut with a pulling sensation through my abdomen. Had scans and LOTS of examinations by what feels like half the NHS staff in the country. Sounds like it's a rare complication of the surgery and I may end up with 1 ball should I wish to have a pain free life.

Having a vasectomy is a bigger decision than many will have you believe.

[Gareth1974]

skinnyman said:

I'm 33, married with 2 kids, we 110% don't want anymore, so the idea of this has been mentioned a few times. On the one hand its probably not fair for the contraception to be my wife's responsibility till the end of time, but on the other hand I've read some worrying figures regarding the ongoing pain aspect. When I see figures like "5-10% chance of ongoing chronic pain", those figures are just too high in my book, that sounds like too much of a risk to me. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking and running around with my kids, so chronic testicular pain just won't fly.

I know the vast majority of people are fine, but the risk just seems too high for me.

This NHS page refers to 1 in 10 men suffering ongoing pain https://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/v...

[mikal83]

Done age 40, bit of bruising but that was it. Now I wouldn't know any difference.

[jshell]

Also hear there may be a link to Alzheimer's. Is that true?

[S100HP]

jshell said:

Also hear there may be a link to Alzheimer's. Is that true?

I can't remember?

[jshell]

[The_Doc]

S100HP said:

jshell said:

Also hear there may be a link to Alzheimer's. Is that true?

I can't remember?

Pretty widely discredited and not believed. The linking study was not high quality.

Assume vasectomy has nothing to do with Alzheimer's.

[tomw2000]

skinnyman said:

I'm 33, married with 2 kids, we 110% don't want anymore, so the idea of this has been mentioned a few times. On the one hand its probably not fair for the contraception to be my wife's responsibility till the end of time, but on the other hand I've read some worrying figures regarding the ongoing pain aspect. When I see figures like "5-10% chance of ongoing chronic pain", those figures are just too high in my book, that sounds like too much of a risk to me. I enjoy mountain biking, hiking and running around with my kids, so chronic testicular pain just won't fly.

I know the vast majority of people are fine, but the risk just seems too high for me.

I've recently been 'neutered' and had read about the potential for long term effects.

That just added to the sheer terror of the procedure tbh .

The procedure was very quick...maybe 15mins. And honestly at worst it just felt a bit weird and sore/uncomfortable.

There was some pain/discomfort afterwards. Maybe for about 2 weeks in total, but got better every day.

But for me, it was about the fear the procedure _might_ really hurt that made it all the more traumatic (I'm such a wuss).

Anyway ~4 weeks since it's been done and I've no pain/soreness at all and I started running again about 2 weeks ago.

[skinnyman]

Gareth1974 said:

This NHS page refers to 1 in 10 men suffering ongoing pain https://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/v...

10% chance of ongoing pain from a non-essential procedure, that's too high for my liking.

[wiggy001]

skinnyman said:

Gareth1974 said:

This NHS page refers to 1 in 10 men suffering ongoing pain https://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/v...

10% chance of ongoing pain from a non-essential procedure, that's too high for my liking.

I'd be interested to know what "ongoing pain" actually means. I had what I would call "ongoing pain" for about 6 months after my vasectomy in October last year - I found that by the end of the day most days I had a dull ache in the groin and started wondering if I was 1 in 10.

I can't remember when exactly it started to become less frequent but now it might be one evening every few weeks that it feels a bit achey downstairs, but not after anything in particular (eg I went for a run yesterday - my first in 12 months - and no issues apart from aching calf muscles!).

Worth digging a little deeper into that statistic.

[Stupeo]

NICE, the institute for clinical excellence state that the risk of post-op chonic pain is actually between 1-14%, so actually quite a big range. However, there has never been a controlled trial to validate this.

Source:
https://cks.nice.org.uk/contraception-sterilizatio...

I was 31 when I had mine done, as I posted earlier in this thread, it wasn't a problem at all and after 48 hours I was playing table tennis with the kids. I preferred to take my chances rather than risk having another kid in the house, but that's just me.

[grumpy52]

Had it done 30+ years ago .
The most uncomfortable thing was the itch/ irritation of the hair growing back on the bawbag .
Biggest regret was getting divorced 2 years later , having to return to using rubber goods because of the rise of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis .
It also stopped the remote chance of a couple of marriages down the line as having children became very remote .