A vasectomy is a small operation to prevent pregnancy. It blocks sperm from getting to your semen when you ejaculate.

With no sperm leaving your body, you can’t get someone pregnant. You can still have an orgasm and ejaculate.

HOW EFFECTIVE ARE VASECTOMIES?

These procedures are nearly 100% effective.

COMPLICATIONS

1. An ache or feeling of pressure or discomfort in a testicle.

2. Sperm granuloma (a hard lump or inflammation caused by leaking sperm).

3. Spermatocele (a cyst in the tube that collects sperm).

4. Hydrocele (a sac of fluid around a testicle that causes swelling in your scrotum).

IS IT REVERSIBLE?

Sometimes. But reversing a vasectomy isn’t easy and doesn’t always work.

Don’t get the procedure unless you're sure you won’t want to father children in the future.

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