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From Christopher:- My question is this: due to medical reasons on behalf of my wife, in June 2004 I had a vasectomy after having two children. In 2005 I was in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps, and when I returned we decided to have one more. I had a reversal done, and our [...]

From Jennifer:- I have a question about vasectomy reversal. My husband (32yr.old) had a vasectomy reversal in November 2007. It had been 8 years since his initial vasectomy. He also has 2 children from a previous relationship and we are interested in having 2 or 3 more children. The urologist who performed the procedure came [...]

From Jeff:- I actually have two questions. 1. Will a vasectomy affect my ability to get and maintain an erection? The reason I ask is because I have been living with a low testosterone level for several years and occasionally I have problems maintaining an erection during intercourse. 2. I am a weightlifter and workout [...]

From Sharon:- My husband is considering a vasectomy for purposes of keeping an erection during intercourse. A friend told him about this. Should this be a real reason to have one? He is in perfect health. His age is in the mid forties. Vasectomy is a permanent but reversible form of contraception for men and [...]

From Shelley:- My husband and I are both 39 and have 3 kids together 12, 14 and 16. 12 years ago after the birth of our 3rd baby in 4 years our heads and wallets told us 3 was enough so my husband had a vasectomy. Unfortunately my heart never agreed with that decision so [...]

From Al:- Hi, This is going to come as a real dumb question, but I am really concerned about it. I recently had my Urethra reconstructed by taking skin from inside my mouth. It is healing. My question to you is if I should ejaculate too much or have sex too much will it scar [...]

I am a 47 year old male who was scheduled for a bilateral vasectomy on March 27. Because of an undecended testicle on my left side I was scheduled for outpatient surgery. While under general anesthetic the vasectomy was performed successfully on the right side but my left testicle was to high to perform the [...]

I recently (3 days ago) had a Vasectomy done, well I drove over 2 hours and 120 miles to find a doctor to do it the no scalpel method. Well, the first few minutes everything is going along as planned and the doctor says, well left side is done, and I said, well don’t you [...]

From Colleen:- My husband and I met and married in our late thirties. As I’m in the health care field and understand the various issues that may arise with advanced maternal age, we decided to end birth control methods few months after marrying, and within 4 months, I became pregnant (we met and married within [...]

From Chris:- It has been about 3 years since I have had the vas-clamp procedure. Every thing is and was good, but my testicle seems to be getting larger like an egg, a bit hard, no pain or anything uncomfortable, just bigger. I did have it checked out about 6 months ago, and the Dr. [...]