Do you have any vasectomy, or vasectomy reversal questions to ask the doctor?
May 29th 2008Post vasectomy swelling and bruising
These two pictures were taken on day 5 of recovery. I seem to have quite a bit of swelling, bruising, and tenderness with my bilateral vasectomy, so I called the Dr., and he is having me come back in tomorrow just to double-check that everything is okay. I seem to have some abdominal pain also, [...]
May 29th 2008General questions
From Shahid:- I have recently married since last 5 months & having no pregnency with my wife. I have decided to have Semen tests from a renowed doctor of my city, he checked my report & declared me fit. I want to confirm his remarks by your experts. pls reply. my rersults are as under, [...]
May 28th 2008General questions
From Mike:- I am planning to have a no-scalpel vasectomy done that is open-ended at the testicles, and cauterized on the upper ends. If interfascial layering is used, do you have to use titanium clips on the upper ends? I would also like to have a problem corrected at the same time if possible. My [...]
May 17th 2008Post vasectomy bruising pictures
I have added some new pictures today. One of Dr. Karpman’s patients has taken pictures of his recovery, and kindly allowed us to post them here. They are slightly out of focus, but they do clearly show the site of the incision. Also, another set of pictures has been submitted. These show an open ended [...]
May 14th 2008General questions
From Blake:- I am 19 and I am certain I want a Vasectomy. Can doctors refuse based on ‘ethics’? FYI, I’m from Australia.Thanks. A physician can refuse to perform any procedure he or she chooses based on their own set of moral values. There is no obligation by any physician to perform any procedure on [...]
May 14th 2008Post vasectomy semen analysis
From Daniel:- I had a standard vasectomy conducted in January 2008. I have taken three samples (every 6 weeks since) and each result of each is always the same “Non-motile sperm 0-2/HPF” present. What do these numbers mean? I ejaculate an average of once a day (No lie). Is this a vasectomy failure? My doctors [...]
May 13th 2008Pregnant after vasectomy
I had a vasectomy two years ago 8-1-06 and I have actually gone and gotten post vas checks on 8-01-07 & 10-30-07 both with no spermatozoa. Last month my wife was late and the home pregnancy test came back positive, I got another test done on 4-29-08 and it also came back no spermatozoa. My [...]
May 13th 2008Post vasectomy swelling and bruising
From Chris:- My husband went in for his no-needle no-scalpel procedure on Saturday (today is Monday). The first side seemed to go as expected, but when the doctor began the second side, there was quite a bit of pain, due it seemed to some swelling that made it hard to access the second tube. He [...]
May 12th 2008General questions
From Josh:- I had my initial visit with my local urologist today for a vasectomy. He said he would cauterize as well as put on metal clips. His preference was a combination of the two. How do you feel about metal clips? Is this common and safe? And on a lighter note will these metal [...]
May 12th 2008Vasectomy reversal
From Amber:- Can you tell me the possible causes for sperm that are not living and or/with heads only no tails 11 months post reversal? My husband is 11 months post reversal and 2 months ago had 14 million sperm, 5% viable. Most of the sperm were heads only; some had short or half tails. [...]
