Do you have any vasectomy, or vasectomy reversal questions to ask the doctor?
Apr 14th 2009Vasectomy reversal
From Natasha:- My husband had a vasectomy 13 years ago. He has 3 children with his ex-wife. We have tried IVF however it failed as I miscarried. Last week he underwent a reversal. The doctor said after the procedure he cut away quite a bit of the vas deferens as it was blocked and reopened [...]
Apr 14th 2009General questions
From Mike:- I am 21 years old and have been looking into a vasectomy since I first studied the procedure in a Human Sexuality class. My interest in Vasectomy is a result of a few thought processes, the most important of which is my lack of desire to have children of my own. I feel [...]
Apr 11th 2009General questions
Dear Dr Karpman: I had a vasectomy in 1977 but did not know that I should be tested for sterility in 2-3 months so I never did. My wife and I continued to have sex for years after that until she died in 2000. I remarried in 2004 a 49 year old lady and we [...]
Apr 11th 2009Vasectomy reversal
From Aaron:- I was wondering what post-vasectomy reversal procedures and practices impact successful reversal. For example, is it better to wait more than 4 days to go back to work, is it harmful to have an erection without ejaculation up to 2 weeks following the procedure, how important is icing for healing of the surgery [...]
Apr 10th 2009Post vasectomy bruising pictures
Good evening, I had a vasectomy performed under local anesthetic on Tuesday 3rd March 2009. The photo below shows the scrotum on day 3 post procedure: (Note: My thumb is covering my penis in this photo. You can see the scar from the procedure in the upper right corner of my scrotum) The second photo [...]
Apr 3rd 2009Vasectomy failure
From Alfred:- Hello. I had a vasectomy 8 1/2 yrs ago. Never did any follow-up tests. My wife became pregnant. Had a semen analysis which came back zero. I knew this was incorrect because my wife wasn’t with anyone else. Had a ‘complete semen analysis’ done and the results are: ANALYSIS TIME, SEMEN 11:57 SEMEN [...]
Apr 3rd 2009General questions
From Eric:- Hi, I am going to be married later this year and my future wife and I do not want to have any more children. Unfortunately, I do not have medical insurance at this time and I will have to pay for the procedure out of pocket. Can you please give me an approximate [...]
