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From Brian:- Hello Dr. Karpman, I had a bilateral, no-scalpel vasectomy 2 weeks ago. One opening near the front top of my right side, the other lower down toward the middle of the left. I felt absolutely no “tugging” pain during the procedure, which I’ll assume was due to the fact that the vas did [...]

I had a vasectomy 2 weeks ago, now where the incision was on both sides has a gaping hole. The stitches have already dissolved and I am having bloody discharge coming from the holes, I have been back to the Dr. and he put me on antibiotics. I just want to know if it is [...]

From Elaine:- My partner had a bladder neck removal over 6 months ago. We didn’t really talk about having children, but now I’m thinking about them and was wondering if there was anything we could do to try and get him to be able to ejaculate. I think he has a slight ejaculation so is [...]

From Constance:- My question is that my husband scars with keloids really bad and we had the vasectomy done in september of 2007. Can he get a keloid where they did the no scapel vasectomy? Could this keloid if he got one help recanalize the vas deferens? We have two beautiful children and did not [...]

From Harold:- Hi. I was hoping you may be able to answer a question. I was reading on your website about the history of vasectomy because I was trying to get some info on a vasectomy I had done in 1976. The doctor who did my vaseectomy has since passed away, so I cannot ask [...]

From Charles:- Two questions:- Years ago I had a conventional bilateral vasectomy done under local anesthesia. Totally pain free except for the antiseptic which stung my freshly shaved scrotum. Though it didn’t hurt at all, I was very aware when he used a needle to anesthetize each side of the scrotum. During the operation, I [...]

From Marty:- Can I be put to sleep for my vasectomy or do I have to be awake? Yes, a man can have the vasectomy performed under anesthesia. This requires additional planning and resources. Prior authorization from the insurance plan is required to avoid unnecessary charges to the patient. Dr. Karpman’s site

From Kap:- My husband scheduled a vasectomy without me knowing and I was wondering if I have to sign the papers for him to have it done?We both agreed that he wouldn’t have it done and that I would have a tubal ligation because I cant take any birth control and I have a heart [...]

From Sarah:- Is it harmful to have an erection in the weeks after a reverse vasectomy even if there is no ejaculation? If yes , why? And in the area of the stitches, in the scrotum, it feels like a hard balloon on each side. Is this normal? Erections are normal occurrences in young healthy [...]

From Carl:- Thank you for taking the time to look over my question. I hope you can give me an answer. I had a vasectomy 6 months ago and I developed a granuloma shortly afterwards. Within a few weeks it went away. Now I seem to have another one. Is it possible to have another [...]