Does it really take 50 ejaculations before being cleared?
Sep 22nd 2009adminGeneral questions & Post vasectomy semen analysis
From Ken:-
My doctor told me that he believes that it takes 50 or so ejaculations to clear out the sperm. He told me to work toward that number and come back in 2-1/2 months to get tested. It has been 3 weeks and I am up to 40 ejaculations. The question is what is more important, the number of ejaculations or the amount of elapsed time? Or are both important?
The number of ejaculates is the most important determinant for sperm clearance after a vasectomy. Simply waiting for the sperm to die and to disintegrate will take much longer than completing the required number of ejaculates. The studies have shown that all of the sperm can be cleared from the ejaculate in 24 ejaculations. Fifty ejaculations might be unnecessarily high.
