What are the pros and cons of male vasectomy?

As for the word "vasectomy", the people who are more familiar with it should be married women and men. Everyone knows that female sterilization is a common phenomenon. For many couples who have given birth to one or two children and do not plan to have more children, sterilization is something they must do, because sterilization can effectively prevent women from getting pregnant again and is also the best method of contraception. Generally speaking, sterilization surgery is performed by women, and it is quite rare for men to undergo this surgery. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of male sterilization?

The benefits of male vasectomy

1. Simple and convenient. Male sterilization surgery is very easy and usually does not require hospitalization. You can go home immediately after the procedure. Vasectomy is internationally recognized as a method that is simple to operate, has little damage, short operation time, few complications, and is easy to popularize and promote. A typical vasectomy takes only 10 to 15 minutes and is performed under local anesthesia. During the operation, the doctor will make a very small cut or puncture under the skin of the scrotum and tie the two ends with thread to complete the operation.

2. The effect is good. Through investigation and research, it was found that almost all male sterilization operations are successful, but contraception is still required within three months after the operation. Because it takes at least 20 ejaculations to ensure that there are no sperm remaining in the vas deferens.

3. Does not affect sexual life. Many men worry that vasectomy will affect their sex life. In fact, there is no change in the amount of semen, it’s just that there are no sperm in the ejaculated semen. Vascular ligation only ties the vas deferens to prevent sperm from entering the vagina, so it will not affect sexual life.

4. It does not affect subsequent childbirth. Most men who get sterilized do not want to have children. However, accidents happen. Due to many reasons such as remarriage and loss of a child, about 10% of men who have had vasectomy choose vasectomy recanalization surgery, with a success rate of 80-90%.

Disadvantages of male vasectomy

Male sterilization, although uncommon, is a very safe and simple procedure. The principle is to cut off or block the channel for sperm to be discharged from the body, which will not affect the production of sperm. Because the transport ducts are cut off, sperm cannot be discharged and accumulate in the testicles and are reabsorbed without causing any damage to the testicles. After vasectomy, sexual intercourse still involves a normal ejaculation process, and women can still feel the pleasure of ejaculation, but the semen does not contain sperm. The testicles' sperm production function is not affected and they still have the ability to absorb sperm normally. Therefore, male sterilization does not harm health and there is no need to worry too much.