The only thing that will change is that you will not be able to make your partner pregnant. Your body will continue to produce the hormones that make you a man. You will have the same amount of semen. Vasectomy won't change your beard, your muscles, your sex drive, your erections, or your climaxes. Some men say that without the worry of accidental pregnancy and the bother of other birth control methods, sex is more relaxed and enjoyable than before.

Well, first, you must be absolutely sure that you don't want to father a child under any circumstances. Then, talk to your partner; it's a good idea to make the decision together. Consider other kinds of birth control. Talk to a friend or relative who has had a vasectomy. Think about how you would feel if your partner had an unplanned pregnancy. Talk with a doctor, nurse, or family planning counselor.

A vasectomy might not be right for you if you are very young, your current relationship is not stable, you are having the vasectomy just to please your partner, you are under a lot of stress, or you are counting on being able to reverse the procedure later.

It depends upon the doctor, but on average, about 7 to 15 minutes. Most vasectomies are done right in the doctor's office, or in a clinic.

No. Before the vasectomy, the doctor may give you a mild sedative to relax you. After surgery you may be a little sore for a few days. Generally, two or three day's rest is enough time for recovery before men can return to work and most normal, non-strenuous physical activity. Sex can usually be resumed 7 days after the procedure. Afterwards, you will be sore for a couple of days, and you might want to take a mild painkiller. But the discomfort is usually less with the no-scalpel technique, because there is less injury to the tissues. Your doctor or nurse will provide you with complete instructions about what to do after surgery.

No. Since we use a special nerve block anesthetic technique, the No-Scalpel Vasectomy is an almost painless procedure. Before the vasectomy, the doctor may give you a mild sedative to relax you. You may experience mild discomfort when the local anesthesia is administered. However, once it takes effect you should feel no pain. Some men feel a slight "tugging" sensation as the vasa are manipulated.

Vasectomy in general is safe and simple. Vasectomy is an operation, and all surgery has some risks, such as bleeding, bruising, and infection. However, serious problems rarely happen.

No-Scalpel Vasectomy is different from a conventional vasectomy in the way the doctor approaches the vas deferens. In addition, an improved method of anesthesia helps make the procedure less painful.

In a conventional vasectomy, after the scrotum has been numbed with a local anesthetic, the doctor makes one or two small cuts in the skin and lifts out each tube in turn, cutting and blocking them so the sperm cannot reach the semen. Then the doctor stitches the cuts closed.

In a No-Scalpel Vasectomy, the doctor feels for the vas deferens under the skin and holds them in place with a small clamp. Instead of making two incisions, the doctor makes one tiny puncture with a special instrument. The same instrument is used to gently stretch the opening so the tubes can be reached. The vas deferens is then blocked using the same methods as conventional vasectomy. There is very little bleeding with the no-scalpel technique. No stitches are needed to close the tiny opening, which heals quickly, with no scar.

The benefits of NSV are:

1. Less discomfort.
2. Ten times fewer complications than conventional (scalpel) technique.
3. No sutures needed.
4. 40 to 50% quicker recovery than conventional vasectomy.

It is a safe minimally invasive procedure that reduces vasectomy's already low complication rate. The NSV was developed in China by Dr. Shunqiang Li in 1974 and introduced to the western world by AVSC International and Dr. Marc Goldstein of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1985. Instead of cutting the scrotal skin, the skin is punctured and the vas id delivered with two special instruments. Over 15 millions men have undergone the NSV procedure worldwide since 1974. It is rapidly becoming the standard vasectomy technique in the United States.

Vasectomy is the surgical interruption of the two tubes (vas deferens) that carry a man's sperm from his testicles to his ejaculatory ducts, where the sperm are stored before departure from his body during orgasm. Vasectomy prevents sperm from being added to the man's ejaculation fluid (semen); therefore, he can no longer make a woman pregnant. The sperm containing fluid that is blocked by vasectomy constitutes only 3% of a man's semen volume, therefore, a man will not notice any changes in his semen. Vasectomy is simply an effective, inexpensive, easy-to-perform method of contraception. Over 500,000 men in North America choose vasectomy each year.