vasectomy
Surgical contraception procedure
A vasectomy is a surgical procedure for male sterilization, in which the tubes that carry sperm are cut or blocked to prevent pregnancy.
It's typically performed as an outpatient procedure and is considered permanent, though reversal is sometimes possible: He scheduled a vasectomy after their third child.
The procedure doesn't affect sexual function or hormone production.
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- snipSmall quick cut
- ligationSurgical binding of vessels
- no-scalpelTechnique using puncture not blade
suture · outpatient · anesthesia · local anesthetic · urologist · clinic · operating table · sterile field
Pouch containing male gonads
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- spermMale reproductive cell
- semenMale reproductive secretion
Preventing conception intentionally
- family planningControlling fertility deliberately
- childfreeIntentionally without offspring
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- tubal ligationFallopian tube severance surgery
Inability to reproduce
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
- sperm countReproductive cell quantity
- permanentFixed without end
- irreversibleCannot be undone
Magnified procedures on minute structures
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- patencyState of being open
- costlyHigh in price
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
no-scalpel · suture · outpatient · anesthesia · local anesthetic · urologist · clinic · operating table · sterile field · antiseptic
scrotum
Pouch containing male gonads
- testiclesMale reproductive glands
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- spermMale reproductive cell
birth control
Preventing conception intentionally
- family planningControlling fertility deliberately
- childfreeIntentionally without offspring
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
infertility
Inability to reproduce
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
- sperm countReproductive cell quantity
- permanentFixed without end
irreversible · effectiveness · failure rate · confirmation · childlessness
microsurgery
Magnified procedures on minute structures
- reconnectionRestoring a broken link
- patencyState of being open
- costlyHigh in price
time-sensitive · regret · second marriage · changed circumstances
- contraceptivescondom, birth control pill, Durex, diaphragm, birth control patch
- Sterilitysterility, infertility, barrenness, sterilization, childlessness
- surgeriessurgery, appendectomy, hysterectomy, minor surgery, elective surgery
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- Body Rightsbodily autonomy, medical consent, self-ownership, reproductive rights, medical autonomy
vasectomyvasectomy reversal
Procedure restoring male fertility
conception · fertility treatment · impregnation · procreation · IVF
- vasectomy reversalProcedure restoring male fertility