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About a half million vasectomies are performed on American men each year.
But do vasectomies have any effect on a man’s health?
That’s the question today.
First, a vasectomy is considered a simple procedure to make a man sterile.
The man can have the procedure performed in his family doctor or urologist’s office in a few minutes.
It’s a fairly quick and easy solution for couples who have decided that their families are large enough.
While it’s not foolproof, it’s a permanent way to make it unlikely that he will ever be able to father another child.
But the problem is that research shows that there are consequences to vasectomies.
It’s a good idea to do all your research and know all the facts before you decide if you’ll have a vasectomy.
Like I said, it’s a simple procedure.
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The doctor makes two small incisions in the scrotum, one at each testicle.
Then they cut the vasa deferentia (the tubes that carry the sperm cells into the semen).
And they tie or cauterize the tubes to prevent sperm from leaving the man’s body when he ejaculates.
Then when a man is sexually active, his semen won’t contain sperm.
And so, he avoids making a woman pregnant.
There are occasions when surgery doesn’t take, or the body makes repairs, but most of the time, the process works.
Seems pretty straightforward, right?
What doctors rarely tell you is that trauma during the procedure damages testicular blood and nerve supply.
The immediate pain is often chronic and crippling.
Up to a third of men report debilitating pain after vasectomry in one or both testicles.
If that happens, many doctors will recommend removing the entire testicle and spermatic cord to relieve the pain.
But testicle removal is not a good option for most men.
Most of body’s testosterone comes from the glands in the testicles.
So men who have them removed are nearly guaranteed to suffer from low testosterone as a result.
And the problems don’t stop with pain and just low testosterone.
There can be long-term side effects to the vasectomy.
If the man does not have his testicles removed, he’ll continue to produce sperm.
In fact, a healthy man will still be producing about 50 thousand sperm cells every minute.
So what happens to this sperm?
Most of the time, the body reabsorbs sperm that does not get used in semen.
That’s what happens in men who do not have vasectomies but who don’t have sex and ejaculate.
But there can be complications with the process in men who have vasectomies.
Since the sperm are unable to leave the scrotum, sometimes the sperm just multiplies and clog things up.
They stay in the epididymis (the area of the testicles that stores sperm).
If the body doesn’t reabsorb them fast enough, the sperm cells build up until the epididymis bursts.
If it ruptures, it causes excruciating, chronic pain and inflammation in a man’s balls.
Not only is pain an issue, but the now released sperm cells have entered the bloodstream.
This next study was published in the Journal of the Society of Reproduction and Fertility.
It showed the consequences that can happen from this effect of vasectomy on the Rhesus monkey.
The study demonstrated how vasectomy causes damage in the epididymis when sperm cells can’t escape.
When the sperm cells get loose in the bloodstream, the body must react to them.
The immune system releases antibodies to combat what it thinks to be an attack by million of foreign invaders every day.
It releases white blood cells called Macrophages which ingest some of the sperm cells and get rid of them.
But not all of the sperm “escape” the confines of the epididymis when it ruptures.
Some of the sperm remain behind and continue to cause pain and discomfort.
The body goes to war on itself absorbing the perceived threat.
For the monkeys, the result was that they developed autoimmunity disorders.
There’s no reason to think this doesn’t happen in men, too.
http://www.reproduction-online.org/content/31/3/399.short
H.J. Roberts, Is Vasectomy Worth the Risk?, Sunshine Sentinel Press, 1993.
J.I. Sandlow and K.J. Kreder, “A change in practice,” Fertility and Sterility, August 1996.
F. Raspa, “Complications of Vasectomy,” American Family Physician, November 1993.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6633392
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7500459
Vasectomy is a simple medical procedure to make a man sterile and to prevent unwanted pregnancies, if he is sexually active. It involves the removal or the cutting off the flow of sperm cells into the semen. This is done by removing the tubes (called Vas Deferentia) which carry the sperm cells into the semen. However simple it may sound, not many are aware of the long term effects of tampering with this body process.Vasectomy can cause loss of testicular blood and nerve supply which can cause intricate pain. Since the (Vas Deferentia ) is closed off, the build up of the semen produced may cause the epididymis portion of the testicles to rupture. This is a cause of intense pain. Not much information is known publicly about this aspect which is known as post-vasectomy pain syndrome. In most cases this may end up with removing the whole testicle, as a way to relieve from the pain. In addition to the pain the rupture of the testicles also allows the sperm to now enter the bloodstream.This is known to be lethal, since in most cases it affects the immune system and over time has been found to cause different pathological conditions in the body. According to different research studies many diseases have been linked to post vasectomy conditions, such as prostate cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, erectile dysfunction, chronic testicular pain, prostatitis, and testicular cancer. Sperm cells entering the bloodstream,in post vasectomy cases has also been found to cause recurrent infections, atherosclerosis, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, liver dysfunction and even many forms of cancer. Though this information is not found in mainstream media, there are studies which abound with much information on how Vasectomy causes anatomic and hormonal changes to the body’s processes. Some other complications that are found post Vasectomy also include bleeding, infection, antisperm antibody formation and psychogenic impotence.This is very important to understand, since mainstream pharma may not necessarily tell you the side effects of Vasectomy, however simple the whole procedure may sound like.
2. Can a vasectomy cause low testosterone?
Though Medical experts say that Vasectomy does not affect the production of testosterone, not much is known about the side-effects after the procedure. Vasectomy is known not to affect the sexuality of a individual or change the volume of their ejaculation. But in cases of post Vasectomy pain, the removal of the testicles is the usual approach that is followed. Since removal of the testicles effects the glands that secretes the hormone testosterone, this is known to greatly affect the testosterone levels.Though there has not been any research studies that proves a direct link of Vasectomy with low testosterone, but most patients have been found to experience symptoms of low testosterone after the procedure. Some of the symptoms that are usually seen post vasectomy include fatigue, difficulty in concentration, a fall in the sexual drive and ineffective results from diet and exercise.Thus it is very important to anybody to do a rigorous study on the side effects of Vasectomy if one is pondering about having one and look for alternatives that are safe and do not pose critical problems in the future.
Can these symptoms be reversed with a vasectomy reversal?
One epididymus exploded and separated from the testicle, multiple granulomas. Scrotum swelled to grapefruit size and was yellow. Was ill for about 3 years. 80% loss of sexual function at beginning, was difficult to produce sample for fertility sample. Doctors washed hands of it saying it was my fault for not following their procedure. Within a couple of years was unable to ejaculate although libido and erections not affected. One testicle is still sore. l have a strong libido. This has caused 35 years of sexual frustration. l am still being regarded as mentally ill. Doctors do not believe my complaints.
Failed to mention, had vasectomy in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada at Cambridge memorial hospital in 1990. Procedure was done by Dr. Snider. l was instructed to have no intercourse for a week. After a week i was quite ill and my grapefruit sized scrotum was purple (hematoma). Complained to doctor Snider who informed me that this was called a hematoma (as i had reported to him) and he told me it wasn’t his fault. He told me it would resolve itself after a “while”. After a “while” the swollen scrotum changed to yellow pus colour. Bruising had disguised the real problem. That is when GP suggested maybe an orchiectomy was called for but swelling reduced after couple of weeks after the site of incisions burst open allowing pus to escape and no more was said about it. Whenever i am asked about a vasectomy by friends i advise them to use some other method of birth control. l regret having a vasectomy every day.You don’t want to be the one they mention as a small percentage.
Removing both testicles might have been the best solution in after thought because soon after the vasectomy i had severe headaches 24/7 that persisted for about 23 years. l stopped complaining a few years after the procedure and stopped visiting the doctor because they had decided that i was imagining the whole thing and i was considered to be a mentally ill liar. You don’t want that diagnosis either so be cautious of what you say to a physician.
Bad arithmetic in my first post. Was 31 years of sexual frustration. There is no relief