• Each year, between 500,000 and 600,000 men select vasectomy as the permanent birth control method of choice in their family.
  • Vasectomy is considered nearly 100 percent effective, safe, and does not interfere with sexual pleasure.
  • The No-Scalpel Vasectomy (NSV) procedure was developed in the early 1970s in China by Dr. Li Shunqiang.
  • During the past few decades, over 15 million vasectomies have been performed around the world using the NSV technique.
  • No-scalpel vasectomy can be completed in about 15 - 20 minutes.
  • A vasectomy does not reduce a manís sexual drive, virility or his ability to have or enjoy sex.
  • About 85 percent of health care insurance programs include coverage for the vasectomy procedure, so there may be little or no cost to you.
  • Most vasectomy procedures are performed by urologists; medical doctors who are specialists in the male and female urinary tract and the male reproductive organs.
  • Sterilization for a man (vasectomy) is significantly less expensive than for a woman (tubal ligation), which may be as much as five times more costly. Learn more about vasectomy costs.
  • Many vasectomy procedures are performed on Thursdays or Fridays to allow for a weekend vasectomy recovery time - before returning to work the following week.