All Questions

I was curious to know how much a vasectomy costs if you pay out-of-pocket and not through insurance.

Why do I have to wait seven days to have sex after my vasectomy?

After having a vasectomy, I developed a hematoma on the right side. I am on antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. How long does it take to heal?

My wife and I have a very healthy sex life. Would it be harmful to masturbate or have her assist with masturbation a few days after my vasectomy? I have no swelling or pain. I’ve been taking Aleve every 12 hours. The instructions the doc sent home says resume activities when your swelling has gone down. Should I have any concerns with the small incision in the scrotum during masturbation, oral sex, or vaginal sex?

My husband had a vasectomy 15 years ago before I ever met him. Since then, he found out the doctor who did his surgery was sued for malpractice due to a 95% failure rate. Is there a way to find out, without a sperm test, if his vasectomy has failed too?

I have a lot of swelling 5 days after vasectomy, and the area is extremely painful to touch. A light touch where the tube inside was cut feels like a 1,000-pound impact; it is extremely painful. What should I do? Is something wrong?

My doctor nicked a vein during the vasectomy procedure. The right side is fine, but the left side is twice the size and hard. I had more pain on the left side during the vasectomy. The doctor said it was normal. Now, I have an infection and a little pus is coming out. I'm on antibiotics (500mg levofloxacin 1X a day). How do I treat the pain and swelling I'm having?

I had a vasectomy 22 years ago. My girlfriend recently told me she is pregnant and I am the father. I've already scheduled a semen analysis. Procedure notes indicate a section of vas removed, tied, stapled and burned. I had no problems with my ex-wife. Girlfriend states that on vacation she became pregnant with my child. Odds seem very remote. If the semen analysis comes back with a sperm count of ZERO, does this still mean I could possibly be the father?

I had a vasectomy about 17 days ago. I recently noticed a lump at the incision site. If I press it, white pus comes out. I also noticed yellow and red drainage in my shorts. There is no fever and I feel very little pain. The bump does seem to be getting smaller as it drains.

The pain locations are at the base of the shaft of my penis, pinpointed on either side, about where the scrotum and pelvis meet. It comes and goes. I also get pain on either testicle (on the right more often than the left) that feels like something is gently scraping against the testicle on the inside of my scrotum. This is the more significant pain, and can vary from feeling like someone flicked or poked me, to a hit that makes me catch my breath. Is this normal?

I had a vasectomy 27 yrs ago. I cannot feel the hard cauterized tube ends like I used to feel through the skin with my fingers. I might go for a semen analysis. Do the tubes need to be directly re-connected or could sperm swim across the area between and out the other end of the tube?

I had a vasectomy 7 days ago. By the time I saw my urologist on post-op day 5, my left testicle was extremely swollen and bruised. He said I have higher than normal bruising/swelling and a varicocele but was not overly concerned. He prescribed Nabumetone 500 mg 2x a day. He did not feel I was infected. I have been on the medicine for 2 days and my testicle is still rock hard and 3x it’s normal size.

Is it necessary to ejaculate before vasectomy? The person I am asking for has been completely celibate for several months and has not ejaculated at all in that time. He is asking if it would be best to do before the vasectomy procedure or if it’s okay that he doesn’t. Please advise.

I had a clip come off and exit my ejaculate a few years ago. Despite a negative sperm check, I worry that the ends have rejoined. What are the chances of getting someone pregnant? I should add that I had blood in my semen at one point.

I had a vasectomy 4 days ago. I've since developed a painless knot behind one of my testicles. It is almost perfectly round and about half the size of the testicle. Is this normal? What do you recommend for it?

I have always had a tight cremaster muscle. It's usually hard for doctors to properly examine me. Despite that, my urologist was able to perform a vasectomy under normal local anesthesia. I'm now 5 months post-recovery and have a swollen epididymis on both sides. The pulling up of the cremaster is causing a lot of pain because it squeezes everything into a space that it now doesn't really fit. I try to stay relaxed and do yoga to help. Anything else I can do?

My vasectomy was 5 years ago; the healing went fine. A couple of years ago, I kept swelling and my balls would turn blue. Went to ER and they did an ultrasound. They said my clamps had almost come completely off. After ejaculation, my balls would shrivel up and feel like I was kicked in the balls by a horse. I also could feel the clamps. Now, I can’t feel my clamps and no pain. I'm back to pre-surgery amount of cum. We want another baby. Could it happen or do I need a reversal?

I'm 5 months post-no-scalpel vasectomy. In the last week, I’ve developed a testicle ache with occasional sharp, burning pain up the vas into the upper groin. It varies in intensity and responds well to heat or ibuprofen. I assumed congestion. The urologist I saw today never heard of that and suspects infection. He gave me Doxycycline even though the urine test was negative. I have no unusual swelling or redness or fever. Is this possible? Should I wait it out before taking antibiotics?

My clip came off 4 days after vasectomy. Should I be concerned? I'm worried about what affect the clip could have down there.

I had my vasectomy about two months ago. The first 3 weeks were painful but I was getting better in week 4. In week 5, I was almost normal and felt I could move furniture. Two days later, it was like week 1 all over again (a lot of pain and swelling). I went to the ER and the ultrasound showed everything was normal. My urologist said the same. My question is, is this normal? Right now I have issues sleeping because of the moderate swelling and pain.