Surgical Sterilization

[TheDude]

It can be reversible, but one shouldn't consider this if they have any notion that they might want to reverse it. It does not always work.

For me it doesn't make me feel one bit less of a man.

Let's clear a few things up. The sperm factories (the scientific name is blocked) are not harmed at all. There are tubes called vas deferens that carry sperm from the factory to the seminal vesicle which is on the bladder and connected to the prostate gland. This is where sperm is combined with the rest of the seminal fluid. Sperm make up only a very small amount of the seminal fluid. Those vas deferens tubes are cut. So, sperm is still produced it just doesn't have a path to the urethra anymore. The seminal vesicle still produces seminal fluid. The normal variation in the quantity of seminal fluid is far greater than any reduction in quantity caused by the absence of sperm. The sperm-less fluid is indistinguishable from before as far as you can tell without a microscope. The feeling of release, for me at least, is exactly the same. Any difference caused by having a vasectomy, if there is any, is much less significant than the normal variation from one time to the next.

Like I said in my thread about this, if I had been abducted by aliens and been given a vasectomy while unconscious (and provided ample recovery time) I would have absolutely no reason to think anything had changed. I simply would not know that it had been done because all things related to sexual activity would work and feel and seem the same.

If the option you had been using to prevent unwanted pregnancy was female hormonal birth control then you'd be in for a nice surprise I think. Hormonal birth control has many side effects, such as weight gain, loss of libido and decreased enjoyment. So once you get the surgery your female partner will probably start losing weight (fairly dramatically in my case), want to have sex more often and enjoy it a lot more when she does. So all the changes I have encountered are positive.

Psychologically I don't need sperm in my seminal fluid to feel good about myself. I never had any desire to go around planting my seed in foreign fields. I'm not sure why else I would be disappointed to no longer have to worry about causing unwanted pregnancy.

The analogy I like is this:
If someone was going to shoot you with a gun, but gave you the option to wear a bullet proof vest or take the bullets out of the gun, which option would you choose?

Excellent post. +6.

I have had it done. The recovery for me kind of sucked, even though I did take it easy, but totally worth it. Gameface's post above is spot on on my observations as well.

 

[Surely]

A couple of questions...

1) Is it reversible without a problem? (I heard it costs a lot and not as much effective as the original operation)

2) Do you feel only steril as a man or.. err..ahem.. don't get me wrong, no offense, no concealed thought, half?

I'm just trying to understand the psychological side of the thing.

My experience so far has gone like this: About 3 weeks ago I met with a PA who explained everything and answered a lot of questions. He made very sure that my wife and I are indeed done having kids, we're both 37, have four kids already (2 boys, 2 girls), and the last 2 pregnancies were pretty hard on the wife. He said that they can be reversed but at about a 50% success rate. As to question 2, the PA said that the sex life will be no different than before. For me, the only reason I could think of to not have this was in case my wife died and I went all Hugh Heffner (married someone much younger) and she wanted a child. But since I don't see me moving into the Playhouse mansion anytime soon I decided to go ahead and have the procedure.

 

[MK11]

...
The analogy I like is this:
If someone was going to shoot you with a gun, but gave you the option to wear a bullet proof vest or take the bullets out of the gun, which option would you choose?

Wow, thanks for your attentive and elaborate answer.

Not that I'm considering it any soon or even in the far future(probably because of my instinct and desire to be a father, yes I'm not yet) but the method seems as the best way to keep the family small with the advantages you guys talk about.

Anyway, now, I gotta make and raise some tall kids for the basketball club that I've been planning to build in the future.

 

[MK11]

My experience so far has gone like this: About 3 weeks ago I met with a PA who explained everything and answered a lot of questions. He made very sure that my wife and I are indeed done having kids, we're both 37, have four kids already (2 boys, 2 girls), and the last 2 pregnancies were pretty hard on the wife. He said that they can be reversed but at about a 50% success rate. As to question 2, the PA said that the sex life will be no different than before. For me, the only reason I could think of to not have this was in case my wife died and I went all Hugh Heffner (married someone much younger) and she wanted a child. But since I don't see me moving into the Playhouse mansion anytime soon I decided to go ahead and have the procedure.

Hmm, thanks for the sincere answer.

But you sound like you want that Playhouse scenario badly. I feel bad for your wife.

JK. You seem to be a nice guy, after all you've gone for a tough procedure for your family's happiness.

 

[franklin]

1) Is it reversible without a problem? (I heard it costs a lot and not as much effective as the original operation)

Yes.

It's as easy as cramming a spile into that lower vas deferens like tapping into the xylem of a maple tree. And you don't have to boil down ten gallons for one quart, if you wanted that much anyway.

 

[MK11]

Yes.

It's as easy as cramming a spile into that lower vas deferens like tapping into the xylem of a maple tree. And you don't have to boil down ten gallons for one quart, if you wanted that much anyway.

Once, I got hit by a soccer ball badly in my you know reproductive facility, so from that very day I scare of every imaginable dangerous objects that may threat that area of my body, so I kindly reproach that picture you've posted.

 

[kwb]

Save yourself the pain and just start pulling out.

 

[franklin]

Once, I got hit by a soccer ball badly in my you know reproductive facility, so from that very day I scare of every imaginable dangerous objects that may threat that area of my body, so I kindly reproach that picture you've posted.

Don't be shy.

Can I get a moderator decision in advance of posting a comment regarding sapping experience and Dutchjazzer's visit to MK11's beautiful country please?

 

[//r00t 4 Jazz]

Don't be shy.

Can I get a moderator decision in advance of posting a comment regarding sapping experience and Dutchjazzer's visit to MK11's beautiful country please?

I've had to refrain myself from making a comment to the affect of, we should ask Trout if there is a taste difference.

 

[Surely]

Once, I got hit by a soccer ball badly in my you know reproductive facility, so from that very day I scare of every imaginable dangerous objects that may threat that area of my body, so I kindly reproach that picture you've posted.

I have an older brother who, when he was 18, was working underneath a VW Rabbit and one of the springs on the front tire slipped off and nailed him squarely. He passed out twice before he even got in the house. After he got married and they were having trouble having kids we all just assumed it was him, but it turned out to be her. It seems the family jewels are a little more robust than I thought.

 

[Gameface]

Save yourself the pain and just start pulling out.

Just as unsatisfying as using a condom, in my opinion.

It was the method we were using when my wife got pregnant.

 

[MK11]

I've had to refrain myself from making a comment to the affect of, we should ask Trout if there is a taste difference.

Damn my english. Sometimes I'm having hard time understanding you guys... And when I got, usually it is too late to respond.