Truths and lies about vasectomy

This is a very common operation in Spain 500,000 operations a year are performed and rarely give complications, among other things, because anesthesia is local and the same day the father can leave the hospital to home.

The operation involves severing the vas deferens so that sperm do not go from the testicles to the penis drivers. Semen would routinely by the opening of the penis but would not contain sperm and hence no risk of pregnancy. This operation is very safe and advisable when parents do not want more children, but currently there is a way to reverse the microsurgery operation, but is a major complication and does not rule out the possibility of subsequent pregnancy in women. Furthermore, in some cases, the reversal is not possible or feasible.

Before deciding to perform the operation should note these simple points:

- This operation has few complications, is simple, but like any operation can take risks, especially to anesthesia or postoperative painful.

- Decide not to increase the family is an aspect that should be taken together the father and the mother. It should think hard about whether or pregnancy and will be an option for the couple and will not want to return to in the future to have more children.

- If the relationship is unstable it is preferable to other methods.

- Before making a decision, consult your doctor who will provide the necessary information and will advise the best choice depending on your situation and marital family.

Advantages and disadvantages of the operation

Like any operation, vasectomy has advantages and disadvantages to consider when submitting to it. The advantages are:

- This is the most reliable and fast method of contraception does not interfere with the health of your body, or your fertility or sexual desire.

- This operation does not involve the risk that other contraceptive methods such as the pill, which is a hormonal revolution for women.

- Allows you to enjoy sex safely and without worrying about whether a new pregnancy and the possibility of having more children can be created.

- Avoid making tubal ligation for women, which is a much more complicated abdominal operation than vasectomy, among other things, because it involves a general anesthetic and a much more slow and painful recovery.

Some disadvantages of vasectomy are:

- The first few days after surgery, you may notice a slight inflammation of the sentence or the testicles that as much last between 10-14 days and will be solved by anti-inflammatory prescription.

- It may appear a purple bruise. No need to worry, is due to be touching that area and maybe it was produced by coagulated blood bags created

- In rare cases, infection is created. But if I did, your doctor will send ingesting antibiotics that eliminate as much in a week

Myths vasectomy

A vasectomy is an operation that involves many myths and lies created by the lack of information we have of it. One of the biggest hoaxes you have about this operation is that the man left sterile and damaging fertility. This is totally false. As explained above, the operation is to prevent the escape of sperm not to impregnate a woman and prevent the increase of the family, but not their total elimination.

Sperm persist in the seminal track in perfect condition. If harm a man's fertility, the operation would not be possible reversal of the operation as previously indicated.

Furthermore, it is a male surface area operation, no internal body part that could result in decreased fertility touched.

Many Spaniards get a vasectomy

Another of the myths created around this operation is distrust of it, both the father and the mother, that this operation eliminates or lowers the sexual desire. It is also totally false. Sexual desire has nothing to do with the physical, but a desire that is created almost entirely by the mind and the relationship you have with your partner. If your sex life before surgery, was in perfect condition, it will continue well after her, will not be impaired. If this happens, you will have to consider what is the reason, because the operation has nothing to do.

Another lie about vasectomy is that harms the erection of the penis. This is uncertain. The operation is minimal and your erections will continue to flow normally. If it were not so, I could not have sex and this is not the reason why a man it operates, but not to impregnate his wife. Yes it is true, that the first week of the operation, men are afraid of pain or sores on the penis made and avoid sex normally.

This is the fear of poor healing of the operation or the pain felt after her, but will find that maintain erections in the same way as before the operation had even involuntary. As a tip, when in doubt see your doctor who will give you all the necessary information about it, is not swayed to the myths created because it can lead to poor decision.

In case you are not sure or have no stable relationship, avoid this operation because throughout life can change partners or to feel the desire to be a father and reversal thereof complicated operation and the state of health of the member that if you choose other methods of contraception such as the condom for man or the rim and / or IUDs for women who do not necessarily affect the health of it.