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As reported in MEL Magazine<\/em>, when William from Kentucky<\/a> got a vasectomy at the age of 34, he expected some limited and short-lived pain based on his doctor\u2019s reassuring advice. At first his vasectomy side effects seemed normal, but as the weeks went on, the pain didn’t fade. Months later, the pain got even worse, making his life unbearable. He reports: \u201cI had to go on short-term disability and FMLA leave. I couldn\u2019t do my job. At this point, I was collapsing mentally.\u201d He also developed depression so severe that he was bed-ridden for a month.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

William finally found some help and is in recovery, but still experiences regular, sharp pain: \u201cabout twice a day, I experience a pain similar to being kicked in the nuts\u2014including the nausea that comes with it.\u201d The vasectomy has also led to a serious loss of physical intimacy in his marriage: \u201cOh yeah, my sex life has drastically declined. It just doesn’t feel the same.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like William, many men are encouraged to have a vasectomy as an effective and minimally painful procedure. The introduction of the Mayo Clinic\u2019s webpage<\/a> on vasectomies presents five reasons for signing up for going under the knife: it\u2019s safe, it\u2019s 100% effective, it\u2019s a low-risk outpatient surgery procedure, it\u2019s cheaper than a woman\u2019s sterilization procedure (known as a tubal ligation<\/a>), and it eliminates the need for other birth control methods.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But is it really that low-risk? The Mayo Clinic and other medical sites report on the side effects and risks that accompany vasectomies, but they tend to minimize them. It is essential that men and couples who are considering vasectomies weigh the following risks very carefully before making a permanent decision that cannot easily be reversed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common and critical side effect of vasectomies: Regret <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bryan Copper, 38,<\/a> from Tennessee also writes for MEL Magazine<\/em> that he was married and in his 20s when he got his vasectomy. He later divorced and started life again with someone else, \u201cbut we would never be able to have our own biological child together. Basically, I rushed an important decision because I loved someone and thought that wouldn\u2019t change.\u201d Bryan\u2019s experience illustrates how some men who go under the scalpel (with the good intentions of being the ones to carry the burdens of family planning for their partners) can later come to regret it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tellingly, when I recently checked the stats for certain Google keyword searches, here is what I found: For the phrase \u201cvasectomy near me,\u201d <\/em>there are approximately 18,100 searches per month; for \u201cvasectomy side effects,\u201d<\/em> 22,200 searches per month, and for \u201cvasectomy reversal,\u201d<\/em> 60,500 searches per month. In clinical practice, about six to ten percent of men who have had a vasectomy ultimately seek a reversal, according to the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do men want vasectomy reversals? There can be several reasons, but top among them are life changes. People divorce and restart life, some will lose a child, some will realize that their family size wasn\u2019t ideal after all, and that there is room for more children. Another reason is chronic pain from the vasectomy, known clinically as chronic orchialgia, which happens in up to 15% of men who have had a vasectomy<\/a>. For these men, the biggest side effect from their vasectomies can end up being regret.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do vasectomy reversals work?  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vasectomy reversal is possible, but it doesn\u2019t always restore a man\u2019s fertility.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vasectomy surgery involves cutting or blocking the two vas deferens, the tubes or ducts that take sperm to the semen and ensure normal, fertile ejaculate. When these tubes are cut, sperm cells continue to be produced in the testes, but cannot make their way to the semen, making ejaculate infertile. However, some sperm may leak out through the cut ends of the sperm ducts (even though the ducts are tied off in a vasectomy, as sperm are very small!).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Joel Brind, Professor Emeritus of Human Biology and Endocrinology at Baruch College, City University of New York, explains what happens next: \u201cOnce the sperm leak into the scrotum, they are available to circulating immune cells for the first time in the man’s life, and so the immune system reacts to them as if they were foreign invaders (because, as sex cells, they are actually genetically different from the man’s somatic cells). Thus, specific antibodies are made against the sperm, and the tissues within the testes that make the sperm are slowly destroyed by the body’s own immune system.”  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, a vasectomy can be reversed, but the damage to sperm production and men\u2019s fertility is not always reversible\u2014especially if ten or more years have passed since the vasectomy. Besides, a vasectomy reversal costs between $6,000 and $15,000,<\/a> and as an elective procedure, it is rarely covered by insurance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other side effects of vasectomies <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Different sources report vasectomy side effects differently, but some key risks to consider are as follows<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n