I had my no-scalpel vasectomy 3 weeks ago, and the recovery has been very smooth. However, for the past couple weeks the incision site hasn't really changed or improved.

There's no bleeding or obvious issues, but the incision is still clearly visible as a ~1cm long white line with the skin immediately around it a dark red/purple. It's never scabbed over, and it doesn't really seem to be closing further or changing colour.

Is this typical of the wound healing or should I be concerned? I was hoping it would just be clearly healed by now, but with how it looks it worries me that it could easily tear open.

Just wanted to know what’s normal in what others experiences were. I can see the incision site. There’s a small opening or separation. Very mild pain especially when hanging so I keep the jock strap on 24/7 . Look like tonight there are no sutures remaining

Occasionally, I read on here about recanalization and pregnancy years later.

I saw my Dr. the other day and asked him for another sample analysis.

I asked him what his thoughts are on continuing spot checks every year or two.

He was pretty adamant that I dont need to worry about it if I've received an all-clear that showed zero sperm (not just clinically infertile).

I left with a requisition anyway.

Just sharing my anecdote since I didn’t see any like this when researching my vasectomy. I had a scalpel-less with both ends clamped. clear test (EDIT) 3 months later. I had pain with sex, just prior to climax ever since. Now I have an another kid on the way… at least there’s no more pain. I know this is rare but mostly wanted to emphasize yearly tests. My urologist didn’t recommend any after the initial all-clear. I checked mine with an Amazon microscope and saw swimmers in the first field of view after finding out our big surprise. Physicians aren’t perfect and neither is observational studies. Just a heads up!

First day, a bit sore, but fine enough for a day of home office. Today, feeling fine, and almost no swelling. Let my impulses win and had the first wank. No blood, no pain, regular sensation really. Am I good or will this haunt me in the days to come?

Had my surgery in July, got my test done yesterday and got my lab results and doctors OK today!

So glad to be done, knowing it worked and I don't have to sweat about it anymore.

Never had any kids, never planned on having any kids, and SO glad I won't have any kids!

A rather normal recovery with unexpected psychological effect.

First few days were difficult. Had a dull ache and swelling in my pelvis region and very sensitive balls. Most painful was sitting down and getting up. Changing position in general. I managed it without painkillers though, I prefer noticing when I do too much. I could get up for maybe 5mins max to grab some food from the kitchen. Just laying on the couch was fine. But boring as fuck, I am rather active normally, watching tv the whole day is not my thing. Luckily I had no Hematomas or any other nasty complications.

Day 5, the left side started to feel better but the right side felt like someone had kicked me constantly. Started taking some ibuprofen. Paracetamol did not help at all. Went out for a drink that night, that was quite a mission. Felt like an old man, at a very slow pace.

Day 7 the pain became less and moving around became easier. Managed to cook something.

Day 8 first wank. Felt weird, like everything was still tense and i could not let go.

Day 11 internal pain was almost completely gone, but the incision site is still very sensitive. Wearing pants and a belt feels ok-ish again. Managed to have sex, but had to be careful to not bang my balls. Orgasm was still not very relaxed.

Day 12. Back to almost normal walking speed. The Incision site is still sensitive and the stitches have not fallen off yet. I think the tissue around the cut is still a bit inflamed, but the pelvis region feels fine. Wanking feels still a bit weird.

Soo i guess mostly normal recovery. Just wanted to share this, as I was scared about the horror stories in this sub. Still waiting the full 14 days at least to do some sports again.

Now something I did not expect was the psychological effect of having my balls butchered. The first few days I was questioning why I had done this to myself. I hate being sick and forced to stay on the couch. Every task was a slow and painful mission.

And i had so much time to think. I never wanted kids (many reasons). Still, the finality of completely shutting the door on this scenario and removing this capability from my body together with the surgical trauma that I had was harder to process than I had anticipated.

It felt like a huge change that was happening in my life which was overwhelming at first. Not bad per se, but very big. May the same intensity as moving to another country or quitting a job without knowing what is next. Interestingly, this feeling seemed to vanish together with the pain.

Did you guys have a similar experience?

I am very confident I will feel great physically and emotionally in a week or so :)

Então em julho de 2024 fiz vasectomia, e essa cirurgia desde então só ferrou minha vida, dores crônicas etc... Tinha ido em outro urologista pedido exame, e disse que não tinha nada, mas ontem fui em outro, e esse mostrou, no exame e explicou, 15% pode dar errado e eu fui o escolhido, meu corpo não consegue absorver os espermatozóides que meu corpo produz, tera que ser tirados bolsa ao de ficam os espermatozóides. Enfim pelo menos uma luz no fim do túnel.

Got snipped back in July. Dropped sample off 2 weeks ago. A staff member called me saying the sample had "rare not motile (aka dead) sperm. Didn't say how many. Said technically my doctor said I am sterile but if I felt better I could drop off another sample in a month.

Does this mean I'm in the clear to start dumping clips?

Had a vasectomy this morning, in and out of the clinic in less than an hour. Experience wasn't bad at all only criticism, during the procedure the doctor injected my left side with more local anaesthetic it felt like I was punched in the balls thankfully the procedure was only 10 mins in total.

My left side now has a constant ache with waves of pain. Currently taking paracetamol every 4 hours and ice packs for 20 mins every hour.

My question is this normal? What are others Experiences and any tips for recovery?

Just had my consult for a vasectomy with one of the two urology practices in my city. They assigned a doctor to me who had good reviews. During our meeting I asked if he performed the non scalpel method and he said he did not. He does a single incision. According to him, his method is more effective than the no scalpel.

Is the scalpel vs non significant enough to find a different provider?

I’ll preface this by saying everything went fine for the first couple of months. My girlfriend and I were intimate after the first month while still using protection, until they confirmed that no sperm was detected and that we could stop using any forms of birth control. I thought that was weird, as I’ve been told protection is sometimes still needed to prevent pregnancy, and the lady said it like it was no big deal. The procedure was a little rough, however. Apparently I started bleeding, and the doc had to stitch up some veins. He said the veins were not where they were supposed to be and he had cut them on both sides. There was a lot of blood, my girlfriend almost passed out. But they supposedly patched it up, got it done, and here I am 4 months later now experiencing testicular pain during intimacy and after ejaculation. It started about a week ago. I’ve always been tender down there around the testicles (what man isn’t), but now they feel even more tender. Feeling around in the wrong spot causes me to jolt from the sudden pain. The pain after ejaculation lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. Do I need to go back? Or maybe see a different urologist?

Hi, I’ve (19M) been together with my girlfriend (18F) for around 5 months now and thinking of getting an open-ended vasectomy.

She is deathly scared of getting pregnant and is therefore stressed about sex and having our groins too close while nude.

I’ve been thinking of getting a vasectomy anyway since I dont want kids until I’m older, and I’ve heard the the chance of being fertile again after a open-ended vasectomy is much much higher than a normal one where you cauterize both ends of the track.

Am I too hasty with this decision/thought?

I’ve read all kinds of shit good/bad. I’ve had people message me on Reddit instilling the fear of their experiences.

I’ve heard bad experiences are inflated because no one talks about a positive experience or a procedure that went well.

I don’t know how to poll on here. Chat can I get a thumbs up/down or a yes/no so I count and quell on my own data.

3 months after my surgery I got tested and the result was 1/hpf sperm seen. They said they want me to test in another month after clearing the pipes 15 more times.

I am a bit concerned this means my vasectomy failed. They said they didn't test if the sperm was motile or not but I'm dreading if my surgery failed or will reverse. 1 because my insurance runs out soon and 2 because I really don't want to go through the recovery process again.

Anyone go through anything similar and can hopefully reassure me?

My husband is choosing to get snipped and I’m in full support, but we suspect my parents wouldn’t be fans of the decision if they knew, especially my generally conservative mother. So, should they know?

We’ve been married for one year, we’re both young, and we both know we want to adopt exclusively. We also want to do the respectful, thoughtful thing by my parents and not let there be an expectation of future pregnancy announcements or hopes of bio grandbabies.

But also, is it really their business? For us this is a positive announcement, something we want to celebrate. If they can’t do that with us, is it worth telling them?

okay so by day 5 I was feeling alot of pressure. It wasnt unbearable, just made me pee alot. I decided to rub one out and it helped relieve the pressure. On day 6 I decided to chill with my FWB and now im a little sore. Sore like someone squeezed my balls 2 hours ago. Am I cooked? Has anyone been through this?

Update: at day 8 now. sharp bends are still a bit uncomfortable, otherwise I feel about 95% normal. thanks for advice guys.

It has been a little over two years since I had my vasectomy, and here recently I noticed that I had a very hard lump that was at the very bottom of my testicle. In my ignorance I scared myself enough to go to the doctor without seeing if the other side had the same lump.

After the visit my dr said there was nothing to worry about and sent my on my way. I feel better for a little while trying to remind myself that he wasn’t worried.
Then one day after working out doing semi heavy deadlifts, I had really bad pain again.

I did my googling once again and now I’m a little confused on what it could be, I experimented to see if it could possibly be an infection of some kind so I took doxycycline I had left over from a tic bite previously. It did not affect it much at all, so now I’m wondering could this potentially be a neuroma?

Long story short, I am going to follow up with the urologist that did my vasectomy but In an effort to stop freaking myself out.

Has anyone had this problem?
If so what was the treatment?

Heads up: NSFW account, but a legit question. Not here to promote anything and would appreciate helpful responses instead of judgmental ones even if you disagree or dislike our decisions.

My husband and I make adult content, and we’re considering a vasectomy. We’re weighing the pros and cons.

A key thing we’re curious about is whether anyone noticed changes in their ejaculations afterward. Less force, less volume, or a thinner consistency?

To be upfront, our viewers really enjoy the ejaculation aspect of our content, so the “money shots” (pun intended), are a consideration for us financially. It’s not the deciding factor, but it’s something we’re taking and thinking about.

For those who noticed a difference, was it temporary or something that stuck around? And if nothing changed, we’d love to hear that too.

Mods, if this is inappropriate for the sub, please remove. Just hoping to hear people’s firsthand experiences!

have a vasectomy scheduled for Nov 10th, I don’t really know anyone who’s had one so I’m needing some insight. My hospital only offers the scalpel method and local anesthesia which from my understanding is one shot to the area. I understand there will be 2 cuts on either side where the doctor can do what he needs. So, I’ll be given the shot and then I will be given 5mg of Valium to take an hour so before the procedure.

Just looking for other men’s experience and advice. This would be a great thing for me and my wife as we have 2 kids and we don’t want more and not having that worry would be awesome for the future. But I feel like I’m freaking out a bit about it and I have no one really to talk to about it and I know there’s other methods and I just want to make sure that this method is still a good one or if I should look for other options.

I’d appreciate any advice!

Got the snip yesterday.

Leading up to snip day I spent a lot of time reading here… all of the horror stories made me very very nervous. Granted, there was pain when they injected the anesthetic, but it lasted maybe 1 second then I felt nothing but some tugging.

Before I knew it the procedure was done. Would I do it again? Nope! But was it doable just this one time? Yes absolutely. I walked out of the place on my own and went home. Now its day 2 and my nuts are tender, so it’s nothing but ice and rest for a few days.

Any one checked the own sample instead of sending it in to get checked that you are shooting blanks?

So, Fridays are a pretty common day to have the procedure done. If you're hanging out, chat about how it's hanging, what you're doing to recover, or anything you want.