[Closed] Vasectomies and statistics

for every 100 people with a vasectomy one of them gets someone pregnant

its actually more like 1 in 1000 I thought

The second one.

If the test says clear then should be ok.

There are the odd case of the tubes reattaching but that's rare

according to the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists1 there is 1 in 2000 chance of a pregnancy resulting from vasectomy failure – 0.05%. This figure is generally accepted as being accurate, and the figure most doctors will quote when asked for a reliability figure. This figure is based on men having been given clearance after submitting samples for analysis in order to rule out early failures and recanalization (spontaneous re-joining of the vas deferens). [b]One study puts the rate at 1 in 4000 (0.025%) when DNA proven paternity of post-vasectomy babies was taken into account[/b].

1/100 men have viable sperm.

I would postulate that there is still a possibility after the test of the tubes joining up again - which would then make up some portion of the 1%.

Scotroutes - so, for every 4,000 ejaculations from one person, one is a theoretically a babymaker?

And that one person is someone who passed a test post-snip.

The official numbers that my consultant gave me before I had mine (5 weeks ago) is that 1 in 200 vasectomies will fail and this failure will be detected in the routine semen test. 1 in 2000 vasectomies (as above) will pass the semen test and later on have a sort of spontaneous reversal.

This is people, not number of ejaculations. Of every 200 men who have a vasectomy, 1 man will have an early failure that is detected. Of every 2000 men that have vasectomies, 1 man will have a late failure or spontaneous reversal.

Just like when they say condoms are 97% effective or whatever, they mean that 3% of people using condoms will get pregnant and not that you will get pregnant 3 times out of 100 shags.

What grumpy says, by person not ejaculation

I had a late test as I'm lazy and was embarrassed about handing my cup over to the nurse. 4 months after the op passed the test.

That makes more sense grumpy.

If you're unhappy with the service you've received then you should leave a scathing review on SnipAdvisor..

Someone I knew had five children, and decided that was more than enough, so went for the snip.

It turned out the operation didn't work.

Twins.

When I went I watched the lady cut the pipe, cauterise each cut end, then double knot them.

I think you'd have to be very unlucky to get someone pregnant after having that, or the person doing the work that day couldn't be bothered to do it correctly.

I reckon I'll end up getting it done soon 🙁 Two kids and that's enough for us. Stories like this make me question the point though!
A bloke I know had probs with his, they went black and swelled up bad! (I've seen the pic!)

soon the snip will be replaced by something less invasive. shame i didn't hear about that last year! I will be speaking to the neighbours and the milkman if we have any more kids..

I know the guy who did mine quite well, I was asking him about failures, he said he'd had a rare few come back whose partners had subsequently got pregnant, he told them that they should have a paternity test first. Not one of them came back to take the issue further with him!!

When I went I watched the lady cut the pipe, cauterise each cut end, then double knot them.

I think you'd have to be very unlucky to get someone pregnant after having that, or the person doing the work that day couldn't be bothered to do it correctly.

This, plus a little section cut out as well to make them shorter. If you have kids after that call yourself super virile man and design a costume to suit

This, plus a little section cut out as well to make them shorter. If you have kids after that call yourself super virile man and design a costume to suit

Oh, I forgot that bit.

It's ok, I got vasovagal syncope which caused me to pass out and miss the fun, but the surgical team crapped themselves 😉

A what!?! Of to the doctors for the talk tomorrow so not googling in case I bottle it!

just waiting on the all clear
2nd vasectomy
known as a 'redo'

After having two great sons I had mine done about 23 years ago by a very nice lady called Dr Ball, very successfully with little or no swelling or pain. Just like going to the Dentist except the Dr is a bit further away from your face! Then .....my wife started throwing up about a month later, didn't give it a second thought until the Doc phoned my wife up with 'the results of your test'
😯

He's 22 now and a wonderful person.

The moral of the story is to get the all clear before resuming activities.

However me and the wife frequently thank our lucky stars for the best accident we ever had

[b]flaps[/b]

I'm not the bravest person in the world when it comes to being sliced and iced so went private and had a general anesthetic: I had keloids removed at the same time (old rugby injury 😯 ).

I rode my motorbike home the following day. Bumped uglies with my wife 10 days later.

I think most people have no problems. It's less stressful for me than having a 'wee late one' would have been.

A what!?! Of to the doctors for the talk tomorrow so not googling in case I bottle it!

Basically, if you're susceptible to it, when they are fiddling about with your tubes it can stimulate a nerve that causes your heart to slow. Happened to me half way through nut no.2. Woke up bathed in sweat after a few minutes to see the junior surgeon guy looking sick in the corner, the guy in charge finished the job and all was well. They even manage to cancel the crash team before it arrived.

For those of you who've had it done recently by the NHS, how long did you wait from first seeing your GP to having the op?

I'm looking to get it done, but don't want to miss a week or two cycling in the summer so want to do it next Nov-Feb!

Letter I've just got from the docs quotes a failure rate of 1/1000.

Chronic testicular pain rare or granduloma, again I'm not googling, 5%. Which sounds okay until you realise it's one in twenty...

Not scared off today so I'm now in the system awaiting an appointment. JEngledow when the day arrives I'll post up how long its taken from GP referral...

Chronic pain and pvps are real risks. Granulomas tend to go after a while and are often not painful.

I had a granuloma, fairly big one but then I would think that. Freaked the hell out of me, but didn't hurt at all.

Had it done a couple of years ago, it was absolutely fine. Slightly strange to have two middle aged women handling the goods (and to later find out that the same nurses had also did two of my friends) but the whole experience was not traumatic at all. Didn't even bother with a paracetamol after, and the only thing stopping me riding for a couple of weeks was the risk of infection.

cookiemonster27 - Member
When I went I watched the lady cut the pipe, cauterise each cut end, then double knot them.

Jesus H....

As someone who's been putting this little procedure off, the thought of actually watching someone do this to me freaks me the funk out. Please stop.

I know I need to get it done. Is it just a case of going in as an outpatient and out the same day. I'm not sure what's a worse thought, the idea of some randoms poking and cauterising or the thought of another kid (s)!!!

Had it done last January. Not the bravest soldier on the block when it comes to medical things but it was alright. Went private and paid for it so I could get it done at a time that suited me. One Friday at 4:30, took maybe 45 minutes , a couple of weeks in tight pants and things were fine. I had a few days in week 1 when it was uncomfortable but since then all good.

I generally tried not to think about it. I'm a right wuss and was nervous as hell. Spent most of the time discussing the pentland hills with the nurse (she runs them, I ride them).

I had more pain/bruising after than some pepole report but it was more "walking funny" levels of pain than anything that needed painkillers.

Whole thing took about 45 minutes, took quite a while for me and consultant to be happy with getting enough local anaesthetic in.

I'm a complete wuss but managed to cope. The surgeon realised I needed more local a fraction of a second after I did.

For want of a better place to ask: I'm booked in for March and the paperwork says don't drive home afterwards. Is that them being overcautious after a local? I'd rather drive if poss. Any thoughts? Automatic obviously 🙂

not that you will get pregnant 3 times out of 100 shags

Probably the best statistical explanation ever...!

For want of a better place to ask: I'm booked in for March and the paperwork says don't drive home afterwards. Is that them being overcautious after a local? I'd rather drive if poss.

Very hard to do when you are in traction. Often omitted from peoples description of their experiences of vasectomy. Two-weeks flat on your back with your feet in stirrups, your testicles in traction with a weight 1/5 of your body suspended from them.

Ooooo kaay. I'll book an ambulance then!

🙂

Those of you who went private on your privates, how much did that cost?

600 quid from memory

I'm not sure I could have driven home. I'd just had 2 people attacking my balls with a knife for 45 minutes and felt a bit average. I was a very ginger passenger!

I'm not ready (yet) to have this done, but it's definitely on radar. Did any of you have some of your goods stored/saved?

I have no future plans for being one of the two primary contributors to the whole baby making thing, but just wondered. I know of one dude that did.

You can have it reversed if you fancy, way more complicated procedure though.

For want of a better place to ask: I'm booked in for March and the paperwork says don't drive home afterwards. Is that them being overcautious after a local? I'd rather drive if poss. Any thoughts? Automatic obviously

Well, I drove home but in hindsight it was a bit daft. Local anaesthetic still in the system etc.

You can have it reversed if you fancy, way more complicated procedure though.

And often more painful.

And certainly far less successful.

If you are getting a vasectomy, consider it a one way trip.

Well for those wondering how long from referral to operation I went to the doctors for the chat on the 17th, got the letter through yesterday and have booked my appointment with the shears of contraception for the 17th March. So one month. Luckily, ahem, I got a cancellation slot... Means I'm unlikely to be racing bmx on the 18th...

i had my GP refer me in january. had a consultation 2 weeks ago, and still no date for the op through. so it kind of depends, i think.

Yep it'll vary region to region, and if there wasn't a cancellation I guess it could be a while a way still.

Consultation and op on same day for me though.