Health Topic

Vasectomy is an operation that makes a man sterile and unable to get a woman pregnant. In a vasectomy, the two vas deferens, the tubes that carry the sperm to the semen are cut, preventing sperm from getting into the semen.

Vasectomy must be considered permanent. Vasectomy is a simple operation. Reversing vasectomy is difficult, expensive, and often not successful.

Counseling with a family planning counselor and/or the healthcare provider is important for a man considering vasectomy. Other forms of birth control should be discussed, including the pill, IUD, condoms, diaphragm, implants and shots.

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