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What happens if you have an epididymectomy, does that make you sterile?
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Yes - on that side: Removing the epididymis is functionally like having a vasectomy. The pathway and flow of sperm from the testis is interrupted. If both sides are removed then that man would be sterile.
Answered 11/4/2017
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