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Considering a vasectomy after my wife has my second child. will my sex drive or testosterone level (or anything else) be affected?

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Dr. Lane Childs answered

Specializes in Urology

No: Vasectomy blocks sperm passage only; it does not affect the endocrine function of the testis.

Answered 12/13/2014

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