how effective is a vasectomy as birth control ?

Question

What should I expect after a vasectomy? For example change in sensation, and how effective is it for birth control?

Answer 1

Very: It is more than 99% effective. Failure rate is about 1 to 2 in a 1000.

Answer 2

Effective : If successful, a vasectomy will prevent delivery of sperm through the ejaculate so that ability to inseminate an egg is very unlikely. This procedure is 99.9 % effective. You should have no noticeable changes in sensation or ejaculation.

Answer 3

Very effective: Vasectomies should be more than 99% effective in providing birth control. Patients should be encouraged and instructed to check post vasectomy semen analyses to ensure success of procedure.

Answer 4

Up to 99.85%...: Its effectiveness for birth control is up to 99.85 % although post-vasectomy re-canalization rate up to 1-5%.

Answer 5

6 weeks: For many years obs have always said 6 weeks. I would imagine most patients do not wait that long. With an episiotomy, we feel 6 weeks are needed for complete healing. Without an episiotomy there is no need to wait 6 weeks. The uterus takes about 6 weeks to return to normal size but this should not be a factor. With a cesarean certainly 6 weeks makes sense. In short, i would suggest 6 weeks.

Answer 6

Birth restrictions: Most mothers are told to wait before having sex for 4-6 weeks. Most doctors know that sex happens long before this. Refrain if you have pain with intercourse, have a healing tear, or are still having bleeding. The risk of complications is reduced when changes from birth are healed, returned back to normal.

Answer 7

No: There is a delay until vasectomy can be relied upon. Your partner will need to have a follow up semen analysis to confirm the absence of sperm.

Answer 8

Not for some weeks: Vasectomy prevents sperm from going into semen, and should include: the surgery, using other birth control or condoms to collect the next 20 ejaculations (for 6 weeks), and then giving a semen sample at the urologist's office to be sure no more sperm is in the semen. After all three of these things are done, a vasectomy is effective (extremely low failure rate of approx.1 in several thousand men).

Answer 9

Up to 99.85%...: Vasectomy will not provide an instant contraception so post-vasectomy precaution against pregnancy has to continue until post-vasectomy semen exam shows no sperm. Besides, recanalization may occure. Note: its effectiveness for birth control is up to 99.85 % although post-vasectomy re-canalization rate up to 1-5%.

Answer 10

Not until after the : 6 week check up to make sure evertything is normal I do in office tubal steri. Starting at 8 weeks post partum, in my office by the adiana or essure method, it is easy takes 5 minutes, no cutting and I have a contract with almost all the insurnaces to do it in my office and often times just a small offcie co-pay for the pt like $30, if you doc doesn't do these u may want to find one who can.

Answer 11

Immediately: As long as you are 150% sure you are done having children, a lot of ob/gyn will do the surgery right after delivery or the following day by making a half inch incision under your belly button and tie both fallopian tubes. Many like to do it right after delivery especially if you had an epidural. Some like to wait 3-6+ mos after delivery the make sure you are sure about having your tubes tied.

Answer 12

Yes: Related to urge problems.

Answer 13

One of many: Detrol (tolterodine) is used as a bladder muscle relaxant, most frequently to control an overactive bladder. It helps to functionally increase bladder capacity & suppress involuntary bladder contractions &/or urge to urinate. Does not cross the blood brain barrier so that is a good replacement for oxybutinin which is usually more effective bur can cause blurred vision & other central nervous system effects.

Answer 14

Not very reliable: Using the rhythm method effectively depends upon absolutely regular and predictable cycles (not common) and considerable self-discipline. Since your sexual desire or libido increases when you are most fertile and this is exactly the time you have to avoid with the rhythm method, it tends not to work out well.

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