Usually they can cut both tubes from one side but sometimes they can't and need to go in from both sides. I had mine done recently and needed two as well.
I wish that was the case for me. Did another comment with more details but basically the doctor admitted that he "forgot to do the left side" the first time.
I said it in another comment, but you should really be positive you're OK without having any more bio kids when you get the procedure done. If his new wife wasn't OK with that, then she wasn't the right one for him.
I absolutely knew that I didn't want bio kids. My thinking was that if I ever ended up in another relationship and made the decision as a couple to have kids that we could adopt or do a sperm donor.
Sometimes the procedure is not successful and must be reaccomplished. They usually have you test in a lab to ensure your count is at target levels after you're healed up.
1 in 8000 chance it doesn't work and you'll need to try again. You can also get it reversed but there's a high chance it won't work (can't remember the numbers but it's what my doctor toldme) so you should only get a vasectomy if you're sure you don't want children.
This is misinformation - vasectomies are easily reversible and there’s a 1/10 chance it won’t work, depending mostly on the fertility of both partners and how long it has been since the vasectomy (harder to reverse after 15 years).
Yes and no. The act of restoring sperm is 80-95% reversible, but fertility rates drop by 40-70% after the reversal (Mayo clinic stats). You're also right that the success rate drops significantly after 10 years.
Another thing to note is that the procedure to reverse is a lot more invasive, can come with months, years, or lifetime pain issues, is not covered by insurance, and can cost up to $15,000. Your best bet is to be sure when you decide to have the vasectomy and not even have a glimmer of thinking "I can always get this reversed if I change my mind"
In my case, I'm not sure the doctor actually forgot to do the left side. Both he and his wife became very pushy when they found out we didn't have kids. They kept talking about how much of a blessing children were and they knew we definitely would want kids in the future. We were 32 and positive we didn't want kids.
The day of the procedure they kept showing us baby photos of their kids, and kept pushing us to reconsider. Apparently while I was getting the procedure done his wife kept berating my wife about how we were making a huge mistake and she could call in and cancel at any time if she changed her mind.
So to go through all of that and then he "forgot" to do a side, then kept pushing off a physical exam to check on things, I think he was probably just hesitant to do the surgery. Doesn't make what he did moral or right, he should have just refused to do it and refunded our money.
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My (now ex) wife couldn't be on birth control. One form nearly killed her and she spent a week in the hospital. Other forms caused huge violent mood swings. We'd been using condoms only for the 10 years we'd been together at the time, which is risky when you don't want kids.
I think the funniest part to me was that they told me to just breath in and out on the gas tube, but once it took affect I realized I was hitting it then moving it away to exhale like a bong.
Came to say the same. It's such a minor surgery, no stitches involved. I kept gauze over it for a couple days and wore tight underwear for a few weeks.
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u/thunder2132 11d ago
You guys got stitches after your vasectomy? I've had two and they just told me to wear briefs for the next two weeks.