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Post-vasectomy pain syndrome (PVPS) is a chronic and sometimes debilitating genital pain condition that may develop immediately or several years after vasectomy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Because this condition is a syndrome , there is no single treatment method, therefore efforts focus on mitigating/relieving the individual patient's specific pain.
Sperm can linger in the vas deferens, and it can take about 15 ejaculations to clear it out (or a couple of months). He urges patients to get a semen analysis after two or three months to make ...
Sperm granulomas are a common complication of different types of vasectomy. In vasectomies, the vas deferens are cut and the two ends are tied to prevent sperm from passing. Sperm granuloma may then form at the point where the vas deferens were cut, due to the possibility of sperm leaking out at this site.
Vasectomy reversal is a term used for surgical procedures that reconnect the male reproductive tract after interruption by a vasectomy.Two procedures are possible at the time of vasectomy reversal: vasovasostomy (vas deferens to vas deferens connection) and vasoepididymostomy (epididymis to vas deferens connection).
A vasectomy is a surgery that cuts the vas deferens, tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the urethra, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. After a vasectomy, sperm cannot ...
What a vasectomy entails, recovery time, how it affects your sex life (it doesn't!) and other details about this procedure that's growing in popularity. Relax, Sex Feels Just As Good After a Vasectomy
The procedure requires anastomosis of a single epididymal tubule (luminal diameter 0.15–0.25 mm) to the lumen of the vas deferens (diameter 0.3–0.4 mm), and is reserved for patients with congenital or acquired epididymal obstruction, or patients who have failed previous attempts at surgical reconstruction of the vas deferens. This surgery ...
In most cases the vas deferens can be reattached but, in many cases, fertility is not achieved. There are several reasons for this, including blockages in the vas deferens, and the presence of autoantibodies which disrupt normal sperm activity. If blockage at the level of the epididymis is suspected, a vasoepididymostomy can be performed.