Vasectomy Pros And Cons

Deciding whether or not you want to follow through with the vasectomy is a decision that is not to be made lightly. It is important that you and your spouse sit down and talk through all of the pros and cons that are involved. This will help you to understand exactly what you will want to do and whether or not it is really worth it.

Pros

The first and most important pro that of a vasectomy is that it is a great form of birth control. It allows you to have sex with your spouse without using condoms or birth control pills. It is just as fulfilling – but allows you to feel free to do it without any consequences.

The failure rate for a vasectomy is low and in most cases there are little to no problems. Unlike a tubal ligation it is more effective and as long as the man wait’s a few weeks for the approval from the doctor they will have no risk of getting their wife pregnant.

The procedure itself is simple and very affordable. Men have the option of doing it the traditional way or using the no scalpel method. Both can be done in the doctor’s office in under thirty minutes and takes less then a week for them to fully heal. It usually costs between $400 to $1,000 – which is low compared to the tubal ligation which can cost as much as $20,000.

Cons

One of the biggest problems that men have with this operation is that they still might get their women pregnant. This is a rare and often occurs only when the man has not waited a sufficient amount of time for the excess sperm to be removed from his body. This usually takes two to three months after which time the man should be in the clear.

Another con to a vasectomy is that the man might change his mind later in life. He might remarry or find that he really did want to have more children. When this is the case it is not always possible for men to have a vasectomy reversal or even for it to be effective. However, there are vasectomy reversal alternatives that they can consider. Any procedure they use though will cost more then $10,000.