Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
20 to 30 minutes
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Days admitted
Vasectomy is usually done as an outpatient procedure.
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Anesthesia
Local anesthesia
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Recovery
- Patients can go home on the same day after the procedure.
- Patients can resume work in two to three days.
- Patients can resume normal physical activities in three to seven days.
- Scrotum swelling and bruising remains for about two weeks
- Patients need to wear scrotal support for three to four days
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Risks
- Swelling
- Infection
- Prolonged pain
- Bleeding
- Sperm granuloma, which is a lump caused by sperm leakage into the surrounding tissue
- Congestive epididymitis, which is inflammation of the vas deferens
- Recanalization, which is a condition in which the vas deferens may grow back (rare)
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After care
- Patients can use an ice pack to reduce swelling.
- Pain medication may be used to ease the pain.
- Patients should wear comfortable underwear after vasectomy.
- Patients should avoid lifting heavy objects for a week after vasectomy.
- Patients may experience mild aching during sexual arousal for a few months after vasectomy.
- Sexual intercourse should be avoided for a week after vasectomy.
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Hospitals in Poland offering Vasectomy
This hospital lists Vasectomy in Poland; ask it to quote Open-Ended Vasectomy for your case.
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