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Vasectomy side effects
Birth control has been a very discussed issue lately, generating real protests from the feminist organizations claiming that women are supposed to carry most of the responsibility of birth control, which is not fair.
The truth is that there aren’t so much birth control methods that involve effort on the male side of the relationship, except for condoms. From taking pills to using suppositories, creams, diaphragms or any other methods, women are the ones carrying the birth control responsibility.
However, a men-involving method is catching up fast - vasectomy. This involves cutting or tying off the tubes that carry the sperm out of the testicles. It’s not recommended to use it like a permanent birth control method, but rather like a permanent one.
The cost of such an operation is around $450-$700 in the USA( usually covered by the insurance) and the process is reversible, but that depends a lot on the quality of the first medical act. However, a vasectomy reversal is much more expensive. But why would anyone want a vasectomy reversal? What are the side effects of vasectomy ?
* pain is the first one of them, and that’s normal to expect - but it should be gone in a matter of days
* an infection - if it’s small, it’s normal and it consists of redness, bruising and swelling
* granulomas - a non-cancerous lump could develop due to the leaking sperm from the cut tubes
* abscesses can also appear but they’re usually treated pretty well with antibiotics
* long term side effects of a vasectomy can consist of an erectile dysfunction or even a slight decrease in sexual desire - there were even cases of post-vasectomy pregnancy in some couples, but those are very rare cases.
These are just the vasectomy side effects (and some of them are only potential), but there are also many advantages - like having a more relaxed sexual life because of the pregnancy stress’ relief - not constraining your partner into using any of the chemical birth control methods, and so on.
In spite of the side effects, many ordinary people claim to have a very active and satisfying sexual life many years after their vasectomy, without erectile dysfunctions or lost sexual appetite.
Whatever you decide, you must know that once the decision made, it can only be reversed with a greater financial and physical effort than the initial one, so you must choose wisely and make a final decision when you make one.
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