Choosing a birth control method is one decision taken at a very personal level. Couples today have so many options to choose from. You have to weigh the pros and cons before going in for a particular method. One popular and reliable option these days is vasectomy.
Vasectomy is a minor surgical procedure which prevents the release of sperm when a man ejaculates. It is a permanent method of birth control.
In simple terms, what vasectomy does is that it cuts and closes off the tubes (vas deferens) that deliver sperm from the testes. And this prevents the sperm from fertilising an egg thereby putting a stop on pregnancy.
But before going in for vasectomy, a proper thought should be given to it. Only a man who does not want to have children at all or does not want any additional children should go in for such a procedure.
Since vasectomy is a nearly permanent sterilization method, one must check out all the facts before getting it done.
Though vasectomy can be reversed, it is a really difficult and painful procedure. And after the reversal, the chances of your partner getting pregnant become very less.
You also have to bear very high costs in order to reverse the vasectomy procedure.
The best thing a couple can do is consult their doctor before embarking upon a decision. This way both the partners get fully informed about what is expected out of them.
There are many doubts and myths associated with vasectomy which should be cleared at once.
Vasectomy is almost painless and the surgery takes only about 15 to 20 minutes. Also, it is a myth that after vasectomy a man cannot enjoy a normal sexual life as he did previously. This is not at all true.
After the surgery the sperm is still produced in the body. The only difference is that it does not come out with the semen when it is ejaculated. So, sexual pleasure of a man is not interfered at all.
Vasectomy is a safe and affordable method of contraception. Moreover it has the least side-effects when compared to other birth control methods.
Dwelling on all the above mentioned facts can definitely help you choose whether you want to go in for vasectomy.
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VASECTOMY BENEFITS
Just like Jaspreet Kaur’s article “Vasectomy Choosing To Go In For It”, an article titled “Vasectomy Makes For Better Sex Life” was published more than 30 years ago in The Times Of India, New Delhi, on December 9, 1976. In response to this TOI article my own letter article titled “Vasectomy Benefits” was published in the same newspaper on 18-12-1976. Since the contents of my that letter article are still valid today, I am reproducing the same hereunder for sharing them with MEDGURU readers :
A group of nine research workers led by Dr. D. C. G. Skegg at Oxford University, England, studied the blood hormone levels of men who had undergone vasectomy ( up to 6 years back ) and of those who were about to undergo this operation. It was found that mean plasmadefine concentration of the most important male sex hormone “TESTOSTERONE” was slightly higher in those who had undergone vasectomy than in those who had not done so. On the other hand no significant difference was found in the two groups as regards the concentration of LH ( luteinizing hormone ), FSH ( follicle-stimulating hormone ), PROLACTIN ( milk secretion-stimulating hormone ), and OESTRADIOL ( a hormone of feminine origin ). Similarly, Dr. R. P. Das and his associates at the Biomedical Division of National Institute of Family Planning , New Delhi have observed that the concentration of SIALIC ACID ( N-acetylneuraminic acid ) which is a vital component of various mucoproteins and is present in salivadefine and semen both , remains the same before and after vasectomy.
At I.R.R. ( Bombay ), it has been found that though the activity of the enzyme “SEMEN MALTASE” is reduced ( from 28.7 to 11.7 units/ml ) after vasectomy, the FRUCTOSE content remains unchanged. It is therefore quite obvious that there are apparently no major changes in the hormonal or other functions of the body after vasectomy. But at the same time, the increased amount of TESTOSTERONE following vasectomy undoubtedly increases the sexual power of the individual.
Another proof of the fact that vasectomy does not adversely affect hormonal quality, quantity, and activity in the body after vasectomy operation, has come from Central Drug Research Institute (C.D.R.I.), Lucknow. At this institute, a group of researchers have observed that the urinary excretion rate of male sex hormonesdefine and the activity of pituitary gland and its GONADOTROPHIN content ( which stimulate sex glands ) in non-vasectomized and vasectomized dogs ( after 90, 180, and 360 days of operation ) remained virtually unaltered.
In fact there is feeling in western countries that old and senile persons who have lost their sexual urge more or less completely can regain vitality after undergoing vasectomy. Interestingly enough, it has also been conclusively proved that the blood and urine levels of the male sex hormone “TESTOSTERONE” have a direct relationship with the “heart condition”. A group of six Argentine doctors headed by U. L. Poggt found that in all patients who somehow survived myocardial infarctiondefine ( heart failure ) there were invariably low plasma testosterone levels ( Journal of Steroid Biochemistry, Vol. 7, p. 229, 1976 ). Similarly, another group of doctors, led by S. S. Barats at the Sverdlovsk Medical Institute, Sverdlovsk , USSR, have linked the state of heart condition with urinary levels of TESTOSTERONE ( Kardiologiya, Vol. 16, p. 143, 1976 ). In males ( 40 – 60 years old ) a decrease in urinary TESTOSTERONE concentration to 28.1 micrograms per day from the normal value of 50.18 micrograms per day means ( according to Russian doctors ) development of an ischemic heart disease. Since vasectomy invariably results in an increased TESTOSTERONE synthesis in the body ( hence higher levels of this hormone in the blood and urine ), it may be concluded that vasectomized individuals sponte sua develop a higher safety index against heart diseases like atherosclerosis, etc.