322 Malden Road, North Cheam,Surrey,SM3 8EP

Tel: 020 8644 0224.

" No Scalpel Vasectomy"

 The GP Centre Day Surgery Unit

           322 Malden Road, North Cheam, 

Surrey Sutton,SM3 6EP
Tel : 020 8644 0224  Fax : 020 8288 1012

Vasectomy

This is now generally accepted in the UK as a sensible and effective method of birth control. It is especially suitable method when in the opinion of the husband and wife/partner their family is complete and other methods have proved unacceptable or inefficient.

Vasectomy is a minor operation usually performed under local anaesthetic and will not effect a man’s sexual power. Indeed, it may enhance a marriage by increasing the freedom of intercourse.

THE NO-SCALPEL TECHNIQUE

The No-Scalpel technique is a technique to do the vasectomy through one single puncture, this made into the scrotum and through this puncture the vas grasped using a special instrument. The procedure is done under local anaesthetic. It represents a significant improvement over conventional techniques in that it is more elegant and less traumatic.

It is important that each patient understands that vasectomy is approached as an irreversible procedure. While vasectomy can be reversed surgically at times, its successful reversal cannot be guaranteed and   also important is the fact that the vas deferens can grow back together. This is called recanalization and occurs only rarely, less than 0.5% of the time.
 

AFTER THE OPERATION

Following your procedure it is important that you remain off your feet as much as possible for 24 to 48 hours. This is important to minimise the chance of post-surgical complications. After that most men are able to resume work unless it is physically very strenuous. Some bruising of the skin around the site of the operation is not unusual. Some men may experience pain in the scrotum or groin, which may persist for several weeks.

SPERM TESTS

The operation does not immediately make you sterile since there are many sperms in the storage space between the cut tube and the end of the penis and time must be allowed for these to be flushed out at each intercourse. The policy of this centre is to have two sperm tests one at 12 weeks and another at 16 weeks. In general the greater the number of ejaculations in the weeks following the operation, the shorter the time taken to clear the storage system. Most men clear the sperm from their semen within four months. In some cases, however, further test may be requested and exceptionally a second operation may become necessary.
 
 

The benefits of having your surgery here are:
 

• No-Scalpel-No Stitches Vasectomy technique.
• Friendly and welcoming healthcare environment.
• Patient will see the same surgeon at each visit.
• Continuity of care.
• Quick access to treatment.
• No hospital appointments and visits.
• No waiting lists.

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