Any of you guys ever had a Vasectomy?

PJPOWER

My balls are in pain after reading this forum...Thank you pearl jam...

eyedclaar

I've had several. No big deal.

Kilgore_Trout

PJPOWER wrote:

My balls are in pain after reading this forum...Thank you pearl jam...

ha... the topic is pearl jam after all, is it not?

eyedclaar

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

PJPOWER wrote:

My balls are in pain after reading this forum...Thank you pearl jam...

ha... the topic is pearl jam after all, is it not?

So, you can still "spread the jam" after the big V?

BinauralJam

eyedclaar wrote:

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

PJPOWER wrote:

My balls are in pain after reading this forum...Thank you pearl jam...

ha... the topic is pearl jam after all, is it not?

So, you can still "spread the jam" after the big V?

Yup, thats the first thing i asked my dad when he had it done.

PJPOWER

eyedclaar wrote:

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

PJPOWER wrote:

My balls are in pain after reading this forum...Thank you pearl jam...

ha... the topic is pearl jam after all, is it not?

So, you can still "spread the jam" after the big V?

LOL, I hear that the hard part is getting those big scissors down that little....WOWSERS! :shock:

youngster

JonnyPistachio wrote:

Kilgore_Trout wrote:

not yet married or with kids but the way i see if you dont want more kids its the only way to go

its a much more invasive surgery for women, the pill can really fuck with women's weight/hormones, condoms suck, unexpected babies suck, the recovery time for a vasectomy is really not that bad

not to mention i think its the least you can do after your wife/significant other has pushed a BABY OUT OF HER VAGINA :shock:

call me a feminist

You know what I read up on that is a very effective preventative(thanks for the info Scb), an IUD. They work very well apparently. no snippity snippity :shock: . but its not 100%.

My wife and I have 2 kids, boy and girl, my youngest is 6 months. We have both agreed that we are happy with our family and don't want anymore kids. She got the IUD put in when my daughter was 3 months old. It is supposed to last 5 years before it needs to be removed and requires no pills or added birth control. I am supposed to get snipped any time now but just keep putting it off. Need to get the ball rolling soon. When it does happen and the doctor says I'm sterile, she plans on going back to get the IUD removed.

This thread isn't helping motivate me to see the dr.

Claireack

Is this one of those times where I can say;

'This thread is useless without pictures'

Never said it before, and always quite fancied giving it a go.

Flagg

Nothingman54 wrote:

My wife keeps throwing it out there but no chance in hell I'm gonna do it. Anybody here have it done? If you want to talk about it. What's the process like?

I didn't read through all of this, but:

I had it done. I was 32 at the time. 38 now. I am married and have two kids (a boy and a girl) and we decided we didn't want to take any chances for financial and personal reasons. I would do it again if given the choice. But there are few things you should consider/know:

You can't reverse it. At least that is what my doctor told me. The way he does it, it doesn't matter what those billboards say. Once it is done, it is done.

So, you better be 100% positive that you don't want any or any more kids. We had a serious discussion about it. What if a child dies? What if you get divorced? What if your wife dies and you re-marry later? What if you end up wanting another kid? All things to consider.

It only hurts for a day or so but milk it for a few. Lay on the couch and take advantage of it. The needle to the sack was the worst part. And the smoke.

No more condoms, pills, IUDs or whatever. Can't speak for all women but my wife was glad to take those pills and throw them away. They make women hormonal and gain weight and all kinds of stuff. Plus you never again have to worry about slipping one past the goalie.

And because of that, the relationship is better because it removes a major stress point.

If you are married and are for sure you don't want kids it is easier for you to do that than for her to have surgery.

rick1zoo2

true story:

After my second son was born, I decided to look into having it done. During the exam, with my pants down around my ankles and my balls in his hand feeling around for the tubes while he explained in great detail how the V would work and how he could repair both of my hernias. I started feeling really nauseated and got the hell out of there!

My 3rd son will be 10 next month and I cannot imagine life without him. Call it divine intervention.


Oh and the two hernias never hurt, just small odd looking bulges that thankfully never got worse.

Lizard

Flagg wrote:

The needle to the sack was the worst part.

OUCH!! That made me flinch and I'm not a guy.

justam

Lizard wrote:

justam wrote:

Nothingman54 wrote:

My wife keeps throwing it out there but no chance in hell I'm gonna do it. Anybody here have it done? If you want to talk about it. What's the process like?

Suggest that she get an operation herself.

I got one once I'd had my second baby and it took care of the problem. Since I was the one who didn't want more children, it seemed the better option.

Me too. Of course, I was already cut open with a C-section so easy decision.

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JonnyPistachio wrote:

You know what I read up on that is a very effective preventative(thanks for the info Scb), an IUD. They work very well apparently. no snippity snippity :shock: . but its not 100%.

:thumbup:

In case anyone's interested, here's info on what percentage of women get pregnant within the first year of use of various methods of contraception, in order from most to least effective:

0.1 - Mirena IUD
0.15 - Vasectomy
0.5 - Female sterilization
0.8 - ParaGard IUD
3 - The shot (Depo-Provera)
8 - The pill, the patch, & the ring
15 - Male condom
16 - Diaphragm, sponge, & cervical cap (sponge & cap rates are only for women who have not had kids)
21 - Female condom
25 - The rhythm method
27 - Pulling out
29 - Spermicides
32 - The sponge & the cervical cap (for women who have had kids)
85 - No method

(Source: Trussel J. Contraceptive failure in the United States. Contraception. 2004;70:89-96.)

Wobbie

FenwayFaithful wrote:

Now, in all seriousness, can it be reversed like in the Seinfeld episode? I have no idea.

why would you want to? that's our problem....too much wishywashiness!

eyedclaar wrote:

I've had several. No big deal.

post of the day.

LloydXmas

Shit I need to get one. My wife has carried 3 kids and has three c-sections. It's the least I could do.

low lighter

Good on they guys here who have done it with the above attitude.... you can always tell a true gentleman with acts like this for his family! thumbs up to you guys !

ZiggyStar

I want to know about the smoke. Black Diamond.....tell me!!!

unlost dogs

eyedclaar wrote:

I've had several. No big deal.

Why do I imagine that yours were on the side of a mountain, performed by a weasel using only chewed up cocoa leaves for an anesthetic?

Green Circle

unlost dogs wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

I've had several. No big deal.

Why do I imagine that yours were on the side of a mountain, performed by a weasel using only chewed up cocoa leaves for an anesthetic?

Good Lord Woman...I have to meet you!

unlost dogs

Theovl316 wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

eyedclaar wrote:

I've had several. No big deal.

Why do I imagine that yours were on the side of a mountain, performed by a weasel using only chewed up cocoa leaves for an anesthetic?

Good Lord Woman...I have to meet you!

I'm just sayin' _ isn't that a more likely image than eyedclaar in a johnny, spread eagled on an exam table?