Vasectomy - Whos had it done? NHS/Private

drakulton · 29 Jun 2022 at 23:42

SkodaMart said:
+ Many women of a certain age need surgery. All of the ladies I know have.

And the majority of the 79+ posts on here from men have had zero/few issues from a vasectomy?

SkodaMart · 29 Jun 2022 at 23:47

drakulton said:
And the majority of the 79+ posts on here from men have had zero/few issues from a vasectomy?

I’m not talking about vasectomy.
I’m not about to start a thread about it so I’ll just leave it there.

tom_e · 30 Jun 2022 at 06:43

SkodaMart said:
Yes I tried it. Too much of a roller coaster for me. Enjoyed the up bits but not the down.
It did give me a great insight into how it would feel though.
My biggest issue is fatigue, I’ve had enough (work) by around 1pm, sleep most days when I get home.
It’s certainly real as I’ve also got low bone density as well, osteopenia.
I would also say it’s poorly understood by UK GPs and they have very little empathy.

If you've got the money I would definitely recommend looking into it with a private clinic as it sounds like you were going through the NHS who's protocols will for most end up making you feel as you said like you're on a rollercoaster due to the daft guidelines they have for treatment.
Private clinics obviously aren't bound by those and therefore have much better treatment protocols and there's no "computer says no" rubbish, if you feel crap they'll work with you to tweak your treatment schedule until your symptoms are resolved.

It's been a life changer for me.

Karl · 30 Jun 2022 at 10:23

champ222 said:
How long was the wait?

I had a call with the doctor about it in July of last year I believe, and then got referred to the clinic, and they sent me a questionnaire. So it was about 6 months.

champ222 · 30 Jun 2022 at 13:14

Karl said:
I had a call with the doctor about it in July of last year I believe, and then got referred to the clinic, and they sent me a questionnaire. So it was about 6 months.

Thanks, i'll start the ball rolling i think....

Freefaller · 30 Jun 2022 at 13:34

SkodaMart said:
Let me answer that.
Male fertility is a gift, a life long gift.
If anyone is going to get sterilised let the women do it, there fertility stops anyway around 50.
I seriously regretted a vasectomy and would consider it one of my worse life choices.

A gift that after you've had children you no longer need.

SkodaMart · 30 Jun 2022 at 16:11

Freefaller said:
A gift that after you've had children you no longer need.

Reason I did it.

Freefaller · 30 Jun 2022 at 17:08

SkodaMart said:
Reason I did it.

Same - much less invasive and less dangerous than asking a woman to do it. Women have to go through the menopause which is a task in itself, furthermore, having had decades of taking the pill I think it's only right for men to actually step up to do the right thing.

SkodaMart · 30 Jun 2022 at 17:21

Freefaller said:
Same - much less invasive and less dangerous than asking a woman to do it. Women have to go through the menopause which is a task in itself, furthermore, having had decades of taking the pill I think it's only right for men to actually step up to do the right thing.

As you know back fired for me.
I ended up having the menopause

adam cool dude · 30 Jun 2022 at 17:36

Roman Catholic way pull out and over the face or back. It really isn't that hard. :cry:

Myself and the missus have been together 13 years and never used contraception of any kind. Both times we tried for kids we had kids. No one here watches porn? I thought it was meant to be educational?

Freefaller · 30 Jun 2022 at 18:03

SkodaMart said:
As you know back fired for me.
I ended up having the menopause

I appreciate it must be tough. Hormonal imbalance is hugely overlooked here in this country. This is why I regularly monitor mine. Hope you get it sorted.

SkodaMart · 30 Jun 2022 at 18:04

Freefaller said:
I appreciate it must be tough. Hormonal imbalance is hugely overlooked here in this country. This is why I regularly monitor mine. Hope you get it sorted.

Yes, I’m taking it more seriously after this thread.
Thanks to @tom_e for being so frank.

Freefaller · 30 Jun 2022 at 18:15

Tom knows his stuff. I also know him on a personal level give it a proper look - hope you get sorted out. I have seen it transform friends in their 40s almost over night.

skyripper · 30 Jun 2022 at 18:44

Had mine done last December for a variety of reasons but the main ones being my wife is high risk of fatal complications if she became pregnant.

Was done under the NHS for free, no complications my side, just a few days of soreness.

tom_e · 30 Jun 2022 at 19:07

SkodaMart said:
Yes, I’m taking it more seriously after this thread.
Thanks to @tom_e for being so frank.

It's something that definitely needs to become more known about and accepted so I'm more than happy to discuss it knowing how it helped me.

MikeTimbers · 30 Jun 2022 at 19:58

If you have no desire to have any further children, do it. It saves your partner from having to take contraception, is incredibly effective, cheap and painless (every man who has ever had it done is in an unspoken cabal that says it doesn't hurt

)

Scougar · 1 Jul 2022 at 01:55

Had a cyst removed down there recently (I think from a cycling accident I had many years ago), so have a little idea of how much fun it will be to recover. My wife also has health issues and don't want more kids, so it is high possibility for me also to have it done.