Vasectomy is a method of male permanent contraception. It is a surgical procedure that involves cutting and blocking the vas deferens, interrupting the transport of sperm from the testicles. It is performed under local anesthesia in the doctor’s office, and it takes approximately 10 minutes to perform.

The doctor will provide you with the benefit of the no-needle anesthesia technique. This innovative technique, which uses a high-pressure spray injector, takes away the pain and anxiety associated with the use of a needle. Your vasectomy will be virtually painless. Most men believe that “it’s worse going to the dentist!”

During a vasectomy, the each vas deferens is taken out of the scrotum (that is, the sheath that contains the testicles), blocked and cut, and then placed back in; preventing the passage of sperm. This does not prevent ejaculation. In fact, sperm only represent an average of 2 to 3% of the ejaculate. It is the seminal vesicles located above the prostate, therefore higher than the vasectomy site, that produce most of the ejaculated fluid. Sperm production by the testicles continues after vasectomy. There is a balance between the cells produced and the cells that die, the latter being reabsorbed by the body.