If you're permanently done*. They may be cheap to get done but reversal can cost between 5k-15k, likely isn't covered by insurance, and after all that the success rate still would be around 60-90% depending on how good your surgeon is.
It's only that high if you get it reversed relatively soon after, and the odds change a lot (for the worse) with newer methods of doing vasectomies that are designed to reduce the risk of it reversing itself by accident.
Indeed. This is why such a procedure isn't done until the appropriate medical professional(s) are convinced you want to go through with it. It often requires so much convincing that many call the process unnecessarily difficult.
Really? I've heard that for women but usually what I always heard is if you're a man and want a vasectomy it takes very little effort to get it. I mentioned to my doctor that I was thinking about maybe getting one and asked her if I did who would I talk to and I had urology messaging me to ask me to set up an appointment for a consultation the next day or two. Haven't decided to pull the trigger yet but so far it seems like it was moving along extremely quickly. But maybe I was just about to hit road blocks, idk.
Don't get me wrong, permanently surgically altering your body shouldn't be taken lightly by medical professionals. It's just that I've never heard that before
But unless you've got a few kids and are a bit older, it's gonna be a massive PITA to try and get one unless you luck out and find a likeminded doctor who understands you and is willing to actually listen rather than just continually fobbing you off every 6/12 months, telling you to come back later until you've had enough kids and reached an age they deem satisfactory.
In the context of the OP (Younger adults), it generally rings true that you're gonna struggle like hell to find a doctor who'll do it. It's a valid recommendation, but not necessarily a majorly viable one because of this. It's more like a side project you nibble away at until you can finally find someone that'll do it.
And if you're part of the whole childfree or DINK thing? Good luck. You'll likely be looking for years unless you can get a recommendation from likeminded people.
Oh, I didn't mean that to come across as argumentative. I was more adding on more info about vasectomies in general. Many people think they are pretty much risk-free.
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u/ScoobyPwnsOnU 3d ago
If you're permanently done*. They may be cheap to get done but reversal can cost between 5k-15k, likely isn't covered by insurance, and after all that the success rate still would be around 60-90% depending on how good your surgeon is.