Have you and your husband been considering a vasectomy? Lots of couples do, once they’ve decided they’re done having children. It’s very common simply because it is much easier than a woman having a tubal ligation.
“My husband volunteered for a vasectomy,” mom and blogger Jana Seltzer told Mom.com. “He knew it was the fair thing given I carried our four babies to term.”
Your husband needs to know the vasectomy facts. No one really loves the idea of elective surgery, especially men, and especially when it concerns their genitalia. The idea of cutting anything around their manly bits scares most men but with a little research and knowledge about all things vasectomy, they’ll come around. Especially when they realize all the sex they can have without worry of surprise babies to feed and send to college. So, should your husband get a vasectomy?
What is a vasectomy?
Pregnancy after vasectomy
Another form of birth control will be needed until the doctor can confirm that there are no more sperm in the seminal fluid. It usually takes a few months to clear the semen of all sperm. During this time, pregnancy is definitely a possibility.
Doctors usually do a follow-up semen analysis 12 weeks after the vasectomy surgery.
Can you reverse a vasectomy?
While its technically possible to reverse a vasectomy, sometimes it just doesn’t work. Vasectomy reversal surgery is more complicated than a vasectomy — and it can be very expensive. The moral of the story is to be sure that you’re done having babies before your husband gets snipped.
