I was watching the "The Doctors" and there was a couple deciding on what route they should take in terms of Vasectomy or Tubes tied. Both procedures were explained & shown on a computer animation. I was surpirsed to know that the vasectomy is preformed in office by a urologist & patient down time is between 24hrs to 1week period depending on individual. . I guess when you hear the word you assume the worst. So I mentioned it to my husband if he would do one. (He has yet to watch the show that I have taped from the Dr's).
Well after I explained to him what I saw on TV he said he would probably consider one if I wanted him to get one. But he would have to look into it. My question now comes to those of you who's husbands have had one. Did your husband loose his sex drive ? Does it have a effect in getting a erection ? These are things my husband wouldl like to know. Also is there a Dr. you would recomend that does this in the Broward area ?. Last but not least question Would insurance cover this ? On the show they discussed that the procedure will run from $350.00 to $1,000.00...which seems inexpensive.
Thank you in advance for your time!!!
My husband had a vasectomy and it definitely didn't hamper his sex drive. He also has absolutely no problem getting an erection. If anything he is more ready to go than ever because he isn't worried about the thought of baby number 6. We are more free to do what we want when we want because it doesn't matter if I am ovulating or not.
My husband had a vasectomy. He was in and out of the office within an half hour. He was told to rest the weekend (which he did even though he felt totally fine) and was back to work on Monday. Back to exercising and running in about a week. He said it was not painful...basically he just felt a weird pressure but it wasn't bad.
His sex drive was not effected at all. He had zero difficulty getting an erection. Insurance typically does not cover it but you can always ask. My husband was in the military at the time so it was free...but I've heard they run typically around $500.
My only HUGE piece of advice. Be absolutely a million percent positive you're done having children. The bonus with a vasectomy is it's reversible. My husband has his reversed after 4 years when we decided we jumped the gun and got it and still wanted more children. It cost about $6,000 to have it reversed and recovery, down time, etc was much more. He could not exercise or have sex for 6 weeks. His balls were swollen to the size of grapefruits and he was in some pain. Not a huge amount...but pretty uncomfortable. He was in the hospital for hours. He literally laid around for like a week. And lucky for us it was a success as we were able to conceive in 2 months! :) But if you want to skip all that....be certain you're done with children.
But I would highly recommend the vasectomy route. Many men are afraid of it hurting...but my husband was fine with it and he's a wimp with needles or pain...and he didn't complain at all. Good luck. :)
No it will not affect sex drive or ability to get an erection.
Most insurances WILL cover a vasectomy because it's easier, cheaper, less recovery, and no more covering babies and births. As far as a tubal- Most insurance companies will NOT cover it unless it's done during a C-section.
My ex is a giant sissy. Everyone jokes about him being my ex-wife. He was fine and dandy after 3 days of recovery at home. He had it done on a Thurs and went back to work on Mon.
Oh... And we were in and out of the office within 1/2 an hour.
My husband had a vasectomy 16 years ago. It had no adverse affects at all on his sex drive / erections. He had it on a thursday afternoon went back to work monday. It was some pain over the weekend. He had to have ice packs on it off and on all day friday and saturday. just took over the counter pain meds. cost wise it is way cheaper than tube tying. and its an outpatient thing so no hospital / surgery cost. hubbys was done at the clinic where all of our doctors are at. our insurance did cover it. I think out of pocket it was less than $300 total. there are 2 visits after the procedure to make sure there are no live swimmers left up in there lol. My hubby had to go after a week and again after a month. (he skipped the month visit and I told him if I turned up pregnant any time in the future no complaining lol) of course I was kidding but kidding aside you will want to use other birth control for at least a month afterwards to make sure no live swimmers left in there or you may get an unexpected surprise.
but give shannons advice a lot of consideration. don't do it till your absolutely sure your done.
It has absolutely no affect on sex drive or erections! My husband had one and our sex life is better than ever because we don't worry about pregnancy. I know 8 men very well who have had them and their wives, and there have been no sexual issues after vasectomy. Most insurance DOES pay for it -at least partially. We had to pay $160, but it would have cost almost $2000 if I had had my tubes tied! Plus -it's a lot more invasive and takes longer to heal AND isn't as effective overall. My husband's took 15 minutes in an office and we went out to lunch afterward. He then went home, took pain pills for two days and wore snug underwear for 5. He had some soreness, but it certainly wasn't any worse than I had after the births of two children ;-)
Also -PLEASE don't listen to supposed "medical" advice from some of people who really have no clue what they're talking about. Actually TALK to a REAL doctor! And here's are two articles addressing the issue from the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic:
My husband just has his a month ago. Sex drive is still there even though he still hurts a bit, erections are no different. He still feels that he can't let them hang comfortably, now He did NOT follow the rules right away, You are suppoes to wear tight, tight undies or a jock strap. He did not do this for the first week so I think it is extending the heal time. He also works manual labor so I think that extends the time also. As far as the insicion he is completely healed. So I joke with my hubby that if he would have followed the rules he would have been in tighty whities for a week or so and now he is suffering with them for going on 4 weeks now...But he still thinks it was worth it.
My husband just had it done about 3 years ago. He had it done at a urologist and was done within 2 hours (I think, maybe less though). I drove him home and he slept the rest of the day. Then he was fully recovered about 5 days later, then he went back to work and was fine. He still has a sex drive of a teenager, and has no problems with anything that has to do with sex. It's actually better now because we don't have the worry of getting pregnant. It's all fun now with out the worry! Also we have really good insurance and the whole thing only cost us $20 for the co pay.
Hi my husband had a vasetomy. We had our babies at a Catholic hospital and they will not tie your tubes at a Catholic hospital so although I was willing to do so it didn't work out.
His sex drive is the same and yes he still gets an erection.
My husband had one about 12 yrs ago. FOLLOW the Dr. orders and he'll be fine. My husband did it on a Fri and was working on Mon. We do work from our home so he just had office day on Monday to have an extra day.
In NO way has it changed his drive or function. Our insurance did cover it.
My husband got one and I say sex is better and more frequent (at least for me, I can't really speak for him, but he seems pretty happy) because there's no risk of an unplanned pregnancy and I am certain that the childbearing years of my life have past, emotionally. We can be more spontaneous. I love that. No erectile problems, there's no biological reason for that to happen.
He did not love the idea of having one, and I volunteered but the cost/ downtime was much worse for me. I had been through two extremely tough births -- my midwife said my last birth was one of the toughest she'd witnessed and she'd delivered 500 by then -- and more than enough pregnancies that did not end in a live birth so I did not have a ton of sympathy for his hesitation regarding his jewels, to be honest. He said I had to look into it and I said no, it did ultimately have to be something he does and does willingly.
It took him a year, but he finally did it. I'm really happy about it and he's never expressed an ounce of remorse. It cost us $450, but some insurances do cover it, I've heard.
L.,
My husband had a vasectomy after my 3rd son. Two days later he back at work. I have the perfect doctor for you. His name is Dr. Jeffrey Marks. I don't have his phone number, however he is located off of 4th Avenue in Planation. He is wonderful, my husband likes him and he works very well with his patients. When my husband had it done he was in and out of the office in 30 minutes tops. I was there with him in the waiting room with our 2 youngest boys to take him home. Our youngest at the time was 6 weeks old. We wanted to wait until them to make sure we were absolutely done.
Yes insurance usually does cover this. I know that ours did.
Good luck with your decision.
S.
My husband had his about 18 months ago and things are BETTER! We don't worry anymore so unless I'm on my cycle it's game on! He was down for about 2 weeks because he felt great at first but then it knocked him out. The kids were alternating bags of peas from the freezer to him. But it was a good choice for us!
Men who have vasectomies have a higher risk for getting prostate cancer. They still produce the semen, but it has no place to go. So, it is absorbed into their bodies, which is not normal. The body wasn't designed to absorb this. Study negative side effects before you go this route. Blessings!
