Vasectomy – A Cut above the Rest

Number of men in the U.S. per year who have a vasectomy

Number of weeks you should avoid heavy lifting after procedure

Number of months most urologists will suggest waiting to check the semen (or 20 ejaculates, whichever comes first) to see if you’re sperm-free

rate per hour at which sperm are produced in the testes 

Number of minutes it typically takes for the doctor to perform the procedure

How low your sperm count must be before you don’t need any other method of birth control

Number of years the great majority of men who seek a vasectomy have been married.

Year the first vasectomy was performed in the United States

Number of days it usually takes before you can return to work after a vasectomy

(inches long X inches wide)

Average size of an adult testicle.

As many as

of men who get a vasectomy later seek a reversal, in which the doctors reconnects the two tubes that were closed

Number of months it can take for your partner to get pregnant after vasectomy reversal

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